Data Sheet

EX8208 Ethernet
Switch

Product Overview Product Description

The EX8208 modular Ethernet The eight-slot Juniper Networks® EX8208 Ethernet Switch, part of the Juniper Networks
switch, a member of the Juniper EX8200 line of Ethernet Switches, is ideal for aggregating access switches such as Juniper
Networks EX Series Ethernet Networks EX2200, EX3200, EX3300, EX4200, EX4500 and EX6200 lines of Ethernet
Switches product family, offers a switches deployed in campus wiring closets and in data center top-of-rack applications.
flexible, powerful, and modular
The EX8208 is also designed to support 1-Gigabit and 10-Gigabit Ethernet server access
platform that delivers the
in data center end-of-row chassis deployments. In core applications, the EX8208 provides
performance, scalability, and
approximately 960 Mpps of high-density, wire-speed 10-Gigabit Ethernet performance for
high availability required for
the largest campus and data center networks.
today’s high-density data center,
campus aggregation, and core Customers can advance the economics of their network by leveraging the consistent
switching environments. With a performance of the Juniper Networks EX8200 line of Ethernet switches’ wire-speed line
total capacity of up to 6.2 Tbps,
cards, in conjunction with the EX2200, EX3200, EX3300, EX4200, EX4500 and EX6200
the EX8208 system provides a
lines of Ethernet switches and Juniper Networks Junos® operating system to reduce capital
complete, end-to-end solution for
and operational expenses across the network infrastructure.
the high-performance networks of
today and into the future.
EX8208 Ethernet Switch
The EX8208 switch includes an advanced set of hardware features enabled by Juniper-
designed EX-PFE2 ASICs and the carrier-class Juniper Networks operating system, Junos
OS, delivering the capabilities needed to support the high-performance networks of today
and tomorrow.

The EX8208 switch features eight dedicated line-card slots that can accommodate a
variety of EX8200 Ethernet line cards. Options include the following:

• EX8200-48T: a 48-port 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ-45 unshielded twisted pair (UTP)

line card

• EX8200-48T-ES: a 48-port 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ-45 UTP extra scale line card

• EX8200-48F: a 48-port 100BASE-FX/1000BASE-X SFP fiber line card

• EX8200-48F-ES: a 48-port 100BASE-FX/1000BASE-X SFP extra scale fiber line card

• EX8200-8XS: an eight-port 10GBASE-X SFP+ fiber line card

• EX8200-8XS-ES: an eight-port 10GBASE-X SFP+ fiber extra scale line card

• EX8200-40XS: a 40-port 10GBASE-X SFP+ / 1000BASE-X SFP line card

• EX8200-40XS-ES: a 40-port 10GBASE-X SFP+ / 1000BASE-X SFP extra scale

line card

• EX8200-48TL: a 48-port oversubscribed (2.4:1) 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ-45 UTP

line card

• EX8200-48PL: a 48-port oversubscribed (2.4:1) 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ-45 UTP line

card with support for Power over Ethernet (PoE)

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• EX8200-2XS-40T: a combination line card with 40 Table 1: EX8208 Features at a Glance

oversubscribed (2.5:1) 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ-45 UTP ports,
Features Description
four line-rate 100/1000BASE-SX SFP ports and two line-rate
Chassis • 14 RU; 21 in (53 cm) deep; 17.25 in (43.8 cm) wide
10GbE SFP+ ports • 8 dedicated I/O slots
• EX8200-2XS-40P: a combination line card with 40 • 6.2 Tbps backplane capacity
• Dedicated data, control, and management
oversubscribed (2.5:1) 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ-45 UTP PoE+ planes
ports, four line-rate 100/1000BASE-SX SFP ports and two • LCD panel for system monitoring
line-rate 10GbE SFP+ ports Power • Energy efficiency: Up to 195,000 packets per
second per watt
Fully configured, a single EX8208 chassis can support up to • 6 load-sharing power supplies
384 Gigabit Ethernet or 64 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports at wire • 10,000 W maximum power capacity
speed, or 320 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports in shared bandwidth • 220 V AC, 110 V AC and -48 V DC options for N+1
or N+N redundancy
applications, delivering one of the industry’s highest 10-Gigabit
Cooling • Redundant variable-speed fans and controllers
Ethernet port densities. • Side-to-side airflow

