[j-nsp] Understanding limitations of various MX104 bundles

[James Bensley]

On 4 January 2018 at 18:34, Josh Baird <joshbaird at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Given the MX104-MX5-AC bundle which comes with 1 20x 1GE MIC pre-installed
> (and none of the onboard 10Gbps interfaces enabled), is this box actually
> limited to 20Gbps overall throughput?
>
> Can I install another MIC (say the MIC-3D-2XGE-XFP) in an additional slot
> to gain 2 10Gbps interfaces without purchasing any additional licensing?
> If I do this, is overall throughput of the chassis still locked to 20Gbps
> (due to the original bundle)?
>
> I can't find anything (ie "show system license") that states there is an
> overall capacity restriction, but I'm hearing mixed things from various
> sources.

The bundle "MX104-MX5-XX" includes:

- 2 MIC slots blocked
- 1 slot reserved for Service MIC
- 20x1GE with MACSEC MIC

So I don't think you can use it for normal line cards like the 2XGE or
another 20x1GE etc.

Cheers,
James.