QFX5120-48T

48 x 1/10GbE RJ-45 and 6 x 40/100GbE QSFP+/QSFP28

Juniper QFX5120

Positioning

Inherited from the Juniper QFX5120 family — positioning is family-scoped in the graph

25 GbE data-center leaf and campus distribution fixed 1U switch line. Trident 3 silicon, MACsec on the -48YM variant, Virtual Chassis stacking via uplink ports. Workhorse 25G ToR for non-AI data centers.

Price band: Mid-range

Specifications sourced from Juniper Networks' published datasheets and product documentation.

Identity

What it is and where it sits in the range

Vendor
Juniper Networks
Product family
Juniper QFX5120
Form factor
fixed
Rack units
1
Launch date
2019
Supported OS
JunOS

Orderable part numbers

How this platform is bought: the part numbers the vendor's order desk accepts

  • QFX5120-48T-AFIQFX5120-48T, 48×10GBASE-T + 6×100GbE, 1U, AC airflow in
  • QFX5120-48T-AFOQFX5120-48T, 48×10GBASE-T + 6×100GbE, 1U, AC airflow out
  • QFX5120-48T-DC-AFIQFX5120-48T, 48×10GBASE-T + 6×100GbE, 1U, DC airflow in
  • QFX5120-48T-DC-AFOQFX5120-48T, 48×10GBASE-T + 6×100GbE, 1U, DC airflow out

Ports and throughput

Port counts, speeds and forwarding capacity

Access ports
48
Port speed (G)
10
Min access speed (G)
1
Max access speed (G)
10
Min uplink speed (G)
40
Max uplink speed (G)
100
Switching capacity (Gbps)
1080
Network module slots
0

Alternatives

Products that do the same job: one class up, the same class, or one class down. Same vendor first.

25GOne class up
PlatformPortsCapacityPrice band
7050SX3-48YC12
Arista · Arista 7050X3
48 × 1/10/25G SFP284,800 Gbps↑Mainstream
7050SX3-48YC8
Arista · Arista 7050X3
48 × 1/10/25G SFP284,000 Gbps↑Mainstream
C9500-48Y4C
Cisco · Catalyst 9500
48 × 1/10/25G3,200 Gbps↑Premium
N9348Y12C-SE1
Cisco · Nexus 9300
32 × 1/10/25G SFP28 + 16 × 10/25/50G SFP565,600 Gbps↑Mid-range to Premium
7220-IXR-D2L
Nokia · Nokia 7220 IXR D-Series
48 × 1/10/25G SFP282,000 Gbps↑Mid-range
10GSame class
PlatformPortsCapacityPrice band
7050SX3-48C8
Arista · Arista 7050X3
48 × 1/10G SFP+2,560 Gbps↑Mainstream
7050SX3-48C8C
Arista · Arista 7050X3
48 × 1/10G2,560 Gbps↑Mainstream
N9K-C93108TC-FX3
Cisco · Nexus 9300
48 × 10G2,160 Gbps↑Mid-range to Premium
N9K-C93108TC-FX3P
Cisco · Nexus 9300
48 × 0.01/0.1/1/2.5/5/10G RJ452,160 Gbps↑Mid-range to Premium
1GOne class down
PlatformPortsCapacityPrice band
N9K-C92348GC-FX3
Cisco · Nexus 9300
48 × 1G RJ45696 Gbps↓Mid-range to Premium
N9K-C9348GC-FX3
Cisco · Nexus 9300
48 × 1G696 Gbps↓Mid-range to Premium
7220-IXR-D1
Nokia · Nokia 7220 IXR D-Series
48 × 1G RJ4588 Gbps↓Mid-range

Power

PoE, supplies and redundancy

PoE supported
No
PSU slots
2
PSUs included
2
Default PSU
JPSU-650W-AC-AI
Fan slots
5

Scale and performance

Table sizes, latency and stacking limits

Buffer class
normal
Stacking supported
No

Compatible optics (50)

