Juniper QFX5100-96S-DC-AFI High-Density Data Center Switch

Product Description

The Juniper QFX5100-96S-DC-AFI is a high-density, managed switch designed for data center access and aggregation roles, operating under Junos OS. This 2U device provides 96 SFP+ 10GbE ports and 8 QSFP+ 40GbE ports, delivering a total switching capacity of 2.56 Tbps. It is intended for enterprise customers requiring scalable top-of-rack or leaf deployment in large-scale, DC-powered environments.

Technical Specifications

• Ports: 96x SFP+ 10GbE, 8x QSFP+ 40GbE
• Switching Capacity: 2.56 Tbps
• Breakout Support: 40GbE ports can be split into 4x10GbE via breakout cables
• Form Factor: 2U rack-mountable
• Power Supply: DC input (model suffix -afi)
• Operating System: Junos OS
• MPN: qfx5100-96s-dc-afi

Design Features

• High port density in a 2U form factor, optimizing rack space utilization
• Flexible 40G-to-10G breakout capability for incremental port expansion
• DC power architecture suitable for central office or telecom data center environments
• Purpose-built for leaf-spine topologies with low-latency forwarding
• Full Junos OS feature set for advanced routing, switching, and telemetry

Application Area

This switch is deployed as a leaf device in leaf-spine data center architectures, aggregating 10G server connections and providing uplinks to spine switches. It is also suited for high-performance storage network fabrics requiring dense, low-latency 10GbE access. The DC power variant enables deployment in facilities with direct current distribution, such as telecom central offices or specialized enterprise data centers.