Qfx5700 Switch Datasheet: Product Overview
Qfx5700 Switch Datasheet: Product Overview
Product Description
The Juniper Networks® QFX5700 Switch is a next-generation, modular and fabric-less
spine-and-leaf switch that offers flexibility, cost efficiency with lower-per-bit, high-density
400GbE, 200GbE*, 100GbE, 50GbE*, 40GbE, 25GbE, and 10GbE interfaces for server and
intra-fabric connectivity.
A versatile, future-proven solution for today’s data centers, the QFX5700 leverages the
power of a fully programmable Broadcom’s Trident 4 chipset to support and deliver a
Product Overview
diverse set of use cases. It supports advanced Layer 2, Layer 3, and Ethernet VPN (EVPN)-
The QFX5700 Switch offers a Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) features. For large public cloud providers—early adopters
high-density, cost-optimized, 5 of high-performance servers to meet explosive workload growth—the QFX5700 supports
U 400GbE, 8 slot fabric-less very large, dense, and fast 400GbE IP fabrics based on proven Internet scale
modular platform, ideal for data technology. For enterprise data center customers seeking investment protection as they
centers, enterprise data centers transition their server farms from 10GbE to 25GbE, the QFX5700 switch also provides a
and campus distribution/core high radix-native 100GbE/400GbE EVPN-VXLAN spine option at reduced power and a
where capacity and cloud smaller footprint.
services are being added as
The QFX5700 supports diverse use cases such as Data Center Fabric Spine, EVPN-VXLAN
business needs grow. These
services require higher network Fabric, Data Center Interconnect/Border, Secure DCI, multi-tier campus, campus fabric,
bandwidth per rack, as well as and connecting firewall clusters in the DC to the fabric. Delivering 25.6 Tbps of
flexibility, making the bidirectional bandwidth, the switch is optimally designed for spine-and-leaf deployments in
10/25/40/50/100/200/400G enterprise, high-performance computing (HPC), service provider, and cloud data centers.
bE interface options of the The QFX5700 is a modular merchant silicon-based chassis offering a wide variety of ports
QFX5700 switch ideal for server configurations, including 400GbE, 200GbE*, 100GbE, 50GbE*, 40GbE, 25GbE, and
and intra-fabric connectivity.
10GbE. The QFX5700 is equipped with up to four AC or DC power supplies, providing N
The QFX5700 is an optimal
+N feed redundancy or N+1 PSU redundancy when all power supplies are present. Two
choice for spine-and-leaf
hot-swappable fan trays offer front-to-back (AFO) airflow, providing N+1 fan rotor
deployments in enterprise,
redundancy at Chassis. The platform also includes support for in-line MACsec* line cards.
service provider, and cloud
provider data centers. The QFX5700 includes an Intel Hewitt Lake 6 core to drive the control plane, which runs
Coupled with the widespread the Junos® OS Evolved operating system software.
adoption of overlay
technologies, the QFX5700 lays
a strong foundation for your Product Highlights
evolving business and network The QFX5700 includes the following capabilities. Please refer to the Specifications section
needs, offering deployment for current shipping features.
versatility to future-proof your
network investment.
Native 400GbE Configuration
The QFX5700 offers 32 ports of 400GbE in a modular 8 slot 5 U form factor.
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• Architecture 4: Collapsed Spine design with ESI-LAG support Apstra key features are:
and anycast IP – in this case the pair of qfx5130-32cd
• Automated deployment and zero-touch deployment
switches is deployed with a back-to-back connect, without
• Continuous fabric validation
spine layer. The L2 active/active multihoming using ESI-LAG is
• Fabric life-cycle management
used for the server NIC high availability as well as anycast IP
• Troubleshooting using advanced telemetry
gateway.
For more information on Apstra, see www.juniper.net/us/en/
products/network-automation/apstra/apstra-system.html.
