Juniper QFX5100-96S-AFI 10GbE Data Center Switch

Product Description

The Juniper QFX5100-96S-AFI is a high-density, managed data center access and aggregation switch from the QFX5100 series, operating under Junos OS. Designed for enterprise data center environments, this 2U unit provides 96 SFP+ 10GbE ports and 8 QSFP+ 40GbE ports with a total switching capacity of 2.56 Tbps. The back-to-front (AFI) airflow configuration supports hot-aisle containment, making it suitable for large-scale server farm deployments.

Technical Specifications

• Ports: 96 x SFP+ (10GbE) + 8 x QSFP+ (40GbE)
• Switching capacity: 2.56 Tbps
• Form factor: 2U rack-mountable
• Airflow: Back-to-front (AFI)
• Power supply: AC
• MPN: QFX5100-96S-AFI
• Operating system: Junos OS

Design Features

• QSFP+ ports support breakout to 4x10GbE for flexible uplink configurations
• Purpose-built for hot-aisle containment with AFI airflow direction
• High port density in a compact 2U chassis for space-efficient data center deployment
• Junos OS integration for consistent network management and automation
• Hardware design optimized for low-latency switching in enterprise fabrics

Application Area

The switch is deployed in enterprise data centers as a top-of-rack or end-of-row aggregation device, connecting large numbers of 10GbE servers. It provides 40GbE uplinks to core switching infrastructure and supports SAN environments with FCoE capabilities. The unit is suitable for building scalable, high-bandwidth leaf-spine topologies in private cloud and virtualized workloads.