Juniper QFX10002-36Q-DC – High-Performance Data Center Switch

What It Is

The Juniper QFX10002-36Q-DC is a high-performance spine switch designed for data center environments, operating under Junos OS. It belongs to the Juniper QFX10002 series and is positioned as a scalable, fixed-form-factor switching platform for leaf-spine topologies.

Technical Details

• Ports: 36 × QSFP+ 40GbE (configurable as 12 × QSFP28 100GbE)
• Switching capacity: 5.76 Tbps
• Forwarding performance: 2 Bpps
• Form factor: 2U
• Power supply: 4 × 1600W DC modules
• Cooling: 3 fans

Configuration & Options

• Supports breakout cables for splitting 40G ports into 4 × 10G interfaces
• DC power input via four 1600W modules (model suffix -DC)
• Operates exclusively under Junos OS; no third-party NOS support specified
• Port configuration allows flexible deployment as either 40GbE or 100GbE uplinks
• No additional expansion slots or modular line cards — fixed port layout

Operating Conditions

This switch is intended for deployment as a spine node in leaf-spine data center architectures, aggregating traffic from leaf switches. It is suitable for high-speed network cores in cloud and enterprise data centers with DC power infrastructure. The unit requires standard 19-inch rack mounting in a 2U space and relies on front-to-back airflow (fan configuration as per Juniper standard).