Juniper MX960 Upgrade Guide
Maximize the performance and lifespan of your MX960 (MX960). Every upgrade option below is verified compatible.
Verified Specifications
| Processor Options | Juniper MX960 Universal Routing Platform — modular chassis, 16 rack units (U) tall; system capacity 10.56 Tbps half-duplex; switch fabric capacity 480 Gbps per slot; 14 slots: 11 dedicated line-card slots (DPC/MPC/FPC) + 1 multifunction slot (2/6: SCB or line card) + 2 SCB slots; supports 11 or 12 MPCs/DPCs depending on protection scheme (up to 12 MPCs); redundant SCBs required for full line rate; SCBE3-MX enables up to 33 Tbps-class fabric bandwidth scaling |
| Power Supply Options | AC: 3 normal-capacity PSUs non-redundant or 4 redundant (PWR-MX960-AC); DC: 2 or 4 PSUs; high-capacity AC/DC options; 4x high-voltage second-generation universal (HVAC/HVDC, MX960-PSM-HV) option |
| Networking Options | Fully populated line-rate throughput on 264x 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports, or 22x 100GbE + 44x 10GbE ports, or 66x 40GbE ports via MPC/DPC line cards |
| Specification Source | Juniper official documentation (verified 2026-07-02) |
About the MX960
Juniper MX960 Core Router
Technical specifications
| Generation | MX960 |
|---|---|
| Device type | Networking |
| End of Sale | 2020-06-30 |
| End of Support | 2026-06-30 |
Recommended upgrade strategy
Network equipment like the MX960 typically upgrades via SFP, SFP+, or QSFP transceiver replacements, license-tier increases, line-card additions, and PSU redundancy. Juniper MX960 works with ICD stocked transceiver inventory and supports field-replaceable component upgrades.
ICD Juniper expertise
ICD maintains Juniper parts inventory and engineering expertise — submit your Juniper MX960 configuration via RFQ for tailored upgrade recommendations covering memory, storage, network adapters, controllers, and power supplies.
Upgrade categories ICD can quote for the MX960
Even when our database does not yet list specific compatible parts for the MX960, ICD engineering team sources verified-compatible components across these categories. Submit a quote request with your current configuration:
- Memory — DDR3, DDR4, DDR5 RDIMM, LRDIMM, ECC SO-DIMM modules at maximum supported capacity
- Storage — Enterprise SSDs (SAS, SATA, NVMe), HDDs (NL-SAS, SAS 10K/15K RPM), and tape generations
- RAID and HBA controllers — Hardware RAID, JBOD passthrough, fabric attach, with cache battery
- Network adapters — 1GbE, 10GbE, 25GbE, 40GbE, 100GbE NICs plus SFP+ and QSFP transceiver modules
- Power supplies — Redundant hot-swap PSUs in matching wattage and connector specification
- CPUs — Intel Xeon Scalable and AMD EPYC where socket-compatible with this platform
- GPUs — NVIDIA Tesla, A-series, and RTX A-series for compute and visualization workloads
- Accessories — Bezels, mounting rails, drive caddies, cooling fans, and chassis hardware
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