The Juniper Networks ACX5000 line of Universal Metro Routers is a response to a shift in metro network architectures where the access and aggregation layers are extending operational intelligence from the service provider edge to the access network. The ACX5000 line simplifies access and aggregation architectures by eliminating unnecessary layers and network overlays, dramatically reducing CapEx and OpEx. Based on architectural simplification and cost reduction, the ACX5000 line gives service providers and enterprises the ability to adopt a true universal metro paradigm. The ACX5000 line also provides high capacity, scalability, and a packet optical transport layer, while delivering industry-leading performance with a wide range of port densities and interface types. Table 1 provides an overview of the interfaces supported on each ACX5000 model.
ACX5000 Line Product Family
Juniper Networks ACX Series Universal Metro Routers offer a wide range of metro solutions, including the ACX500, ACX1000, ACX2000, ACX4000, ACX5000, and ACX6000 lines. The ACX5000 line includes five models.
ACX5048: The ACX5048 provides full duplex throughput of 1.44 Tbps in a 1 U platform. Built to handle 1GbE/10GbE capacity and density, it supports 48 1GbE/ 10GbE and six 40GbE interfaces, making it ideal for Metro Ethernet access and aggregation deployments with full support of E-Line, E-LAN, E-Tree, and E-Access, as well as IP/IP VPN services.
ACX5096: The ACX5048 provides full duplex throughput of 1.44 Tbps in a 1 U platform. Built to handle 1GbE/10GbE capacity and density, it supports 48 1GbE/ 10GbE and six 40GbE interfaces, making it ideal for Metro Ethernet access and aggregation deployments with full support of E-Line, E-LAN, E-Tree, and E-Access, as well as IP/IP VPN services.
ACX5448: The ACX5448 offers 48 1GbE/10GbE aggregation ports, four highcapacity 40GbE/100GbE uplink ports, and full Metro Ethernet and IP/MPLS VPN services in a space- and cost-optimized platform, smoothing the transition from 10GbE to 100GbE for service providers preparing for the emerging 5G rollout.
ACX5448-D: The ACX5448-D supports 36 1GbE/10GbE, two 40GbE/100GbE, and two 100G/200G dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM) ports using CFP2- DCO. It is designed for packet-optical convergence to reduce TCO and to help service providers prepare for the emerging 5G rollout.
ACX5448-M: The ACX5448-M supports 44 1GbE/10GbE and six 40GbE/100GbE ports, as well as advanced security capabilities such as Media Access Control Security (MACsec) on all 1GbE/10GbE ports.
