Juniper MX5 Hardware Guide

MX5, MX10, MX40, and MX80 Routers Cabinet Requirements and
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
MX5, MX10, MX40, and MX80 Network Cable and Transceiver Planning . . . . . . . 67
Determining Transceiver Support and Specifications for M Series and T
Series Routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Understanding Fiber-Optic Cable Signal Loss, Attenuation, and
Dispersion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Signal Loss in Multimode and Single-Mode Fiber-Optic Cable . . . . . . . . 68
Attenuation and Dispersion in Fiber-Optic Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Calculating Power Budget and Power Margin for Fiber-Optic Cables . . . . . . 69
Calculating Power Budget for Fiber-Optic Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Calculating Power Margin for Fiber-Optic Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Routing Engine Interface Cable Specifications for MX5, MX10, MX40, and
MX80 Routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
MX5, MX10, MX40, and MX80 Management, and Console Port Specifications
and Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
RJ-45 Connector Pinouts for the AUX and CONSOLE Ports on MX5, MX10,
MX40, and MX80 Routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
RJ-45 Connector Pinouts for the ETHERNET Port on MX5, MX10, MX40, and
MX80 Routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Chapter 3 Initial Installation and Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
MX5, MX10, MX40, and MX80 Installation Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Unpacking and Mounting the MX5, MX10, MX40, and MX80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Tools and Parts Required to Unpack MX5, MX10, MX40, and MX80
Routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Unpacking MX5, MX10, MX40, and MX80 Routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Verifying the MX5, MX10, MX40, and MX80 Routers Parts Received . . . . . . . 77
Installing the MX5, MX10, MX40, and MX80 Cable Management Bracket . . 79
Moving the Mounting Brackets for Center-Mounting MX5, MX10, MX40, and
MX80 Routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Tools Required to Install MX5, MX10, MX40, and MX80 Chassis in the
Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Installing MX5, MX10, MX40, and MX80 Chassis in the Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Connecting the MX5, MX10, MX40, and MX80 Routers to Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Tools and Parts Required for MX5, MX10, MX40, and MX80 Router Grounding
and Power Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Grounding MX5, MX10, MX40, and MX80 Routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Connecting Power to an AC-Powered MX5, MX10, MX40, and MX80
Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Powering On an AC-Powered MX5, MX10, MX40, and MX80 Router . . . . . . . 85
Connecting Power to a DC-Powered MX5, MX10, MX40, and MX80
Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Powering On a DC-Powered MX5, MX10, MX40, and MX80 Router . . . . . . . 88
Powering Off MX5, MX10, MX40, and MX80 Routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Connecting MX5, MX10, MX40, and MX80 Routers to Management Devices . . . . 91
Connecting the Router to a Network for Out-of-Band Management . . . . . . . 91
Connecting the Router to a Management Console or Auxiliary Device . . . . . . 91
Initially Configuring MX5, MX10, MX40, and MX80 Routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
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Juniper MX5 Specifications

General

Model	MX5
Category	Network Router
Throughput	20 Gbps
Operating System	Junos OS
Product Type	Modular Router
Switching Capacity	80 Gbps
MPLS	Yes
IPv6 Support	Yes
Power Supply	AC or DC
Routing Protocols	BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, RIP
Operating Temperature	0°C to 40°C
Memory	4 GB
Redundancy	Power supply redundancy
Storage	8 GB