At 14 rack-units (RUs) high, three EX8208 Ethernet Switches Fabric • 320 Gbps (full duplex) per slot fabric capacity
• 2+1 redundancy with dual SREs and SF card
can fit in a standard 42 RU rack, enabling up to 1,152 Gigabit
• Full line-rate forwarding with two fabrics in
Ethernet or 960 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports in a single rack. system
At just 21 inches deep, the EX8208 is sufficiently compact Routing engine • 1+1 redundancy
to fit into typical wiring closets, making it ideal for campus • Master and backup SREs
• 2 gigabytes DRAM; 2 gigabytes Flash memory
deployments where space is at a premium.
• Console + auxiliary serial and Ethernet
management ports
The EX8208 features a switch fabric that is capable of delivering
• USB storage interface
320 Gbps (full duplex) per slot, enabling scalable wire-rate
Operating • Junos OS
performance on all ports for any packet size. The passive backplane system
design supports a future capacity of up to 6.2 Tbps, providing a High Hardware designed for continuous operation:
built-in migration path to next-generation deployments. availability • Secure, modular architecture isolates faults
• Separate control and forwarding planes enhance
The base-configuration EX8208 Ethernet Switch includes a scalability and resiliency
• Transparent failover and network recovery
side-mounted hot-swappable fan tray with variable-speed fans,
• Graceful Route Engine Switchover (GRES)
one Switch Fabric and Routing Engine (SRE) module, and one • Nonstop Routing (NSR)
dedicated Switch Fabric module. Base EX8208 switches also • Nonstop Bridging (NSB)
ship with either two 2000 watt or two 3000 watt power supplies, • Non-Stop Software Upgrade (NSSU)
although six power supply bays allow users to provision the Layer 2 • Jumbo frames (9216 Bytes)
features • 4,096 VLANs
chassis to provide the power and redundancy required for any
• VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP)
application. Redundant EX8208 configurations include a second • Private VLAN (PVLAN)
SRE module for hot-standby resiliency while AC or DC power • 802.3ad – Link Aggregation Control Protocol
options provide complete redundancy, reliability, and availability. (LACP)
• 802.1D – Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
All components are accessible from the front, simplifying repairs
• 802.1w – Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)
and upgrades. • 802.1s – Multiple Instance Spanning Tree
Protocol (MSTP)
A front-panel chassis-level LCD panel displays Routing Engine • VLAN Spanning Tree Protocol (VSTP)
status as well as chassis component alarm information for • Redundant Trunk Group (RTG)
rapid problem identification and resolution to simplify overall Layer 3 • Static routing
features • RIP v1/v2
operations. The LCD also provides a flexible, user-friendly
• OSPF v1/v2
interface for performing device initialization and configuration
• Filter-based forwarding
rollbacks, reporting system status and alarm notification, or • Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
restoring the switch to its default settings. • BGP (Advanced Feature license)
• IS-IS (Advanced Feature license)
• IPv6 (Advanced Feature license)
• Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)
• Virtual routers
Hardware • GRE tunnels*
tunneling • M PLS capabilities (Advanced feature license)
Multicast • Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP)
v1/v2/v3
• IGMP snooping v1/v2/v3
• Protocol Independent Multicast PIM-SM, PIM-
SSM, PIM-DM, MSDP

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MX Series

EX8200
Virual Chassis

SRX5800
STP

EX8200 EX4200 EX4500

Virual Chassis

Servers Servers NAS

Figure 1: EX8208 Ethernet switches with Virtual Chassis technology offer a high-density, scalable solution for aggregating
10-Gigabit Ethernet uplinks from access-layer devices in the data center.

Features Description Deployment Scenarios

Firewall filters • Ingress and egress L2-L4 access control lists The EX8208 switch is optimized for both data center and
(ACLs):
campus aggregation and core deployments.
- Port ACLs
- VLAN ACLs In the data center, the EX8208 switch delivers a high-
- Router ACLs
performance, high-density platform that reduces cost and
• Control plane denial of service (DoS) protection
complexity while improving overall scalability and providing
Quality of • 2,000 policers per chassis
service (QoS) • 8 egress queues per port carrier-class reliability. Populated with eight-port EX8200-8XS
• Weighted Random Early Drop (WRED) 10-Gigabit Ethernet line cards, the EX8208 can accommodate
scheduling
large numbers of high-speed, line-rate uplinks at any packet size
• Shaped Deficit Weighted Round Robin (SDWRR)
queuing from access layer devices such as EX4200 switches deployed
• Strict priority queuing in Virtual Chassis top-of-rack configurations, offering a scalable
• Multi-field classification (L2 – L4) for scheduling
solution for supporting more servers with fewer switches. Using
and rewrite
the 40-port EX8200-40XS 10-Gigabit Ethernet line card, the
Management • Junos OS command-line interface (CLI)
• Junos XML management protocol EX8208 can support a similar number of servers using traditional
• Embedded Web-based management – Junos standalone top-of-rack or blade-server switches.
Web
• Network and Security Manager (NSM) support
• LCD panel
• SNMP v1/v2/v3
• RADIUS
• TACACS+
• Extensive MIB support
• Local and remote analyzer (mirroring)
• Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)
• Advanced Insight Solutions (AIS)

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Building A Building A

Floor n Floor n

Floor 3 Floor 3

Access
Floor 2 Floor 2

Floor 1 Floor 1

Four Member EX8200

Virtual Chassis at the Core
Figure 2: A campus aggregation/core environment can be managed as a single device with an EX8208 Virtual Chassis configuration.

