Data Sheet vMX 3D Universal Edge Router Product Overview Product Description Service providers, cloud operators The Juniper Networks vMX is a feature-rich virtual router that runs on x86-based servers and enterprises need agile, to support a broad set of cloud, cable, mobile, and enterprise applications. In support of scalable and automated network emerging Network Function Virtualization (NFV) initiatives1, the vMX delivers a virtualized infrastructures in order to contain router solution built on 15+ years of Juniper routing investment and experience. The vMX capital spending and achieve operational efficiency while addressing market requirements. The vMX is a virtualized MX Series 3D Universal Edge Router that helps network operators control plane is powered by Junos, the same operating system that powers the entire MX Series portfolio, while the forwarding plane is powered by vTrio, which is programmable Junos Trio chipset microcode optimized for execution in x86 environments. With Junos and vTrio, the vMX offers advanced IP/MPLS routing and switching support that ensures the flexible and highly efficient delivery of the widest variety of applications and services. overcome these challenges The vMX eliminates the cost, complexity and delay associated with qualifying, maintaining and speed time to market—and and sparing physical routing elements, enabling rapid service deployment and scale-out of revenue—for new services. The services—critical success factors when expanding into niche markets and new geographies vMX also increases control plane that are too risky to accomplish with traditional network elements. Importantly, these same scale and performance and attributes help overcome persistent issues related to equipment acquisition for lab trials enables efficient service scale-out while streamlining the operations environment. and release certification. The vMX increases service agility by enabling users to quickly implement and scale services by spinning up new routing instances on demand, and supporting non-disruptive service introductions in parallel with current services. This approach eliminates the risk, complexity, and delay associated with reconfiguring and requalifying your current infrastructure for new services. Furthermore, the vMX has a granular licensing model that accommodates uncertain forecasts, enabling users to purchase only the amount of capacity they need, reducing the risk of stranded capital. Operational consistency between the vMX and MX Series routers reduces qualification and deployment time and risks. Current MX Series customers can use the vMX to scale-out their networks without impacting operations or staff training; similarly, customers can use the vMX to satisfy immediate needs and adopt MX Series routers for service scale-up at some future point, again without operational disruption. Virtual or physical, the vMX and MX Series routers are consistent, compatible and complementary. With control plane and forwarding plane virtualization, the vMX helps build the best network, increases ROI and streamlines network operations with elastic, multi-dimensional resource scale and service agility. Your ideas. Connected.™ 1 The ETSI ISG NFV, which consists of over 230 individual companies, including 37 of the world’s major service providers, is driving NFV work including work with key standards groups. See http://www.etsi.org/technologies-clusters/technologies/nfv. 1 vMX Router Data Sheet Architecture and Key Components Features and Benefits The vMX runs on standard x86 servers and is offered as licensed software in 100 Mbps, 1 Gbps, and 10 Gbps increments. The vMX MX and vMX: Consistent, Compatible and Complementary scales to a minimum of 160 Gbps of unidirectional forwarding The vMX utilizes the same Junos operating system and capacity that can be distributed among multiple customer and programmable Junos Trio chipset microcode as the MX Series service instances. portfolio, making it completely compatible and interoperable The vMX consists of the following: with all physical MX Series routers. The vMX and MX Series • Virtual Control Plane (VCP), which is Junos OS hosted on a virtual machine (VM). routers can be selected based on specific goals and objectives without any operational penalty or risk, so that users control the pace of their network evolution without disrupting established • The Virtual Forwarding Plane (VCP) runs the packet forwarding engine, which is the programmable Junos Trio microcode optimized and compiled for x86 environments. operating environments. World Class Routing for World Class Networks Juniper also leveraged Intel toolkits, including DPDK and The vMX is a true carrier-class router that supports the same Single Root IO Virtualization (SR-IOV), to further enhance broad set of IPv4/IPv6 capabilities available on the MX Series forwarding performance. portfolio. This includes comprehensive VPN support at Layer OpenStack provides virtual machine (VM) management and provisioning of infrastructure network connections, allowing vMX orchestration like any other cloud-based application and enabling users to non-disruptively add the vMX to their operational environment. 2 (VPLS, L2 circuits, L2VPN and EVPN); Layer 2.5/MPLS (LDP, RSVP, P2MP LDP and RSVP, with CoS/QoS); Layer 3 (unicast and multicast L3VPNs with CoS/QoS); and a variety of multicast techniques (PIM, IGMP, MLD, multicast GRE). Subsequent support for BNG, LNS and Source NAT is currently being evaluated. Improve Services Scale with Cloud-Based ScaleOut Model Provider Edge (PE) routers often run out of control plane resources before they run out of data plane resources and virtualization of control plane functions. As the network grows, the vMX allows users to efficiently scale the data plane and control plane independently in order to accommodate very large Guest VM (Linux + DPDK) Guest VM (FreeBSD) VFP VCP forwarding tables and a high numbers of flows. Accelerates Service Introduction and Modification The vMX is easily deployed on standardized x86 based servers, VirtualNICs SR-IOV eliminating the extensive facility and platform qualification processes typically associated with physical routers. This is Hypervisor particularly valuable in locations that lack highly trained technical personnel and in facilities with space and power limitations. vSwitch Because the vMX is distributed by download, it also eliminates Physical Layer delays related to manufacturing, shipping and customs. Cores Memory Physical NICs Low Risk Market Entry and Scale Out Uncertain forecasts, facility costs and pressure from incumbents Figure 1: The vMX architecture. can be formidable barriers to entering into new geographical regions. The vMX reduces these risks by running on standardsbased servers that can be deployed in data centers or co-location facilities instead of dedicated Telco facilities. It is also extremely easy to increase or decrease system capacity due to disparity between forecast and actual service uptake: start small and, as demands grow, the vMX is easily scaled; conversely, if a service or market underperforms, vMX licenses and servers can be easily re-deployed without stranding assets. 2 vMX Router Data Sheet Juniper Networks Services and Support Model Number Description Juniper Networks is the leader in performance-enabling ser- VMX-BASE-1G-1YR 1 Gbps 1 year subscription license; includes full scale L2/L2.5, L3 features; EVPN and VXLAN support VMX-BASE-10G-1YR 10 Gbps 1 year subscription license; includes full scale L2/L2.5, L3 features; EVPN and VXLAN support VMX-ADV-100M-1YR 100 Mbps 1 year subscription license; includes all features in BASE (L2/L2.5, L3, EVPN, VXLAN) and L3VPN support VMX-ADV-1G-1YR 1 Gbps 1 year subscription license; includes all features in BASE (L2/L2.5, L3, EVPN, VXLAN) and L3VPN support VMX-ADV-10G-1YR 10 Gbps 1 year subscription license; includes all features in BASE (L2/L2.5, L3, EVPN, VXLAN) and L3VPN support vices that are designed to accelerate, extend, and optimize your high-performance network. 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