Juniper MX Series

What’s in This Book?

This book was written for network engineers by network engineers. The ultimate goal of this book is to share with the reader the logical underpinnings of the Juniper MX. Each chapter represents a specific vertical within the Juniper MX and will provide enough depth and knowledge to provide the reader with enough confidence to implement and design new architectures for their network using the Juniper MX.

Here’s a short summary of the chapters and what you’ll find inside:

Chapter 1, Juniper MX Architecture

Learn a little bit about the history and pedigree of the Juniper MX and what factors prompted its creation. Junos is the “secret sauce” that’s common throughout all of the hardware; this chapter will take a deep dive into the control plane and explain some of the recent important changes to the release cycle and support structure of Junos. The star of the chapter is of course the Juniper MX; the chapter will thoroughly explain all of the components such as line cards, switch fabric, and routing engines.

Chapter 2, Bridging, VLAN Mapping, IRB, and Virtual Switches

It always seems to surprise people that the Juniper MX is capable of switching; not only can it switch, it has some of the best bridging features and scalability on the market. The VLAN mapping is capable of popping, swapping, and pushing new IEEE 802.1Q headers with ease. When it comes to scale, it can support over 8,000 virtual switches.

Chapter 3, Stateless Filters, Hierarchical Policing, and Tri-Color ...