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Juniper QFX5120-48Y-AFO 25GbE, 100GbE | Data Center Switch
Original price was: $12,000.00.$9,795.00Current price is: $9,795.00.
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Juniper QFX5120-48Y-AFO 48x25GbE + 8x100GbE Data Center Switch
The Juniper QFX5120-48Y-AFO is a high-performance data center switch designed for modern spine-leaf architectures, cloud infrastructure, virtualization environments, and enterprise networking deployments. Featuring 48x25GbE access ports and 8x100GbE uplink ports, the QFX5120 platform delivers scalable low-latency networking for demanding data center workloads.
Built for high-density networking environments, the QFX5120 Series supports modern data center fabrics, east-west traffic optimization, and high-speed workload connectivity. In addition, the Airflow Out (AFO) cooling design makes this platform suitable for hot-aisle/cold-aisle data center deployments.
Features and Benefits
- 48x25GbE high-density access ports
- 8x100GbE uplink connectivity for aggregation and spine deployments
- Designed for spine-leaf data center architectures
- Low-latency switching for cloud and virtualization workloads
- Airflow Out (AFO) cooling configuration for optimized airflow management
- Supports scalable enterprise and cloud networking environments
- High-performance switching platform for modern data centers
Technical Specifications
- Model: QFX5120-48Y-AFO
- Switching Ports: 48x25GbE + 8x100GbE
- Cooling Configuration: Airflow Out (AFO)
- Deployment Type: Data Center / Spine-Leaf Networking
- Switching Architecture: High-Performance Low-Latency Ethernet Switching
- Condition: New
Common Use Cases
- Spine-leaf data center architectures
- Cloud and virtualization networking
- Enterprise data center aggregation
- High-speed east-west traffic environments
- Storage and compute fabric networking
- High-density 25GbE server connectivity
Data Sheet
Compatibility & Popular Deployment Environments
The Juniper QFX5120-48Y-AFO is commonly deployed in enterprise and cloud data centers that require scalable high-speed Ethernet switching. Furthermore, organizations frequently deploy the QFX5120 Series in spine-leaf topologies supporting virtualization, storage networking, and cloud compute environments.
Commonly Compatible Platform Types
- Spine-leaf data center environments
- Cloud and virtualization infrastructure
- 25GbE server connectivity deployments
- 100GbE aggregation and uplink environments
- Enterprise and hyperscale networking architectures
Popular Deployment Environments
- Enterprise data centers
- Private cloud infrastructure
- Hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI)
- Storage networking environments
- High-density compute clusters
- AI and accelerated compute networking
Frequently Paired Components
- 25GbE servers and NICs
- 100GbE aggregation infrastructure
- Enterprise NVMe storage platforms
- Virtualization and cloud platforms
- Juniper data center networking ecosystems
- Leaf-spine switching deployments
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Juniper QFX5120-48Y-AFO mainly used for?
The QFX5120-48Y-AFO is primarily used for high-speed data center networking, spine-leaf architectures, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise virtualization environments.
What does AFO mean on the QFX5120?
AFO stands for Airflow Out, which means airflow moves from the port side toward the power supply side for optimized hot-aisle/cold-aisle data center cooling designs.
Does the QFX5120 support 100GbE networking?
Yes. The switch includes 8x100GbE uplink ports that are commonly used for aggregation, spine connectivity, and high-bandwidth data center networking.
| Condition | New |
|---|---|
| Port Count | 48, 8 |