With its high Gigabit Ethernet and 10-Gigabit Ethernet port member switches can be separated by distances of up to 40 km
densities, the EX8208 can also serve as an end-of-row server (up to 70 km using ZR optics*). In a CWDM/DWDM network, the
access switch. High-density Gigabit Ethernet and 10-Gigabit distance between member chassis can be extended beyond 70
Ethernet ports on the EX8208 enable the consolidation km. If the EX8200 Virtual Chassis switch members are located in
of aggregation and core layers, simplifying the data center the same or adjacent racks, low cost direct attach cables (DACs)
architecture while reducing power, space, and cooling can be used as the interconnect mechanism.
requirements, and lowering total cost of ownership (TCO).
Since the network fabric created by an EX8200 Virtual Chassis
The EX8208 switch has a similar impact on campus aggregation configuration prevents loops, it eliminates the need for protocols
and core environments, where high port densities and carrier- such as Spanning Tree. The fabric also simplifies the network
class performance enable the switch to support more users with by eliminating the need for Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
less equipment than traditional solutions. For example, EX4200 (VRRP), increasing the scalability of the network design. In
switches deployed in Virtual Chassis configurations provide addition, since the Virtual Chassis Control Protocol (VCCP)
network access for every floor or building throughout a campus used to form the EX8200 Virtual Chassis configuration does not
with 10-Gigabit Ethernet uplinks; the high-density EX8208 can affect the function of the control plane, Junos OS control plane
aggregate Virtual Chassis uplinks within a single platform to protocols such as 802.3ad, OSPF, Internet Group Management
provide high-performance, line-rate connectivity to core switches Protocol (IGMP), Physical Interface Module (PIM), BGP and
or WAN edge routers. others running on an EX8200 Virtual Chassis system behave in
exactly the same way as when running on a standalone chassis.
Virtual Chassis Technology
EX8200 Virtual Chassis configurations are highly resilient, with no
The EX8208 supports Juniper Networks’ unique Virtual Chassis
single point of failure, ensuring that no single element—whether a
technology, which enables up to four interconnected EX8200
chassis, a line card, a Routing Engine, or an interconnection—can
chassis—any combination of EX8208s or EX8216s—to operate
render the entire fabric inoperable following a failure. Virtual
as a single, logical device with a single IP address. Deployed as a
Chassis technology also makes server virtualization at scale
collapsed aggregation or core layer solution, an EX8200 Virtual
feasible by providing simple L2 connectivity over a very large pool
Chassis configuration creates a network fabric for interconnecting
of compute resources located anywhere within a data center.
access switches, routers, and service-layer devices such as firewalls
and load balancers using standards-based Ethernet LAGs. Virtual Chassis technology can also be used to extend EX8200-
based VLANs between data centers by placing an equal number
In a Virtual Chassis configuration, EX8200 switches can be
of switches in both data centers, or by interconnecting two
interconnected using either single line-rate 10GbE links or a LAG
separate Virtual Chassis configurations using a simple L2 trunk.
with up to 12 10GbE line-rate links. Since the Virtual Chassis intra-
connections use small form SFP+ interfaces, Virtual Chassis

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XRE200 External Routing Engine Switch Fabric and Routing Engine

In an EX8200 Virtual Chassis configuration, the Routing Engine (SRE) Module
functionality is externalized to a purpose-built, server-class The EX8208 SRE module performs two functions: it incorporates
appliance, the XRE200, which supports control plane processing switch fabric, control plane, and management plane functionality
requirements for large-scale systems and provides an extra layer on a single module, and it includes an integrated Routing Engine
of availability and redundancy. featuring a 1.2 GHz processor with 2 gigabytes of DRAM and 2
gigabytes of Flash storage. A dedicated front-panel RJ-45 Gigabit
All control protocols such as OSPF, IGMP, Link Aggregation
Ethernet port on the SRE module supports out-of-band system
Control Protocol (LACP), 802.3ah and VCCP, as well as all
management and monitoring, while an external USB port allows
management plane functions, run or reside on the XRE200.
easy uploading and storage of software images, configuration
Junos OS high availability (HA) features can be enabled on the
files, and logs. Direct console access is available through a
two XRE200s required in a redundant EX8200 Virtual Chassis
dedicated serial port; an auxiliary console interface can support
configuration. In the event of an active XRE200 failure, the
remote modem access to the switch.
standby XRE200 takes over and Junos OS HA features ensure
that the state of the Virtual Chassis, L2/L3 protocols, and The Routing Engine on the SRE module is based on the field-
forwarding information are not lost. See the XRE200 data sheet proven hardware architecture used by Juniper Networks routers,
for more information. bringing the same carrier-class performance and reliability
to the EX8208 that Juniper’s routers provide to the world’s
Architecture and Key Components largest service provider networks. The Routing Engine’s central
The EX8200 line of Ethernet switches feature a number of CPU performs all system control functions and maintains the
distinct architectural elements. The Routing Engine on the SRE hardware forwarding table and routing protocol states for
module runs Junos OS, which processes all Layer 2 and Layer 3 the EX8208 switch. Dedicated hardware on the SRE module
protocols and manages individual chassis components, while supports chassis management functions such as environmental
the Switch Fabric module provides the central crossbar matrix monitoring, while communication between SRE modules and
through which all data traffic passes. The SRE and Switch Fabric individual EX8200 line cards takes place over a dedicated
modules work together to fulfill all Routing Engine and Switch internal Gigabit Ethernet out-of-band control interface.
Fabric functions.
EX8208 Switch Fabric
The EX8200 line cards include ASIC-based packet forwarding
The switch fabric for the EX8208 switch, which serves as the
engines—the EX-PFE2— that process network traffic at wire
central non-blocking matrix through which all network data
rate, as well as a line-card processor that provides scalable local
passes, is distributed across three elements: the dual-redundant
control and status processing. The EX8208 chassis backplane
SRE modules and the dedicated Switch Fabric module. Working
distributes the data, control, and management plane signals
together, the SRE and Switch Fabric modules deliver the
over independent paths to the various system components and
necessary switching capacity for the EX8208 switch; when the
distributes power throughout the system. The fan tray provides
second SRE module is present, the additional switch fabric serves
cooling to the line cards and control modules with redundant
in hot-standby mode, providing full 2+1 switch fabric redundancy.
variable-speed fans, while the power supplies convert building
The Switch Fabric modules are hot-swappable and field-
power to the internal voltage required by the system.
replaceable, enabling failed units to be easily replaced without
All EX8208 components are hot-swappable, and all central service interruption.
functions are available in redundant configurations, providing high
The two active, load-sharing switch fabrics on the SRE and
operational availability by allowing continuous system operation
Switch Fabric modules collectively deliver up to 320 Gbps
during maintenance or repairs.
(full-duplex) of packet-data bandwidth per line-card slot. The
EX8208 switch backplane is designed to support a maximum
fabric bandwidth of 6.2 Tbps.

