This article provides Routing Information Base (RIB) and Forwarding Information Base (FIB) limits for various Juniper platforms and line cards, including MX960, PTX1000, and QFX series.
Supported Hardware Components
| Component Type | Model |
| --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| Routing Engines | RE-S-1800X4-16G-S, RE-S-1800X4-32G-S |
| MPCs | MPC-3D-16XGE-SFPP, MPC4E-3D-32XGE-SFPP |
| Chassis | MX960, QFX10002-72Q-CHAS, PTX1000-72Q-CHAS-S, PTX10001-36MR |
RIB and FIB Limits by Platform
MX960 (with RE-S and MPCs):
| Resource Type | IPv4 Limit | IPv6 Limit |
| ------------- | ---------- | ---------- |
| RIB | 11M | 1M |
| FIB | 2M | 1M |
PTX1000 / QFX10002
| Platform | RIB (IPv4) | RIB (IPv6) | FIB (IPv4) | FIB (IPv6) |
| ------------------ | ---------- | ---------- | ---------- | ---------- |
| QFX10002-72Q-CHAS | 9M | 1.8M | 1M | 1M |
| PTX1000-72Q-CHAS-S | 9M | 1.8M | 1M | 1M |
PTX10001-36MR
| RIB | 80M | 60M |
| FIB | 2M | 900K |
Notes:
- The listed values are approximate upper limits and may vary based on configuration, software version, and hardware combinations.
- "M" = million, "K" = thousand.