Juniper MX Series Routers Reviews

I work with an internet service provider in Uganda and have experience working with Juniper MX Series Routers, as we use Mikrotik, Juniper, and Cisco routers on our infrastructure.

We have a mix of Juniper equipment including the Juniper MX Series Routers, specifically the MX series, and we also have the Juniper ACX series. We use the Juniper firewall, the SRX series, including the SRX 5800, that's the highest we have used on the network. On the MX series, we have used up to MX204, but it's not a big network. We used up to MX204 and MX80s extensively.

The best features of Juniper MX Series Routers include their performance, which is quite good for us in terms of hardware performance. The Junos OS, the software, is stable, and we don't have many issues with the Juniper system itself. They have numerous features that allow us to deliver services, be it Layer 2 connectivity to customers, Layer 3 connectivity, data center connectivity, or even security features.

Hardware performance has been a top-notch reason why we chose Juniper in the beginning, especially the MX series, which performs well in terms of network uptime and we don't encounter many failures. We have had a bad experience here and there with the ACX series, and their network performance is not so great compared to MX, so we have mostly done away with the ACX and only use MX at some of the core sites.

I have seen a return on investment from the solution. Initially, we deployed MX80s on the network, and since our company has been in operation since 2006, from that point we used MX80s until around 2016 when we upgraded most of them to MX204s. From our experience, once we buy an MX204, we don't have issues with it; we have never had to replace an MX204 on the network. Once we deploy it, it works until we decide to upgrade the capacity. The return on investment is significant, as once we buy it, we have no worries about performance.

They are primarily used for P&E, BGP, and carrier-grade NAT deployments. Also, for provider routers, MX-204/MX240/MX480 and MX960 for BNG deployments and Edge/Aggregation and core, and MX304 / 10003 and MX40 for Edge/Gateway for Service providers.

Juniper products are very good in terms of performance.  you place MX240/480/960 provider edge/Aggregation and Core Also good part of it you can use line cards and CB/RE with each other's(within MX-240/MX480/MX960). also few cards from MX960/480 can used in MX2020  i.e 

The following MPCs require an Adapter Card (ADC) in MX2020

• MPC1E
• MPC2E
• MPC3E
• MPC5E
• MPC7E

The product provides us with automation capabilities.

The product is easy to use. It is more suitable for automation. It has very clear tags. Juniper is much better than anything in the market. It has robust devices.

We are basically an outsourcing company, so we provide services to our customers. In this case, Juniper was one of the vendors for one of our customers, which is an internet provider in the US.

So it's a service provider internet, and Juniper helps me with this.

The "Commit" feature stands out. When you try to commit commands, you have some options like sandbox config, leaving those temporary for 60 seconds. 

This feature allows you to commit configuration changes to the candidate configuration, and then review them for errors before committing them to the active configuration. 

Another feature that I like is the integration with Cisco routers. This allows you to connect Juniper MX routers to Cisco routers and have them work together seamlessly. We never have interoperability issues.

We are using Juniper MX Series Routers for internet connection and for importing and managing data. We are also using them for internal connectivity. They serve as a border between our initial team.

For the Juniper MX Series Routers, it plays a crucial role in our network. They offer numerous features, enabling multiple connections and handling various reports. The routers efficiently manage the number of switched fabric codes and process features based on the specific switch requirements. Previously, I utilized them for processing and addressing customer-side concerns. The routers have excellent documentation, making it easy to resolve any issues that may arise. It's excellent for customization, especially in tailoring the Windows configuration environment. Overall, dealing with this solution has been straightforward and efficient.     

We use Juniper MX Series Routers to connect with the ISP and give us the internet.

Juniper MX Series Routers are easy to configure and easy to back up.

In general, it is our platform of choice. When we looked at it against Cisco, we settled on it. In general, it is the better version. All the services are okay, or better than Cisco, anyway.

The functionality and stability are great.

It's very easy to manage. 

Technical support is great.

It's scalable.

We are the system integrator. Normally we are using it in our projects.

Juniper Routers are used for our MPRS project with our clients. We have used the MPRS router. Apart from this, we have used SRX series of routers where the event requirement is there. And with switching also, we have used a Juniper router in our MPRS Integration Project.

The most important thing with the Juniper router is that feature-wise, lots of routers are similar. If I'm talking about the performance, it's at 99%. Apart from this, the hardware reliability is very good.

It lasts a long time. The end-of-life is approximately eight years. 

Juniper routers are very capable and can be scalable. 

We may also integrate it as an event solution in the Juniper Router SRX3.

The solution is pretty easy to set up after a bit of training.

Juniper is pretty good and pretty known right now for SRX3 where an SD-WAN solution is there. If we are not getting the MPLS connectivity in fiber, then we may use the 4D, and LD modems and get Juniper integration, router, and SRX fiber applications, which we may enable.