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Power Features and Benefits

The EX8208 chassis contains six power supply bays and High Availability
supports three types of power supplies, providing complete
The EX8208 switch delivers a number of high availability features
flexibility for both provisioning and redundancy. Each AC power
to ensure uninterrupted, carrier-class performance.
supply delivers 2000 watts of power at high-line (12 A at 200-
240 V) or 1200 W at low-line (15 A at 100-120 V) to the chassis. The EX8208 switch features an extra slot to accommodate a

The EX8208 also supports a 3000 W power supply for high- second SRE module, providing N+1 redundancy. When a second

line operation. A redundant-input 2000 W DC power supply SRE module is present, the integrated Routing Engine serves as a

is also available for central office deployments. The EX8200 backup in hot standby mode, ready to take over in the event of a

power supplies are more than 90 percent efficient at a wide master RE failure. Should the master fail, an integrated Layer 2 and

range of loads, minimizing building power requirements and Layer 3 Graceful Route Engine Switchover (GRES) feature, working

reducing overall power consumption. These power supplies are in combination with the NSR and NSB features, seamlessly

interchangeable across the EX8200 line, simplifying maintenance transfers control to the backup, maintaining uninterrupted access

and sparing. to applications, services, and IP communications.

Although only two power supplies are required for basic Carrier-Class Operating System
configuration and switch power-up, the six power supply bays The EX8208 chassis-based switch runs the same Junos OS used
provide the capacity required to power all possible line-card by other EX Series switches, as well as the Juniper Networks
configurations, and to support N+1 or N+N power redundancy routers used to power the world’s largest and most complex
to protect against both component and line input failures. The networks.
actual number of power supplies required depends on the
By utilizing a common operating system, Juniper Networks
combination of line cards installed and the desired level of
delivers a consistent implementation and operation of control-
redundancy (see Table 2). For example, 6000 W is required to
plane features across all products. To maintain that consistency,
support a chassis fully populated with 64 10-Gigabit Ethernet
Junos OS adheres to a highly disciplined development process
ports, while 3600 W will support various 10-Gigabit Ethernet and
that uses a single source code, follows a single quarterly release
Gigabit Ethernet line-card combinations.
train, and employs a highly available modular architecture that
Table 2: EX8208 Power Capacity prevents isolated failures from bringing an entire system down.

Maximum System Power Typical Reserved These attributes are fundamental to the core value of the
Consumption Power Power
software, enabling all Junos OS-based products to be updated
Base system (one SRE; one Switch 550 W 1400 W
simultaneously with the same software release. All features are
Fabric module; one fan tray)
fully regression-tested, making each new release a true superset
Redundant system (two SREs; one 665 W 1600 W
Switch Fabric module; one fan tray) of the previous version; customers can deploy the software
Maximum Line Card Power Consumption with complete confidence that all existing capabilities will be

