Juniper MX480 Hardware Guide

Calculating Power Requirements for MX480 Routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
AC Power Circuit Breaker Requirements for the MX480 Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
AC Power Cord Specifications for the MX480 Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Chapter 13 DC Power Requirements, Specifications, and Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
DC Power Supply Electrical Specifications for the MX480 Router . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Power Requirements for an MX480 Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Calculating Power Requirements for MX480 Routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
DC Power Circuit Breaker Requirements for the MX480 Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
DC Power Source Cabling for the MX480 Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
DC Power Cable Specifications for the MX480 Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Part 3 Initial Installation and Configuration
Chapter 14 Unpacking the MX480 Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Tools and Parts Required to Unpack the MX480 Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Unpacking the MX480 Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Verifying the MX480 Router Parts Received . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Chapter 15 Installing the Mounting Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Installing the MX480 Router Mounting Hardware for a Rack or Cabinet . . . . . . . 183
Moving the Mounting Brackets for Center-Mounting the MX480 Router . . . . . . 185
Chapter 16 Installing the MX480 Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Installing an MX480 Router Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Tools Required to Install the MX480 Router with a Mechanical Lift . . . . . . . . . . 188
Removing Components from the MX480 Router Before Installing It with a
Lift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Removing the Power Supplies Before Installing the MX480 Router with a
Lift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Removing the Fan Tray Before Installing the MX480 Router with a Lift . . . . 190
Removing the SCBs Before Installing the MX480 Router with a Lift . . . . . . . 191
Removing the DPCs Before Installing the MX480 Router with a Lift . . . . . . 192
Removing the FPCs Before Installing the MX480 Router with a Lift . . . . . . . 193
Installing the MX480 Router Using a Mechanical Lift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Reinstalling Components in the MX480 Router After Installing It with a Lift . . . 196
Reinstalling the Power Supplies After Installing the MX480 Router with a
Lift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Reinstalling the Fan Tray After Installing the MX480 Router with a Lift . . . . 197
Reinstalling the SCBs After Installing the MX480 Router with a Lift . . . . . . 198
Reinstalling the DPCs After Installing the MX480 Router with a Lift . . . . . . 199
Reinstalling the FPCs After Installing the MX480 Router with a Lift . . . . . . 200
Tools Required to Install the MX480 Router Without a Mechanical Lift . . . . . . . 201
Removing Components from the MX480 Router Before Installing It Without a
Lift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Removing the Power Supplies Before Installing the MX480 Router Without
a Lift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Removing the Fan Tray Before Installing the MX480 Router Without a
Lift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Removing the SCBs Before Installing the MX480 Router Without a Lift . . . 204
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Juniper MX480 Specifications

General

Cooling	Front-to-back airflow
Operating System	Junos OS
Form Factor	Modular
Routing Engine	RE-S-1800x4
Maximum Capacity	7.68 Tbps
Throughput	Up to 3.84 Tbps per slot
Power Supply	Redundant AC or DC power supplies
Chassis Slots	6 slots
Operating Temperature	0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)
Supported Protocols	BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, MPLS, IPv4, IPv6
Redundancy	Redundant Routing Engines, power supplies