Management, Monitoring, and Analytics Data Center Fabric
Management
Juniper® Apstra provides operators with the power of intent -based Port Combinations Switch Deployment
32x400GbE QFX5700 400GbE spine
network design to help ensure changes required to enable data
64x200GbE QFX5700 200GbE spine or leaf with breakout cables
center services can be delivered rapidly, accurately, and
128x100GbE QFX5700 100GbE access or leaf
consistently. Operators can further benefit from the built-in
144x50GbE QFX5700 50GbE access or leaf with 50GbE breakout cables
assurance and analytics capabilities to resolve Day 2 operations 128x40GbE QFX5700 40GbE access or leaf
issues quickly. 144x25GbE QFX5700 25GbE access or leaf
144x10GbE QFX5700 10GbE access or leaf
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Campus Fabric Deployments • Campus Fabric IP Clos: When EVPN VXLAN is configured on
EVPN-VXLAN for Campus Core, Distribution, and Access all layers including access, it is called the campus fabric IP Clos
architecture. This model is also referred to as “end-to-end,”
The QFX5700 switches can be deployed in campus distribution/
given that VXLAN tunnels are terminated at the access layer.
core layer networks using 10GbE/25GbE/40GbE/100GbE ports to
The availability of VXLAN at access provides us with the
support technologies such as EVPN multihoming and campus
opportunity to bring policy enforcement and
Fabric.
microsegmentation to the access layer (closest to the source)
Juniper offers complete flexibility in choosing any of the following using standards based Group Based Policy (GBP) to segment
validated EVPN-VXLAN designs that cater to networks of different traffic even within a VLAN. GBP tags are assigned dynamically
sizes, scale, and segmentation requirements: to clients as part of Radius transaction by Mist Cloud NAC.
• EVPN multihoming (collapsed core or distribution): A This topology works for small-medium and large campus
collapsed core architecture combines the core and distribution architectures that need macro and microsegmentation.
layers into a single switch, turning the traditional three-tier
In all these EVPN-VXLAN deployment modes, QFX5700 switches
hierarchal network into a two-tier network. EVPN Multihoming
can be used in Distribution or core as seen in Figure 2. All three
on a collapsed core eliminates the need for Spanning Tree
topologies are standards-based and hence are inter-operable with
Protocol (STP) across campus networks by providing link
3rd party vendors.
aggregation capabilities from the access layer to the core layer.
This topology is best suited for small to medium distributed
enterprise networks and allows for consistent VLANs across Managing AI-Driven Campus Fabric with the Juniper Mist Cloud
the network. This topology uses ESI (Ethernet Segment Juniper Mist Wired Assurance brings cloud management and Mist
Identifier) LAG (Link Aggregation) and is a standards-based AI to campus fabric. It sets a new standard that moves away from
protocol. traditional network management towards AI-driven operations,
• Campus Fabric Core distribution: When EVPN VXLAN is while delivering better experiences to connected devices. The
configured across core and distribution layers, it becomes a Juniper Mist Cloud streamlines deployment and management of
campus Fabric Core Distribution architecture, which can be campus fabric architectures by allowing:
configured in two modes: centrally or edge routed bridging
• Automated deployment and zero touch deployment (ZTD)
overlay. This architecture provides an opportunity for an
• Anomaly detection
administrator to move towards campus-fabric IP Clos without
• Root cause analysis
fork-lift upgrade of all access switches in the existing network,
while bringing in the advantages of moving to a campus fabric For more information, read the Juniper Mist Wired Assurance
and providing an easy way to scale out the network. datasheet.
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to 128 40GbE ports or 128 25GbE and/or 10GbE server ports in a Specification QFX5700
Specification QFX5700
Junos Telemetry Interface Dimensions (W x H x D) 19.0 in x 8.74 in (5RU) x 32 in (48.2 x 22.2 x 81.5 cm)
telemetry streaming tool that provides performance monitoring in Weight 153.8 lbs. (69.8 kg) with all FRUs installed
Operating system Junos OS Evolved
complex, dynamic data centers. Streaming data to a performance
CPU Intel Hewitt Lake, 32GB DDRAM
management system lets network administrators measure trends in
Power • Redundant (N+N) hot-pluggable 3000 W AC/ DC power
link and node utilization and troubleshoot issues such as network
supplies (2n)
congestion in real time.