EX8200-8XS (-ES) 8-port 10GbE SFP+ 299 W 450 W maintained and operate in the same way.
line card
EX8200-48T (-ES) 48-port 194 W 350 W Simplified Management and Operations
10/100/1000BASE-T RJ-45 line card A range of system management options are available for the
EX8200-48F (-ES) 48-port 185 W 330 W EX8208 switches.
100FX/1000BASE-X SFP line card
EX8200-40XS(-ES) 427 W 550 W The standard Junos OS CLI provides the same granular
EX8200-40TL/PL 280 W 320 W management capabilities and scripting parameters found in all
(+900 W (+900 W Junos OS-based products. The EX8208 switches also include the
for PoE) for PoE)
integrated Junos Web management tool, an embedded device
EX8200-2XS-40T/40P 432 W 450 W
(+780 W (+780 W manager that allows users to configure, monitor, troubleshoot,
for PoE) for PoE) and perform device-level maintenance on individual switches
Maximum Power Capacity via a browser-based graphical interface. In addition, integrated
220 V 5+1 power supply redundancy 10,000 W Junos XML management protocol tools provide early detection
220 V 3+3 power supply redundancy 6000 W and automatic resolution of potential problems related to the
110 V 5+1 power supply redundancy 6000 W operating system.

110 V 3+3 power supply redundancy 3600 W .

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EX8208 Ethernet Switch Data Sheet

.The Juniper Networks Network and Security Manager (NSM) and EX8208 Modular Switch Specifications
Junos Space software tools provide system-level management
Physical Specifications
across all Juniper Networks EX Series Ethernet Switches, as well
Dimensions (W x H x D):
as other Juniper Networks products deployed throughout the
• 17.25 x 24.25 x 21 in (43.82 x 61.6 x 53 cm)
network, all from a single console.
Weight:
Performance data from EX8208 switches can also be exported
• Base configuration: 176 lb (80 kg)
to leading third-party management systems such as HP
• Redundant configuration: 216 lb (98 kg)
OpenView, IBM Tivoli, and Computer Associates Unicenter,
where it is combined with management data from other • Chassis with backplane: 115 lb (52.5 kg)

network components to provide a complete, consolidated view • Fully loaded chassis: 328 lb (149 kg)
of network operations. Hardware Specifications
In addition, the EX8200 line of Ethernet switches support the • Analyzer Sessions: 7 (local or remote)
Juniper Networks Service Now solution, a comprehensive set • Queues per port: 8
of tools that enable Juniper Networks J-Care Technical Service • Policers: 2,000 per chassis
offerings to automate the delivery of tailored, proactive network • Media Access Control (MAC) Addresses: 160,000
intelligence and support services to specific products.
• VLANs: 4,096
• Private VLAN (PVLAN) support
• Firewall filters (ACLs–Security and QoS): 54,000
• Link aggregation group (LAG) (ports/groups): 12/255
• IPv4 Unicast Routes*: 500,000 maximum/1 million†
• IPv4 Multicast Routes: 100,000/200,000+
• IPv6 Unicast Routes*: 250,000 maximum/500,000†
• IPv6 Multicast Routes: 100,000/200,000+
• Number of Multicast groups: 26,000
• Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) Entries: Up to 100,000**
• L3 Next Hops: 150,000
• Jumbo Frames: 9,216 bytes
• Buffer per 10-Gigabit Ethernet port: 512 MB
• Buffer per 1-Gigabit Ethernet port: 42 MB

EX8208 System Capacity

• Maximum backplane capacity: 6.2 Tbps
• Maximum system throughput: 960 Mpps

IEEE Compliance
• IEEE 802.1AB: Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)
• IEEE 802.1D-2004: Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
EX8208
• IEEE 802.1p: Class-of-service (CoS) prioritization
• IEEE 802.1Q-2006: VLAN tagging
• IEEE 802.1s: Multiple instances of Spanning Tree Protocol
(MSTP)
• IEEE 802.1w: Rapid reconfiguration of Spanning Tree
Protocol (RSTP)
• IEEE 802.3: 10BASE-T
• IEEE 802.3u: 100BASE-T
• IEEE 802.3ab: 1000BASE-T
• IEEE 802.3z: 1000BASE-X
• IEEE 802.3ae: 10-Gigabit Ethernet
• IEEE 802.3x: Pause Frames/Flow Control
• IEEE 802.3ad: Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP)

* Shared route table—actual capacity depends on prefix distribution

**Up to 52,000 with aggregate Ethernet interfaces, routed VLAN interfaces or Virtual
Chassis technology
†
Requires extra-scale line cards

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RFC Compliance • RFC 2439: BGP Route Flap Damping

• RFC 768: UDP • RFC 2453: RIP v2
• RFC 783: Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) • RFC 2460: Internet Procol, v6 (IPv6) specification
• RFC 791: IP • RFC 2461: Neighbor Discovery for IP Version 6 (IPv6)
• RFC 792: Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) • RFC 2462: IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration
• RFC 793: TCP • RFC 2463: ICMPv6
• RFC 826: ARP • RFC 2464: Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Ethernet
• RFC 854: Telnet client and server Networks

• RFC 894: IP over Ethernet • RFC 2474: DiffServ Precedence, including 8 queues/port

