Juniper EX 3200 and EX 4200 switches available
Juniper Networks announced today the general availability of the EX 3200 and EX 4200 Ethernet switches. The new high performance Ethernet Switch platform had been announced in January.
Juniper EX 3200:
- fixed-configuration simple, cost-effective and standalone Ethernet platform
- 24- and 48-port 10/100/1000BASE-T chassis
- Optional four-port GbE and two-port 10GbE uplink modules with pluggable optics
- Full and partial Power over Ethernet (PoE) options available
- field-replaceable power supply and fan tray
Juniper EX 4200:
- Virtual Chassis technology
- 24- and 48-port 10/100/1000BASE-T chassis
- Optional four-port GbE and two-port 10GbE uplink modules with pluggable optics
- Full and partial Power over Ethernet (PoE) options available
- up to 10 EX 4200 series switches can be interconnected over a 128 Gigabit-per-second (Gbps) backplane
- redundant, hot-swappable internal power supplies and field-replaceable, multi-blower fan trays
The list price for the EX 3200 series starts at USD $4,000 while the list price of the EX 4200 series starts at USD $6,000.
The EX 8200 series remains on schedule for availability in the second half of 2008.