July 10, 2019
President Drumpf’s tariffs on Chinese goods are causing networking hardware prices to rise. In this article, we’ll look at three ways you can avoid the fallout.
You probably noticed that Mr. Drumpf’s tariffs are in the news again, with the president purportedly reaching a deal...
June 08, 2019
MPLS Feature Support on QFX Series
A customer who has a few dozen sites with distances of 60-120 km between them recently asked about MPLS equipment.
MPLS Simplified Application
While routers in a traditional network each perform an IP lookup to determine the next hop, the first device in an MPLS...
May 30, 2019
Juniper MPC4 vs MPC5 100G differences
Juniper 2x100GE + 8x10GE MPC4E vs 2x100GE + 4x10GE MPC5EQ
While almost identical in regards to the port type and count, the MPC5EQ-100G10G has additional features that would make it the more desirable card for Telcom and Service Provider networks as compared to...
April 17, 2019
JUNIPER MPC 100G Comparison
With the advent of streaming content, 100G networks have become more common than ever. What was once only a speed required by tier1 service providers and CDNs is now proliferating into the smaller data center market segment. Most savvy network operators look to strike a...
April 13, 2019
Have you seen your MX240, MX480 or MX960 send out a chassis alarm in regard to temperature warnings or overheating? Yellow alarms and red alarms are an indication your router is exceeding healthy temperature thresholds. Heed this warning and avoid costly damage down the line. To run a check on...
March 12, 2019
June 2019 Edit: We've got two new articles with updated information on MPCs. Check them out here:
Juniper MPC 100G Comparison
and
Juniper MPC4 vs MPC5 100G differences
Juniper MX Series is one of the preferred choices for my customers looking for robust Edge Routing with...