Discover why routers in the Juniper MX Series—with their advanced feature sets and record-breaking scale—are so popular among enterprises and network service providers. This revised and expanded edition shows you step-by-step how to implement high-density, high-speed Layer 2 and Layer 3 Ethernet services, using Router Engine DDoS Protection, Multi-chassis LAG, Inline NAT, IPFLOW, and many other Juniper MX features. This second edition was written by a Senior NOC engineer, whose vast experience with the MX Series is well documented. Each chapter covers a specific Juniper MX vertical and includes review questions to help you test what you’ve learned. This edition includes new chapters on load balancing and vMX—Juniper MX’s virtual instance. Work with Juniper MX’s bridging, VLAN mapping, and support for thousands of virtual switches Examine Juniper MX high-availability features and protocols Use Trio Chipset’s load balancing features for different types of traffic Explore the benefits and typical use cases of vMX Add an extra layer of security with Junos DDoS protection Create a firewall filter framework that applies filters specific to your network Discover the advantages of hierarchical scheduling Combine Juniper MX routers, using a virtual chassis or Multi-chassis LAG Install network services such as Network Address Translation (NAT)

Discover why routers in the Juniper MX Series, with their advanced feature sets and record breaking scale, are so popular among enterprises and network service providers. This authoritative book shows you step-by-step how to implement high-density, high-speed Layer 2 and Layer 3 Ethernet services, using Router Engine DDoS Protection, Multi-chassis LAG, Inline NAT, IPFIX/J-Flow, and many other Juniper MX features. Written by Juniper Network engineers, each chapter covers a specific Juniper MX vertical and includes review questions to help you test what you learn. Delve into the Juniper MX architecture, including the next generation Junos Trio chipset Explore Juniper MX’s bridging, VLAN mapping, and support for thousands of virtual switches Add an extra layer of security by combining Junos DDoS protection with firewall filters Create a firewall filter framework that only applies filters specific to your network Discover the advantages of hierarchical scheduling Combine Juniper MX routers, using a virtual chassis or Multi-chassis LAG Install network services such as Network Address Translation (NAT) inside the Trio chipset Examine Junos high availability features and protocols on Juniper MX "For the no-nonsense engineer who likes to get down to it, The Juniper MX Series targets both service providers and enterprises with an illustrative style supported by diagrams, tables, code blocks, and CLI output. Readers will discover features they didn't know about before and can't resist putting them into production." —Ethan Banks, CCIE #20655, Packet Pushers Podcast Host

Ideal for network engineers involved in building a data center, this practical guide provides a comprehensive and technical deep-dive into the new Juniper QFX5100 switching family. You’ll learn how the Juniper QFX5100 enables you to create simple-to-use data centers or build some of the largest IP Fabrics in the world. This book is chock-full of helpful technical illustrations and code examples to help you get started on all of the major architectures and features of Juniper QFX5100 switches, whether you’re an enterprise or service provider. With this book, you’ll be well on your way to becoming a Juniper QFX5100 expert. All of the examples and features are based on Junos releases 13.2X51-D20.2 and 14.1X53-D10. Fully understand the hardware and software architecture of the Juniper QFX5100 Design your own IP Fabric architecture Perform in-service software upgrades Be familiar with the performance and scaling maximums Create a data center switching fabric with Virtual Chassis Fabric Automate networking devices with Python, Ruby, Perl, and Go Build an overlay architecture with VMware NSX and Juniper Contrail Export real-time analytics information to graph latency, jitter, bandwidth, and other features

Like the popular guides The MX Series and Juniper QFX5100 Series, this practical book--written by the same author--introduces new QFX10000 concepts in switching and virtualization, specifically in the core of the data center network. The Juniper QFX10000 Series from Juniper Networks is a game-changer. This new book by Douglas Hanks is the authoritative guide.

In this IBM® RedguideTM document, we highlight the key requirements for a smarter data center network and show how the data center fabric, a new switching architecture, provides the required performance, scalability, and management. We explore Juniper Networks' QFabric, a revolutionary DCN fabric product, and describe how its characteristics and key network innovations provide real business value in rapid service deployment, cost-efficient service delivery, energy efficiency, and business resiliency and security. We examine Juniper's QFabric design, product software, hardware, and deployment, and illustrate how QFabric can drastically improve your DCN while reducing your business costs. We describe three common QFabric network use cases that highlight fundamental changes in DCN architecture. Use cases are based on our project experiences, specifically optimized application delivery control, secure isolation provisioning of a multi-tenant environment, and support of business continuity. IBM understands that the first step in transforming network infrastructure is developing an enterprise network architecture that considers business and IT environments, security and privacy policies, service priorities, and growth plans. This guide describes how to migrate to a smarter data center using QFabric and also considers organizational aspects of migration. Over decades, IBM has built deep technical expertise and understanding of the evolving demands of network, server, storage, and desktop virtualization. IBM has extensive design and integration experience in complex DCN infrastructures and cloud computing environments. And IBM has a global pool of skilled networking professionals with in-depth IT and networking infrastructure knowledge and world class project management skills. IBM and Juniper Networks' strong partnership offers leading edge network products and technologies that will help you create and implement this unrivalled DCN design using the information covered in this paper.

Data centers must become smarter to meet today's business needs. They need to be more efficient, scalable, and flexible and at the same time keep operational costs in check. A smarter data center must seamlessly integrate IT resources, such as servers, storage, and networking, while also responding quickly to change. Networking plays an essential role in enabling infrastructures for smarter data centers. In dynamic environments with virtualized IT resources, the network must do more than just carry traffic and support the provisioning of new IT services. It must also have the built-in flexibility and capability to adapt quickly while maintaining comprehensive security, visibility, and management. IBM® Flex SystemTM build-to-order (BTO) and Juniper Networks QFabric are key building blocks for a smarter data center infrastructure. They are reliable, resilient, and energy efficient resources that seamlessly integrate to provide the capabilities and flexibility needed now and in the future. This IBM RedpaperTM publication discusses how to build a smarter data center infrastructure with IBM Flex System BTO and Juniper Networks QFabric. It discusses key client use cases that address today's data center challenges: Business continuity and disaster recovery Multitenancy Virtual machine mobility This paper is intended for IT management, IT architects, network planners and integrators, and technical specialists.