Juniper Networks manual J2320 and J2350 Midplane, J2320 and J2350 Routing Engine Hardware

JUNOS Software with Enhanced Services Hardware Guide

J2320 and J2350 Midplane

The J2320 and J2350 midplane is located in the center of the chassis and forms the rear of the PIM card cage (see Figure 6 on page 10 and Figure 7 on page 11). You install the PIMs into the midplane from the front of the chassis. Data packets are transferred across the midplane from the PIM to the Routing Engine, and from the Routing Engine across the midplane to the destination PIM.

J2320 and J2350 Routing Engine Hardware

The Routing Engine consists of the following components:

■Processor—Creates the packet forwarding switch fabric for the router and runs JUNOS software to maintain the router's routing tables and routing protocols.

■DRAM—Buffers incoming packets and provides storage for the routing and forwarding tables and for other Routing Engine processes.

To view the amount of DRAM installed on your router, issue the show chassis routing-enginecommand.

■EPROM—Stores the serial number of the Routing Engine.

To view the serial number of the Routing Engine, issue either the show chassis routing-enginecommand or the show chassis hardware command.

■Crypto Accelerator Module—Processor card that enhances performance of cryptographic algorithms used in IP security (IPSec) services. The cryptographic algorithms supported include Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Data Encryption Standard (DES), triple DES (3DES), Hashed Message Authentication Code-Message Digest 5 (HMAC-MD5), and HMAC-Secure Hash Algorithm 1 (SHA-1). The Crypto Module is an optional feature of J2320 and J2350 Services Routers.

To determine whether there is a Crypto Accelerator Module installed on your router, issue the show chassis hardware command.

■Compact flash—Provides primary storage for software images, configuration files, and microcode. J-series routers have a primary or internal compact flash located on the system board. For information about replacing the internal compact flash, see “Replacing Internal Compact Flashes on J2320 and J2350 Routers” on page 126.

J2320 and J2350 Services Routers also provide a slot in the rear of the chassis into which you can insert an additional external compact flash. For information about external compact flashes, see “J2320 and J2350 External Compact Flashes” on page 18.

J2320 and J2350 Boot Devices

J2320 and J2350 Services Routers can boot from three devices:

■Internal compact flash

■External compact flash (also known as the removable compact flash)

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