Description

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.

Solution

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


| Resource Type | IPv4 Limit | IPv6 Limit |

| ------------- | ---------- | ---------- |

| 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.

Modification History

2025-06-07 : Article Created