NFX250 Network Services Platform Overview
NFX250 Device Hardware Overview
The Juniper Networks NFX250 Network Services Platform comprises the Juniper Networks NFX250 devices, which are Juniper Network’s secure, automated, software-driven customer premises equipment (CPE) devices that deliver virtualized network and security services on demand. Leveraging Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) and built on the Juniper Cloud CPE solution, NFX250 enables service providers to deploy and service chain multiple, secure, high-performance virtualized network functions (VNFs) as a single device. This automated, software-driven solution dynamically provisions new services on demand.
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NFX250 Hardware
NFX250 devices are available in four compact 1 U models that provide VNF and Packet Forwarding Engine capacity, and a rich set of Layer 2 and Layer 3 features.
NFX250 device has Eight 1-GbE network ports, two 1-GbE RJ-45 ports which can be used as either access ports or as uplinks, two SFP ports, two SFP+ ports, and one management port. NFX250 device has a 1 U form factor and comes with built-in fans and power supply.
NFX250 device can be used as:
An integrated branch router and switch, extensible with VNFs.
A CPE for service providers.
A secure router for distributed enterprises.
System Software
NFX250 devices use the Junos Device Manager (JDM) for virtual machine (VM) lifecycle and device management, and for a host of other functions. The JDM CLI is displayed when you log in to the NFX250 device. The JDM CLI is similar to the Junos OS CLI in look and provides the same added-value facilities as the Junos OS CLI.
You can manage the device by using the JDM CLI, accessible through the console and the out-of-band management ports on the device.
NFX250 Device Models
The NFX250 device is available in four models. All the models are shipped with built-in AC power supply and have airflow-out (front-to-back) cooling.
Table 1 lists the NFX250 device models.
Product Numbers |
Control Plane |
Memory |
Ports |
Power Supply |
Airflow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NFX250-S1 |
1.9 GHz 6-core Intel CPU |
16 GB of memory and 100 GB of enterprise grade solid-state drive (SSD) storage |
Eight 1-GbE network ports, two 1-GbE RJ-45 ports which can be used as either access ports or as uplinks, two SFP ports, two SFP+ ports, one Management port, and two Console ports |
AC |
Front-to-back (AFO) forced cooling |
NFX250-S2 |
1.9 GHz 6-core Intel CPU |
32 GB of memory and 400 GB of enterprise grade SSD storage |
Eight 1-GbE network ports, two 1-GbE RJ-45 ports which can be used as either access ports or as uplinks, two SFP ports, two SFP+ ports, one Management port, and two Console ports |
AC |
Front-to-back (AFO) forced cooling |
NFX250-LS1 |
1.6 GHz 4-core Intel CPU |
16 GB of memory and 100 GB of enterprise grade solid-state drive (SSD) storage |
Eight 1-GbE network ports, two 1-GbE RJ-45 ports which can be used as either access ports or as uplinks, two SFP ports, two SFP+ ports, one Management port, and two Console ports |
AC |
Front-to-back (AFO) forced cooling |
NFX250-S1E |
2.0 GHz 6-core Intel CPU |
16 GB of memory and 200 GB of enterprise grade solid-state drive (SSD) storage |
Ten 1-GbE network ports, two 1-GbE RJ-45 ports which can be used as either access ports or as uplinks, two SFP ports, two SFP+ ports, one Management port, and two Console ports |
AC |
Front-to-back (AFO) forced cooling |