EX4400-24X Ethernet Switch

The EX4400-24X is a compact, scalable, 10GbE switch ideal for enterprise campus distribution deployments. The AI-driven, cloud-native switch offers leading-edge technologies, including EVPN-VXLAN for building advanced campus fabrics and streaming telemetry for optimizing user experiences from client to cloud. It’s differentiated by features such as MACsec AES-256, microsegmentation using group-based policies, and Juniper Virtual Chassis technology.

The EX4400-24X can be deployed as a distribution switch in larger campuses or in small or medium-sized campus core networks. It’s cloud-ready and zero-touch provisioning (ZTP)-enabled, so you can onboard, configure, and manage it with Juniper Mist™ Wired Assurance for improved connected-device experiences. The EX4400-24X transmits rich telemetry to the Juniper Mist cloud, while Mist AI™ simplifies operations and enables actionable client-level insights in real time.

Key Features


Port density

24 x 1/10GbaseX, 2 x 100GbE/40GbE uplinks. Common EX4400 uplink modules including 4 x 25GbE MACsec AES256, 4 x 10GbE non-MACsec, and 1 x 100GbE MACsec AES256.

Form factor

1 RU  

Switching capacity

1080 Gbps

Fabric

EVPN-VXLAN, Virtual Chassis

Features + Benefits

AI-Driven Switching

Onboard, provision, and manage the EX4400-24X from the cloud with built-in Juniper Mist Wired Assurance, which enables AI-powered automation and insights through rich streaming telemetry data on switch health and service levels. Improve user and device experiences while streamlining IT operations and reducing mean time to repair (MTTR).

Virtual Chassis

Virtual Chassis technology allows users to configure and manage up to 10 EX4400-24X switches as a single logical device.  

MACsec AES-256

Support for IEEE 802.11ae MACsec with AES-256 encryption provides link-layer data confidentiality, data integrity, and data origin authentication.

End-to-End Campus Fabric

Easily deploy EVPN-VXLAN technology with the campus fabric workflow. Enabled by the Juniper Mist cloud, it lets you scale with ease, build resiliency, and streamline management.

Microsegmentation

Standards-based microsegmentation with group-based policies (GBP) uses underlying VXLAN technology to provide agnostic endpoint access control. These features enable consistent security policies and granular control of applications, business functions, and user tags.

Flow-Based Telemetry

Per-flow analytics let you monitor thousands of traffic flows per switch without impacting the CPU.

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Universities are under pressure to meet student expectations for fast, pervasive, and reliable access to the applications they need, no matter where they are on campus. To deliver an amazing service experience, Dartmouth turned to a network powered by Mist AI and automation. 

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EX4400-24X

The EX4400-24X is a compact, scalable, 10GbE Ethernet switch ideal for enterprise campus deployments. It is an AI-driven, cloud-native switch with EVPN-VXLAN for building advanced campus fabrics, streaming telemetry, and other leading-edge technologies.

Technical Features
Port density

24 x 1/10GbaseX, 2 x 100GbE/40GbE uplinks. Common EX4400 uplink modules including 4 x 25GbE MACsec AES256, 4 x 10GbE non-MACsec, and 1 x 100GbE MACsec AES256.

Form factor

1 RU  

Switching capacity

1080 Gbps

Fabric

EVPN-VXLAN, Virtual Chassis

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EX4600

The EX4600 Ethernet Switch offers a compact, highly scalable, high-performance 10GbE solution for enterprise campus distribution deployments as well as low-density data center top-of-rack environments. 

Technical Features
Port density

24 x 1/10GbE and 4 QSFP+ 40GbE plus expansion slots

Form factor

1 RU

MACsec

400 Gbps of near-line encryption

Switching capacity

720 Gbps

Fabric

Virtual Chassis, MC-LAG

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The EX4650 Ethernet Switch offers a compact, highly scalable, high-performance 10/25/100GbE solution for midsized to large enterprise campus distribution deployments.

Technical Features
Port density

48 x 10/25GbE and 8 x 40/100GbE 

Form factor

1 RU

Switching capacity

2 Tbps

Latency

As low as 550ns

Fabric

Virtual Chassis, MC-LAG, ESI-LAG, EVPN-VXLAN

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EX4400-24X Ethernet Switch FAQs

What is the Juniper Networks EX4400-24X switch?

The Juniper Networks EX4400-24X is an AI-driven, cloud-native, compact, scalable, 10GbE switch ideal for enterprise campus distribution deployments, with 24 x 10GbE ports, various uplink options (100 GbE, 25GbE, and 10GbE, and virtual chassis capabilities.

Powered through the Juniper Mist™ cloud architecture and Mist AI, it offers leading-edge technologies, including EVPN/VLXAN for building campus fabrics and streaming telemetry for optimizing user experiences from client to cloud. It’s differentiated by features such as MACsec AES-256, microsegmentation using group-based policies (GBP), and Juniper Virtual Chassis technology. 

Where do I deploy the EX4400-24X in my network?

The EX4400-24X is ideal for enterprise campus distribution deployments, with its 24 x 10GbE ports, various uplink options (100GbE, 25GbE, and 10GbE), and virtual chassis capabilities. The EX4400-24X can be deployed as a distribution switch in larger campuses or small- or medium-sized campus core networks.

What use case is supported by the EX4400-24X?

The use case is a simplified, scalable, and flexible campus fabric. Juniper Networks campus fabric provides a single standards-based Ethernet VPN-Virtual Extensible LAN (EVPN-VXLAN) solution that can be deployed in any campus, whether a two-tier network with a collapsed core distribution or a campus-wide system that involves multiple buildings with separate distribution and core layers.

The EX4400-24X’s EVPN/VXLAN capabilities allow network architects to deploy scalable and flexible EVPN/VXLAN-based campus fabrics with a few clicks in the Mist dashboard. With the campus fabric, users can expect greater network efficiency, flexibility, scalability, non-proprietary multivendor capabilities, security through GBP, and a streamlined experience compared to a traditionally challenging deployment. 

What are the benefits of the EX4400-24X?

Enterprises of all sizes face a rapidly increasing number of users, devices, and applications that need to access the network simultaneously, quickly, and securely. Building networks that can withstand the demands of both the present and future requires a client-to-cloud strategy that encompasses both software and hardware.

The EX4400-24X, like other cloud-native EX switches, transmits rich telemetry to the Mist cloud, enabling actionable client-level insights in real time—simplifying Day 0–2+ IT operations when operated with Juniper Mist Wired Assurance, Marvis® Virtual Network Assistant, and Mist AI. Optimized for simplicity and scale with native cloud-based operations and campus fabric deployments, the EX4400-24X offers superior user and IT experiences with Juniper’s industry-leading AIOps. Mist AI also delivers rapid troubleshooting with full-stack event correlation, proactive anomaly detection, and self-driving network actions.

Who should deploy the EX4400-24X?

Enterprises requiring support for a growing number of network endpoints, coupled with rapidly evolving business needs, can deploy and leverage the EX4400-24X and the campus fabric to achieve a scalable, programmable, simplified, standards-based architecture that is common across the campus and data center.  

What software licenses are required to use the EX4400-24X?

The EX4400-24X follows the class two flex software licensing. License terms include 1, 3, 5 years and perpetual. Perpetual licenses include the S-EX-A-C2-P (advanced license) and the S-EX-P-C2-P (premium license). There is also an additional license to enable MACsec AES-256, with the S-EX-MACSEC-C2-P.

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