Juniper QFX3500, Hardware Documentation

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BEST PRACTICE: In a mixed QFX5100 VCF environment with multiple models of QFX5100 and
the EX4300, use QFX5100-24Q as spine devices. In the maximum configuration of 20 total
devices, up to four QFX5100-24Q devices may be used as spine devices. All members can be
connected to the spine using QSFP+ ports. You can configure the QFX5100-96S as a spine in
an all QFX5100-96S VCF or in a mixed VCF comprised of EX4300 and QFX5100-96S.
As of Junos OS release 17.3R1, you can also connect a QFX5100-48S as a leaf device in a QFX5110 VCF
or as a member in a QFX5110 Virtual Chassis.
Figure 18 on page 38 shows the port panel of a QFX5100-48S switch.
Figure 18: QFX5100-48S Switch Port Panel
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40 GbE ports (6) Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) terminal
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10 G ports (48)
The QFX5100-48S and QFX5100-48SH device ports, (0 through 47) support:
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SFP transceivers that can run at either 100 Mbps or 1 Gbps speed
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SFP+ transceivers at 10 Gbps speed
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SFP to SFP direct attach copper (DAC) cables
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SFP+ to SFP+ DAC cables
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SFP+ to SFP+ active optical cables (AOC)
The QFX5100-48S and QFX5100-48SH 40 G uplink or data ports (48 through 53) support:
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QSFP+ transceivers
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QSFP+ to QSFP+ direct attach copper (DAC) cables
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QSFP+ to SFP+ DAC breakout cables (DACBO)
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QSFP+ to QSFP+ active optical cables (AOC)
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QSFP+ to SFP+ AOC breakout cables (AOCBO)
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