The Juniper Networks CHAS-BP3-MX960-S MX960 Chassis is a next-generation, high-capacity routing platform designed to meet the demands of service provider cores, edge networks, and large-scale data center interconnect (DCI) environments. Built with the enhanced BP3 (Backplane 3) architecture, this chassis delivers the power, scalability, and reliability required to support modern high-bandwidth applications, including 100GbE and 400GbE deployments.
Engineered as the physical foundation of the MX960 3D Universal Edge Router, the CHAS-BP3-MX960-S features a 16RU form factor with 14 total slots, including 11 dedicated line card slots, 2 switch control board (SCB) slots, and 1 multi-purpose slot. This flexible architecture enables high-density configurations, supporting hundreds of 10GbE ports or dozens of 100GbE/400GbE interfaces within a single chassis.
The advanced BP3 backplane is specifically designed to handle the increased power and high-speed signaling requirements of next-generation Modular Port Concentrators such as MPC7E, MPC10E, and MPC11E, delivering up to 12 Tbps of aggregate system capacity. This ensures seamless scalability for growing network demands while maintaining optimal performance and efficiency.
Built for carrier-grade reliability, the chassis supports N+1 power redundancy and 1+1 control plane/fabric redundancy, ensuring continuous operation and “five-nines” availability (99.999% uptime). Its high-capacity, side-to-side cooling system is optimized for advanced Trio ASIC-based hardware, maintaining thermal stability even under full-load conditions.
The CHAS-BP3-MX960-S also offers strong investment protection, with backward compatibility for many existing MX960 components while providing the infrastructure needed for future high-speed upgrades. Whether deployed in telecom backbones, ISP networks, or hyperscale data centers, this chassis delivers unmatched scalability, performance, and reliability for next-generation networking environments.
