Hi Ali,
your questions relates to the licensing scheme being phased out by Juniper. You should be looking at the flex licensing as an alternative.
But - you can still order some MPCs with the old base, -IR and -R scale so answers to your questions below.
- Is there any difference between RB and IRB and Base license levels besides the Routing Tables capacity? I mean considering supported features
Yes, you need at least -IR to be allowed running BNG services on the MPC. Technically you need -IR + HQoS license. BNG is a seperate license from the MPC if needed.
The -RB version also allows you to operate more than 32 L3VPNs.
- If I use the Base level card then will I have the total backplane throughout on the card or I will lose some of it?
There is no bandwidth restriction. It's differences in routing capacity, L3VPNs and BNG features.
- Is there any limitation, if I use the Base card and Enhanced Midplane?
No.
- Can I get a base level card and then upgrade it to R level?
Yes - just remember that a upgrade from base to -R requires you to purchase both the -IR and -R license (base card + -IR + -R license have the same list price as the MPC with -R license from the start).
I hope that clarifies.
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Jonas Hauge Klingenberg - Juniper Ambassador
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Original Message:
Sent: 11-21-2021 07:32
From: Ali Soltan
Subject: Difference between Base,IRB and RB license on MPC
Hi
I have questions about different levels of Licensing on MPCs of MX routers, as the following link mentions:
https://www.juniper.net/documentation/us/en/software/license/licensing/topics/topic-map/software_licensing_requirements.html
My questions:
- Is there any difference between RB and IRB and Base license levels besides the Routing Tables capacity? I mean considering supported features
- If I use the Base level card then will I have the total backplane throughout on the card or I will lose some of it?
- Is there any limitation, if I use the Base card and Enhanced Midplane?
- Can I get a base level card and then upgrade it to R level?
Thank you
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Ali Soltan
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