• RFC 903: RARP • RFC 2475: DiffServ Core and Edge Router Functions

• RFC 906: TFTP Bootstrap • RFC 2526: Reserved IPv6 Subnet Anycast Addresses

• RFC 951, 1542: BootP • RFC 2545: Use of BGP-4 Multiprotocol Extensions for IPv6
Inter-Domain Routing
• RFC 1492: TACACS+
• RFC 2547: BGP/MPLS VPN’s
• RFC 1519: Classless Interdomain Routing (CIDR)
• RFC 2597: DiffServ Assured Forwarding (AF)
• RFC 1587: OSPF NSSA Option
• RFC 2598: DiffServ Expedited Forwarding (EF)
• RFC 1591: Domain Name System (DNS)
• RFC 2702: Requirements for Traffic Engineering over MPLS
• RFC 1745: BGP4/IDRP for IP-OSPF Interaction
• RFC 2710: Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) for IPv6
• RFC 1765: OSPF Database Overflow
• RFC 2711: IPv6 Router Alert Option
• RFC 1771: Border Gateway Protocol 4
• RFC 2796: BGP Route Reflection (supersedes RFC 1966)
• RFC 1772: Application of the Border Gateway Protocol in
the Internet • RFC 2796: Route Reflection

• RFC 1812: Requirements for IP Version 4 Routers • RFC 2918: Route Refresh Capability for BGP-4

• RFC 1965: Autonomous System Confederations for BGP • RFC 3376: IGMP v3

• RFC 1981: Path MTU Discovery for IPv6 • RFC 3392: Capabilities Advertisement with BGP-4

• RFC 1997: BGP Communities Attribute • RFC 3484 Default Address Selection for IPv6

• RFC 2030: Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) • RFC 3569: Draft-ietf-ssm-arch-06.txt PIM-SSM PIM Source
Specific Multicast
• RFC 2068: HTTP server
• RFC 3623: OSPF Graceful Restart
• RFC 2080: RIPng for IPv6
• RFC 4213: Basic Transition Mechanisms for IPv6 Hosts and
• RFC 2081: RIPng Protocol Applicability Statement Routers
• RFC 2131: BOOTP/Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol • RFC 4360: BGP Extended Communities Attribute
(DHCP) relay agent and DHCP server
• RFC 4443: ICMPv6 for the IPv6 Specification
• RFC 2138: RADIUS Authentication
• RFC 4486: Subcodes for BGP Cease Notification message
• RFC 2139: RADIUS Accounting
• RFC 4861: Neighbor Discovery for IPv6
• RFC 2154: OSPF w/Digital Signatures (Password, MD-5)
• RFC 4862: IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration
• RFC 2205: Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP) - v1
functionality • Draft-ietf-idr-restart-10.txt: Graceful Restart Mechanism for
BGP
• RFC 2210: Use of RSVP with IETF Integrated Services
• Draft-ietf-isis-restart-02: Restart Signaling for IS-IS
• RFC 2236: IGMP v2
• Draft-ietf-bfd-base-05.txt: Bidirectional Forwarding
• RFC 2267: Network Ingress Filtering Detection
• RFC 2270: BGP-4 Dedicated AS for Sites/Single Provide • PIM-DM Draft IETF PIM: Dense Mode draft-ietf-idmr-pim-
• RFC 2283: Multiprotocol Extensions for BGP-4 dm-05.txt, draft-ietf-pim-dm-new-v2-04.txt
• RFC 2328: OSPF v2 (Edge-mode) Services and Manageability
• RFC 2338: VRRP • Junos OS CLI
• RFC 2362: PIM-SM (Edge-mode) • Junos Web (embedded Web-based management)
• RFC 2370: OSPF Opaque LSA Option • Out-of-band management: Serial; 10/100/1000BASE-T
• RFC 2373: IPv6 Addressing Architecture Ethernet

• RFC 2375: IPv6 Multicast Address Assignments • ASCII configuration file

• RFC 2385: TCP MD5 Authentication for BGPv4 • Rescue configuration

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• Configuration rollback • RFC 2579: SNMP Textual Conventions for SMIv2

• Image rollback • RFC 2665: Ethernet-like interface MIB
• LCD management • RFC 2787: VRRP MIB
• Element management tools: Network and Security Manager • RFC 2819: RMON MIB
(NSM) • RFC 2863: Interface Group MIB
• Proactive services support via Advanced Insight Solutions • RFC 2863: Interface MIB
(AIS)
• RFC 2922: LLDP MIB
• SNMP: v1, v2c, v3
• RFC 2925: Ping/Traceroute MIB
• RMON (RFC 2819) Groups 1, 2, 3, 9
• RFC 2932: IPv4 Multicast MIB
• Network Time Protocol (NTP)
• RFC 3413: SNMP Application MIB
• DHCP server
• RFC 3414: User-based Security model for SNMPv3
• DHCP relay with Option 82
• RFC 3415: View-based Access Control Model for SNMP
• RADIUS
• RFC 3621: PoE-MIB (PoE switches only)
• TACACS+
• RFC 3826: The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) Cipher
• SSHv2 Algorithm in the SNMP
• Secure copy • RFC 4188: STP and Extensions MIB
• HTTP/HTTPs • RFC 4291: IPv6 Addressing Architecture
• DNS resolver • RFC 4363: Definitions of Managed Objects for Bridges with
• Syslog logging Traffic Classes, Multicast Filtering and VLAN extensions
• Environment monitoring • Draft-ietf-bfd-mib-02.txt
• Temperature sensor • Draft-ietf-idmr-igmp-mib-13
• Config-backup via FTP/secure copy • Draft-ietf-idmr-pim-mib-09

