QFX5100 Highlights
• High-density configurations—72 ports of 10GbE in a 1 U platform; 96 ports of 10GbE in
a 2 U platform; and 32 ports of 40GbE in a 1 U platform
• Up to 2.56 Tbps Layer 2 and Layer 3 performance and as low as 550 ns latency1
• 1.5 GHz dual-core Intel CPU with 8 GB memory and 32 GB SSD storage
• High availability with the industry’s only Topology-Independent In-Service Software
Upgrade (TISSU)
• Rich automation capabilities with support for Python, Chef, Puppet, and zero-touch
provisioning (ZTP)
• Designed-in Insight Technology software capability for microburst monitoring and
reporting, as well as hotspot statistics and visibility
Switching mode: Cut-through and store-and-forward
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Front-to-back or back-to-front airflow (for hot aisle/cold
aisle deployment)
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Management and rear console port connections
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Predicted mean time between failures (MTBF): 150,000
hours
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Predicted FIT rate: 4,987
Interface Options
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1GbE SFP: 24(40) (with 10GbE expansion modules)
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10GbE SFP+: 24(40/72) (with 10GbE expansion modules/
with fixed 40GbE ports using breakout cables)
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40GbE QSFP+: 4(12) (with expansion modules)
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Each fixed QSFP+ port can be configured as a 4x10GbE
interface
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Each QSFP+ port can be configured as a 40 Gbps port
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USB port
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Console port
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2 management ports: 1 RJ-45 and 1 SFP
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Supported transceiver and direct attach cable
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SFP+ 10GbE optical modules
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SFP+ DAC cables: 1/3/5 m direct-attached copper and
1/3/5/7/10 m active direct-attached copper
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SFP GbE optical and copper module
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QSFP+ to SFP+ 10GbE direct attach break-out copper
(1/3 m direct-attached copper cable)