Network & Communication

The Juniper Networks® ACX7300 line of Cloud Metro routers is designed to help operators achieve their capital, operational, and user experience goals. Part of the Juniper Networks ACX7000 family portfolio, ACX7300 routers are Juniper® Cloud Metro-ready for 4G/5G, Internet of Things (IoT), and cloud-based applications. They are designed for metro access and aggregation, large enterprise, and residential use cases requiring a highly flexible (1GbE to 400GbE), compact (29-cm-deep), 3 U, multiservice, and multi-environmental rated platforms. Whether your network demands are temperature-dependent or high-scale, the industrial-temperature (I-Temp) rated ACX7348 or extended-temperature (E-Temp) rated and external ternary content addressable memory (eTCAM) enabled ACX7332 can fit your Cloud Metro requirements today and into the future.

ACX7000 Family Overview

ACX7000 family of routers, purposely built for the IP service fabric underlay of a Juniper Cloud Metro, leverages the industry's fastest chipset, provides a unique balance of system design, and sets new benchmarks for sustainable high-performance platforms. Managed by Junos® OS Evolved and Juniper Paragon™ Automation, ACX7000 routers are embedded with Paragon Active Assurance and with Zero-Trust security built in, enabling operators to deliver highly differentiated customer experiences. Available in environmentally rated, fixed, fixed plus modular, and fully modular designs, these energy and footprint efficient, multiservice routers support high-precision timing technologies and are engineered for service provider, enterprise, residential (including passive optical network (PON) with the Juniper Unified PON Solution), IoT, and 4G/5G mobile applications.

Individually, ACX7000 platforms bring leading-edge performance, scale, and capability to any deployment. When building a comprehensive Juniper Cloud Metro architecture consisting of multiple ACX7000 family platforms, new dimensions of end-to-end operational capability, performance, and simplicity are realized. Forming the foundation of an IP service fabric underlay, the ACX7000 family of routers shares innovative features that elevate operations and enable the core characteristics of a Cloud Metro. To learn more about the full potential of the ACX7300 line, combine the information in this datasheet with the ACX7000 Family of Cloud Metro Routers Datasheet to fully understand the capabilities of the ACX7000 family investment.

Product Offering

The ACX7300 line are hardened, compact 3 U (29cm deep), fixedplus-modular platforms (supporting three I/O bays) that deliver high-performance access and aggregation routing optimized for space, power, and value. Next-generation silicon delivers 2.4 Tbps of throughput, a comprehensive feature set, exceptional 50GbE density (32 ports in 3 U), and Media Access Control Security (MACsec) with support across all port speeds (1GbE to 400GbE). Combine these foundational capabilities with exceptional scale and highly flexible build-as-you-grow port configuration, and operators are equipped to evolve network protocols and features at their own pace. At the same time, they can support today's most common transport upgrades without a platform forklift.

EX2300 and EX2300-C Ethernet Switches deliver a compact, high-density, cost-effective solution for small network environments where space and power are at a premium. Featuring a small, 1U footprint, the EX2300 and EX2300-C are ideal for access-layer deployments in micro branches, retail and workgroup environments, and converged network access in larger networks.

The EX2300 offers 24 10/100/1000BASE-T ports in a single platform, while the EX2300-C offers 12 10/100/1000BASE-T ports. Both models are available with or without IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet (PoE) or 802.3at PoE+ for powering attached network devices. Optional front panel 10GbE uplink ports support connections to higher-layer devices.

Both models support Juniper's unique Virtual Chassis technology, enabling up to four of the switches to be interconnected and managed as a single device. Both models can also act as satellite devices in a Juniper Junos Fusion Enterprise deployment, which combines large numbers of access switches into a logical management platform.