Network Management—MIB Support* • Draft-ietf-idr-bgp4-mibv2-02.txt: Enhanced BGP-4 MIB

• RFC 1155: Structure of Management Information (SMI) • Draft-ietf-isis-wg-mib-07

• RFC 1157: SNMPv1 • Draft-reeder-snmpv3-usm-3desede-00

• RFC 1212: RFC 1213, RFC 1215: MIB-II, Ethernet-like MIB and Troubleshooting
traps • Debugging: CLI via console, Telnet or SSH
• RFC 1493: Bridge MIB • Diagnostics: Show, debug, and statistics commands
• RFC 1643: Ethernet MIB • Analyzer session: Ingress and/or egress traffic on multiple
• RFC 1657: BGP-4 MIB source ports monitored to one destination port or VLAN
• RFC 1724: RIPv2 MIB • Local port and remote VLAN analyzers (up to seven
• RFC 1850: OSPFv2 MIB sessions)

• RFC 1901: Introduction to Community-based SNMPv2 • IP tools: Extended ping and trace

• RFC 1902: Structure of Management Information for Version • Juniper Networks’ commit and rollback
2 of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv2) Environmental Ranges
• RFC 1905, RFC 1907: SNMP v2c, SMIv2 and Revised MIB-II • Operating temperature: 32° to 104° F (0° to 40° C)
• RFC 2011: SNMPv2 for internet protocol using SMIv2 • Storage temperature: -40° to 158° F (-40° to 70° C)
• RFC 2012: SNMPv2 for transmission control protocol using • Operating altitude: up to 10,000 ft (3,048 m)
SMIv2
• Non-operating altitude: up to 16,000 ft (4,877 m)
• RFC 2013: SNMPv2 for user datagram protocol using SMIv2
• Relative humidity operating: 5% to 90% (non-condensing)
• RFC 2096: IPv4 Forwarding Table MIB
• Relative humidity non-operating: 0% to 95% (non-
• RFC 2287: System Application Packages MIB condensing)
• RFC 2465: Management Information Base for IP Version 6 • Acoustic noise: 62 dBA (based on operational tests taken
• RFC 2570–2575: SNMPv3, user-based security, encryption from bystander position [front] and performed at 23° C in
and authentication compliance with ISO 7779)

• RFC 2576: Coexistence between SNMP Version 1, Version 2

and Version 3
• RFC 2578: SNMP Structure of Management Information MIB

*Unless explicitly specified for any particular MIB table or variables, Junos OS does not support SNMP set operations.

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Safety and Compliance Warranty