Transceivers reconciled as compatible, with reach and media

Transceivers validated as compatible with QFX5120-48T
SKUSpeedMediaReachForm factor
JNP-QSFP-40G-LR440 Gsmf10000 mQSFP+
JNP-QSFP-40G-LX440 Gmmf150 mQSFP+
JNP-QSFP-40GE-ER440 Gsmf40000 mQSFP+
JNP-QSFP-40GE-IR440 Gsmf2000 mQSFP+
JNP-QSFP-4X10GE-LR40 Gsmf10000 mQSFP+
JNP-QSFP-DAC-10MA40 GdacQSFP+
JNP-QSFP-DAC-5M40 GdacQSFP+
JNP-QSFP-DAC-7MA40 GdacQSFP+
JNP-QSFP-DACBO-10M40 GdacQSFP+
JNP-QSFP-DACBO-5MA40 GdacQSFP+
JNP-QSFP-DACBO-7MA40 GdacQSFP+
JNP-QSFPP-40G-BXSR40 Gmmf100 mQSFP+
QFX-QSFP-40G-ESR440 Gmmf300 mQSFP+
QFX-QSFP-40G-SR440 Gmmf150 mQSFP+
QFX-QSFP-DAC-1M40 Gdac1 mQSFP+
QFX-QSFP-DAC-3M40 Gdac3 mQSFP+
QFX-QSFP-DACBO-1M40 Gdac1 mQSFP+
QFX-QSFP-DACBO-3M40 Gdac3 mQSFP+
QSFPP-40G-LR4-C40 Gsmf10000 mQSFP+
QSFPP-4X10GE-SR40 GmmfQSFP+
JNP-100G-2X50G-1M100 Gdac1 mQSFP28
JNP-100G-2X50G-2M100 Gdac2 mQSFP28
JNP-100G-2X50G-3M100 Gdac3 mQSFP28
JNP-100G-2X50G-5M100 Gdac5 mQSFP28
JNP-100G-4X25G-1M100 Gdac1 mQSFP28 to SFP28
JNP-100G-4X25G-3M100 Gdac3 mQSFP28 to SFP28
JNP-100G-4X25G-5M100 Gdac5 mQSFP28 to SFP28
JNP-100G-DAC-1M100 Gdac1 mQSFP28
JNP-100G-DAC-3M100 Gdac3 mQSFP28
JNP-100G-DAC-5M100 Gdac5 mQSFP28
JNP-QSFP-100G-BXSR100 Gmmf100 mQSFP28
JNP-QSFP-100G-CWDM100 GsmfQSFP28
JNP-QSFP-100G-LR4100 Gsmf10000 mQSFP28
JNP-QSFP-100G-PSM4100 Gsmf500 mQSFP28
JNP-QSFP-100G-SR4100 Gmmf100 mQSFP28
QSFP-100G-4WDM40100 GsmfQSFP28
QSFP-100G-CWDM-C100 GsmfQSFP28
QSFP-100G-CWDM-T2100 GsmfQSFP28
QSFP-100G-DAC-50CM100 Gdac0.5 mQSFP to QSFP28
QSFP-100G-DR100 Gsmf500 mQSFP28
QSFP-100G-ER4L100 GsmfQSFP28
QSFP-100G-FR100 Gsmf2000 mQSFP28
QSFP-100G-LR100 Gsmf10000 mQSFP28
QSFP-100G-LR4-C100 GsmfQSFP28
QSFP-100G-LR4-T2100 GsmfQSFP28
QSFP-100G-PSM4-T2100 Gsmf500 mQSFP28
QSFP-100G-SR1P2100 GmmfQSFP28
QSFP-100G-SR4-C100 GmmfQSFP28
QSFP-100G-SR4-T2100 GmmfQSFP28
QSFP-100G-ZR4100 GsmfQSFP28

Licence tiers

Tiers defined for this family

Advanced · Advanced 1 · Advanced 2 · Advantage · Premium · Premium 1

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Parts and modules

Published parts that fit this platform, each with its own page

Other Juniper QFX5120 platforms

Same family, different port counts

About this data

Where the specifications on this page come from

Where does the QFX5120-48T data come from?

The QFX5120-48T specifications on this page are sourced from Juniper Networks' published datasheets and product documentation. SKUit extracts and normalises those values into its product catalog, the same data its BOM builder uses. This page summarises them; it is not Juniper Networks' datasheet, and the original documents are published by Juniper Networks.

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