Cooling • Two hot-pluggable Fan trays with Four Counter Rotating
Junos telemetry interface provides: Fans in each Fan Tray
• N+1 Fan rotor redundancy at Chassis level
• Application visibility and performance management by • Front to Back air cooling
provisioning sensors to collect and stream data and analyze the Total packet buffer 132MB
application and workload flow path through the network Recommended Software Junos OS Evolved 21.2R2 EVO+
Version
• Capacity planning and optimization by proactively detecting
Warranty Juniper standard one-year warranty
hotspots and monitoring latency and microbursts
• Troubleshooting and root cause analysis via high frequency
monitoring and correlating overlay and underlay networks
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Multicast* EVPN-VXLAN*
• Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) v1/v2 • EVPN support with VXLAN transport
• Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) v1/v2 • EVPN pure type-5 route support with symmetric inter-irb
• IGMP proxy, querier routing
• IGMP v1/v2/v3 snooping • All-active multihoming support for EVPN-VXLAN (ESI-LAG aka
• Intersubnet multicast using IRB interface* EVPN-LAG)
• MLD snooping* • Multiple EVI (EVPN instances) aka multiple MAC-VRF for Mac
• Protocol Independent Multicast PIM-SM, PIM-SSM, PIM- DM, advertisement
PIM-Bidir* • MAC-VRF (EVI) multiple EVPN service-type support: vlan-
• Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP)* based, vlan-aware, vlan-bundle
• ARP/ND suppression aka proxy-arp/nd
• Ingress multicast Replication
Security and Filters • IGMPv2 snooping support fabric wide: using EVPN route type
• Secure interface login and password 6,
• Secure boot • IGMPv2 snooping support for L2 multihoming scenarios:
• RADIUS EVPN route type-7 and type-8
• TACACS+ • IP prefix advertisement using EVPN with VxLAN encapsulation
• Ingress and egress filters: Allow and deny, port filters, VLAN
filters, and routed filters, including management port filters and
loopback filters for control plane protection Data Center Bridging (DCB)*
• Filter actions: Logging, system logging, reject, mirror to an • Explicit congestion notification (ECN)
interface, counters, assign forwarding class, permit, drop, • Priority-based flow control (PFC)—IEEE 802.1Qbb*
police, mark
• SSH v1, v2
• Static ARP support High Availability
• Storm control, port error disable, and autorecovery • Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)
• Control plane denial-of-service (DoS) protection • Uplink failure detection (UFD)*
• Image rollback
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• Juniper Apstra Management, Monitoring, and Analytics for • EN 60825-1 Safety of Laser Products—Part 1: Equipment
Data Center Fabrics Classification
• Juniper Mist Wired Assurance for Campus • UL 62368-1 Second Edition
• UL IEC 62328-1 Second Edition
Standards Compliance
IEEE Standards Security
• IEEE 802.1D • FIPS/CC*
• IEEE 802.1w • TAA*
• IEEE 802.1 * Reserved for a future release
• IEEE 802.1Q
• IEEE 802.1p Electromagnetic Compatibility
• IEEE 802.1ad • FCC 47 CFR Part 15
• IEEE 802.3ad • ICES-003 / ICES-GEN
• IEEE 802.1AB • EN 300 386 V1.6.1
• IEEE 802.3x • EN 300 386 V2.1.1
• IEEE 802.1Qbb* • EN 55032
• IEEE 802.1Qaz • CISPR 32
• T11 Standards • EN 55024
• INCITS T11 FC-BB-5 • CISPR 24
• EN 55035
• CISPR 35
Environmental Ranges
• IEC/EN 61000 Series
Parameters QFX5700
• AS/NZS CISPR 32
Operating temperature 32° to 104° F (0° to 40° C)
• VCCI-CISPR 32
Storage temperature -40° through 158° F
• BSMI CNS 13438
Operating altitude Up to 6000 feet (1828.8 meters)
Relative humidity operating 5 to 90% (noncondensing)
• KN 32 and KN 35
Relative humidity 5 to 95% (noncondensing) • KN 61000 Series
nonoperating • TEC/SD/DD/EMC-221/05/OCT-16
Seismic Designed to meet GR-63, Zone 4 earthquake requirements
• TCVN 7189
• TCVN 7317
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