• CSA 60950-1 (2003) Safety of Information Technology For warranty information, please visit www.juniper.net/support/
Equipment
warranty/.
• UL 60950-1 (2003) Safety of Information Technology
Equipment Juniper Networks Services and Support
• EN 60950-1 (2001) Safety of Information Technology Juniper Networks is the leader in performance-enabling services
Equipment
that are designed to accelerate, extend, and optimize your
• IEC 60950-1 (2001) Safety of Information Technology
high-performance network. Our services allow you to maximize
Equipment (with country deviations)
operational efficiency while reducing costs and minimizing
• EN 60825-1 +A1+A2 (1994) Safety of Laser Products—
risk, achieving a faster time to value for your network. Juniper
• Part 1: Equipment Classification Networks ensures operational excellence by optimizing the
• EN 60825-2 (2000) Safety of Laser Products—Part 2: network to maintain required levels of performance, reliability,
Safety of Optical Fiber Comm. Systems and availability. For more details, please visit www.juniper.net/us/
• C-UL to CAN/CSA 22.2 No.60950-1(First Edition) en/products-services.
• TUV/GS to EN 60950-1, Amendment A1-A4, A11
• CB-IEC60950-1, all country deviations
Ordering Information
Model Number Description
• CE
Hardware
EMC
EX8208-BASE-AC Base EX8208 2000 W AC system
• EN 300 386 V1.3.3 (2005) Telecom Network Equipment— configuration: 8-slot chassis with passive
EMC requirements backplane and 1x fan tray, 1x routing engine
with switch fabric, 1x switch fabric module,
• FCC Part 15 Class A (2007) USA Radiated Emissions 2x 2000 W AC PSUs with power cords, and
all necessary blank panels
• EN 55022 Class A (2006) European Radiated Emissions
EX8208-BASE-AC3 Base EX8208 3000 W AC system
• VCCI Class A (2007) Japanese Radiated Emissions configuration: 8-slot chassis with passive
backplane and 1x fan tray, 1x routing engine
• ICES-003 Class A with switch fabric, 1x switch fabric module,
2x 3000 W AC PSUs with power cords, and
• AS/NZS CISPR 22 Class A
all necessary blank panels
• CISPR 22 Class A EX8208-DENSE- EX8208 dense bundle: EX8208-BASE-AC
BNDL system, 1x EX8200-2XS-40T line card and
Immunity 1x EX8200-40XS line card
• EN 55024 +A1+A2 (1998) Information Technology EX8208-PERF-BNDL EX8208 performance bundle: EX8208-
Equipment Immunity Characteristics BASE-AC system, 1x EX8200-2XS-40T line
card and 1xs EX8200-8XS line card
• EN-61000-3-2 (2006) Power Line Harmonics
EX8208-REDUND-AC Redundant EX8208 2000 W AC system
• EN-61000-3-3 +A1 +A2 +A3 (1995) Power Line Voltage bundle: 8-slot chassis with passive
Fluctuations backplane and 1x fan tray, 2x routing engine
with switch fabric, 1x switch fabric module,
• EN-61000-4-2 +A1 +A2 (1995) Electrostatic Discharge 6x 2000 W AC PSUs with power cords, and
all necessary blank panels
• EN-61000-4-3 +A1+A2 (2002) Radiated Immunity
EX8208-REDUND-DC Redundant EX8208 DC power system
• EN-61000-4-4 (2004) Electrical Fast Transients configuration: 8-slot chassis with passive
backplane and 1x fan tray, 2x routing engine
• EN-61000-4-5 (2006) Surge with switch fabric, 1x switch fabric module,
• EN-61000-4-6 (2007) Immunity to Conducted Disturbances 4x 2000 W redundant-input DC PSUs, and
all necessary blank panels
• EN-61000-4-11 (2004) Voltage Dips and Sags
EX8208-SRE320 Switch and Routing Engine for EX8208,
redundant
Customer-Specific Requirements
EX8208-SF320-S Switch Fabric module for EX8208, spare
• GR-63-Core (2006) Network Equipment, Building Systems
(NEBS) Physical Protection EX8208-CHAS-S EX8208 chassis with backplane, spare

• GR-1089-Core (2006) EMC and Electrical Safety for Network EX8208-FAN-S EX8208 fan tray, spare
Telecommunications Equipment EX8200-PWR-AC2K AC power supply, 2000 W at 220 V (1200
W at
• SR-3580 (1995) NEBS Criteria Levels (Level 3) 110 V), redundant (AC power cords sold
separately)
Environmental
• Reduction of Hazardous Substances (ROHS) 5/6

Telco
• Common Language Equipment Identifier (CLEI) code

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EX8200-PWR-AC3K AC power supply, 3000 W at 220 V, About Juniper Networks

redundant (AC power cords sold separately)
Juniper Networks is in the business of network innovation. From
EX8200-PWR-DC2KR DC power supply with dual redundant
inputs, 2000 W at -48V, redundant devices to data centers, from consumers to cloud providers,
Juniper Networks delivers the software, silicon and systems that
Model Number Description
transform the experience and economics of networking. The
EX8200 Line Cards
company serves customers and partners worldwide. Additional
EX8200-48T 48-port 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ-45 line
card information can be found at www.juniper.net.

EX8200-48T-ES 48-port 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ-45 extra

scale line card
EX8200-48F 48-port 100FX/1000BASE-X SFP line card;
requires SFP optics sold separately
EX8200-48F-ES 48-port 100FX/1000BASE-X SFP extra
scale line card; requires SFP optics sold
separately
EX8200-8XS 8-port 10 GbE SFP+ line card; requires SFP+
optics sold separately
EX8200-8XS-ES 8-port 10GbE SFP+ extra scale line card;
requires SFP+ optics sold separately
EX8200-40XS 40-port GbE / 10GbE line card; requires SFP
and/or SFP+ optics sold separately
EX8200-40XS-ES 40-port GbE / 10GbE extra scale line card;
requires SFP and/or SFP+ optics sold
separately
EX8200-48TL 48-port oversubscribed (2.4:1)
10/100/1000BASE-T RJ-45 line card
EX8200-48PL 48-port PoE+ oversubscribed (2.4:1)
10/100/1000BASE-T RJ-45 line card
EX8200-2XS-40T Combination line card with 40
oversubscribed (2.5:1) 10/100/1000BASE-T
RJ-45 ports, four line-rate 100/1000BASE-
SX SFP ports and two line-rate 10GbE SFP+
ports; requires SFP and/or SFP+ optics sold
separately
EX8200-2XS-40P Combination line card with 40 PoE+
oversubscribed (2.5:1) 10/100/1000BASE-T
RJ-45 ports, four line-rate 100/1000BASE-
SX SFP ports and two line-rate 10GbE SFP+
ports; requires SFP and/or SFP+ optics sold
separately

Software
EX8208-AFL EX8208 Advanced Feature License

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