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PTX10004, PTX10008, and PTX10016 Packet Transport Routers
The modular PTX10004, PTX10008, and PTX100016 routers, designed with Juniper’s latest generations of custom Express silicon, deliver ultra-high port density, unyielding throughput performance, and unmatched sustainable efficiencies for the most demanding WAN and data center architectures. PTX10000 modular series routers deliver no-excuses 400GE and 800GE performance along with industry-leading port density of 28.8 Tbps per line card. The PTX10000 series router family delivers tremendous versatility supporting a broad spectrum of WAN and data center use cases including core, peering, data center interconnect, data center edge, metro aggregation, and AI data center networking. The PTX lets operators reduce their TCO with highly flexible, high-performance, and sustainable platforms built for longevity in the most demanding environments.
Choose from three configurable PTX10000 models: PTX10004 (4-slot), PTX10008 (8-slot), and PTX10016 (16-slot).
Key Features
- 28.8Tbps capacity per line card
- 10M FIB, 100K+ SR tunnels
- SRv6, BIER, HQoS, INT-MD
- Native 400G and 800G inline MAC-sec
- Ultra-high 400GE and 800GE port density
Features + Benefits
High Capacity and Performance
Scale up to 460.8 Tbps per chassis to protect your investments as your business and traffic expand. Powered by custom Express 5 silicon, this is performance built to last.
Operational Excellence
Get full IP/MPLS and SRv6 services, consistent low latency, impressive power efficiency, and secure wire-rate forwarding at scale, along with the high reliability needed to meet strict service-level agreements (SLAs).
Inherent Security
Take advantage of native 400G and 800G inline MACsec with no performance penalties. Be prepared for cloud attacks without any hidden costs.
Programmability and Automation
Bring the latest virtual innovations to your WAN and data center networks. Used with Paragon Automation, the platform optimizes IP and transport layers to help automate and scale operations.
Low Speed Interface Support
PTX LC1201 and LC1202 line cards offer native SFP+ transceiver support through QSFP adapter, MAM1Q00A-QSA. This option enables deployments where 10GE connectivity over more than 10KM single mode fiber links is required.
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CUSTOMER SUCCESS
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PTX10004, PTX10008, PTX10016
The modular PTX10004, PTX10008, and PTX10016 Packet Transport Routers directly address the massive bandwidth demands placed on networks today and in the foreseeable future. They bring ultra-high port density, native 400GE and 800GE inline MACsec, and latest generation ASIC investment to the most demanding WAN and data center architectures.
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PTX10002-36QDD
The PTX10002-36QDD is a high-capacity, space- and power-optimized routing platform. Leveraging an impressive 28.8 Tbps throughput capacity in a ultra-compact 2U fixed form factor, this class-leading platform, driven by the Juniper Express 5 ASIC, delivers dense 100GbE/400GbE/800GbE connectivity for highly scalable routing use cases for provider and enterprise WAN and data center networks.
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PTX10003
The PTX10003 Packet Transport Router offers on-demand scalability for critical core and peering functions. With high-density 100GbE, 200GbE, and 400GbE ports, operators can meet high-volume demands with efficiency, programmability, and performance at scale.
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Explore 400G & 800G
What Is 400G?
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400G & 800G
Juniper offers the industry’s most comprehensive and high-performing 400G and 800G routing and switching platforms: PTX Series Packet Transport Routers, MX Series Universal Routing Platforms, ACX Series Routers, and QFX Series Switches. These platforms increase efficiencies throughout your infrastructure while keeping your network secure and highly customizable.
Cloud Routing
At the heart of cloud networking lies cloud routing, a key building block for reliable, secure, and scalable cloud-era infrastructure buildouts.
Data Center Networks
Simplify operations and assure reliability with the modern, automated data center. Juniper helps you automate and continuously validate the entire network lifecycle to ease design, deployment, and operations.
Converged Optical Routing Architecture (CORA)
CORA is an extensible, sustainable, automated solution for IP-optical convergence. It delivers the essential building blocks operators need to deploy IP-over-DWDM transformative strategies for 400G networking and beyond in metro, edge, and core networks.
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Deploy high performing AI training, inference, and storage clusters with speed and flexibility.
PTX10000 Series FAQs
What are the port densities, interface speeds, and configuration options of the PTX family of routers?
The PTX10000 series of routers scale up to 115.2, 230.4 and 460.8 Tbps capacity in the PTX10004, PTX10008, and PTX10016, respectively with Express 5-based LC1301-36QD line cards. Flexible interface configurations options per line card include:
- 36x 800GE w/ QDD800
- 72x 400GE w/ QDD800 breakout
- 36x 400GE w/ QSFP56DD
- 288x 100GE w/ QDD800 breakout
- 144x 100GE w/ QSPF56DD breakout
- 36x 100GE w/ QSFP28
- 36x 40GE w/ QSFPP
- 144x 10GE w/ 4x10GE QSFPP
What are the main benefits of the PTX10000 series routers?
With the introduction of Juniper’s Express 5 ASIC, PTX10000 modular series routers deliver no-excuses 800GE performance along with industry-leading port density of 28.8Tbps full duplex per line card. The PTX10000 series router family also delivers tremendous versatility supporting 4, 8 and 16 slot models for a broad spectrum of WAN and data center use cases including core, peering, data center interconnect, data center edge, metro aggregation and AI data center networking. This enables operators to reduce their TCO with highly flexible, high-performance, and sustainable platforms built for longevity in the most demanding environments.
What use cases does the PTX10000 family of routers support?
The PTX10000 series router family delivers tremendous versatility supporting 4, 8 and 16 slot models for a broad spectrum of WAN and data center use cases requiring dense 400GE and 800GE port capacity including the following: core, peering, data center interconnect, data center edge, metro aggregation and AI data center networking.
What are PTX10000 series routers’ key differentiators?
PTX10000 series routers scale up to 115.2, 230.4 and 460.8 Tbps capacity in the PTX10004, PTX10008, and PTX10016, respectively, with Express 5-based LC1301-36QD line cards.
The LC1301-QD line card delivers an industry leading 28.8 Tbps forwarding performance with an impressive power efficiency rating. PTX10000 4 slot, 8 slot and 16 slot models with feature rich Junos, can be deployed to scale up and scale out the most demanding provider and enterprise WAN and data center network architectures.
What are PTX10000 series routers’ key sustainability attributes?
Implementing PTX10000 series routers, optimized for sustainability with impressive power and space efficiencies, not only secures network operators' investments but also enhances the longevity of their infrastructure. The platform enables the transformation of legacy IP-optical transport networks to a converged optical routing architecture for enhanced network utilization, reduction of carbon footprint and total cost of ownership (TCO).
What operational features are supported by PTX10000 series routers?
PTX10000 series routers with the LC1301-36QD line card deliver inline 800GE MACsec to ensure the delivery of secure services while protecting users, applications, and infrastructure. The combination of Paragon’s advanced automation—with full-service lifecycle support, from activation to optimization and service assurance—and the openness, simplicity of integration, and resilience of the one Junos experience delivers Juniper’s unique Experience-First Operations.
