Automation

The QFX5110 switches support a number of features for network automation and plug-and-play operations. Features include zero touch provisioning, operations and event scripts, automatic rollback, and Python scripting. The switch also supports integration with VMware NSX Layer 2 Gateway Services, and OpenStack.)

Flexible Forwarding Table

The QFX5110 includes a Unified Forwarding Table (UFT), which allows the hardware table to be carved into configurable partitions of Layer 2 media access control (MAC), Layer 3 host, and longest prefix match (LPM) tables.

Intelligent Buffer Management

The QFX5110 switches have a total of 16 MB shared buffers. While 25% of the total buffer space is dedicated, the rest is shared among all ports and is user configurable. The intelligent buffer mechanism in the QFX5110 effectively absorbs traffic bursts while providing deterministic performance, significantly increasing performance over static allocation.

Junos OS

The high-performance QFX5110 switches run Junos OS, Juniper’s powerful and robust network operating system that powers all Juniper switches, routers, and firewalls.