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PTX5000BASE

PTX Series PTX5000 — PTX5000 router

EOSL — PAST
18 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
Available—
End of saleMay 2016
End of serviceDec 2024Juniper bulletin ↗
Last security firmware—

Options from here

Third-party maintenance

Covered past the OEM cutoff by an independent maintainer.

Pre-stock spares

Modules and units still circulate on the secondary market.

Schedule migration

Carrying production traffic? Set the replacement window now, not mid-outage.

Run to failure

Low-criticality role — document the risk, harden backups, retire on your terms.

Other SKUs in PTX5000

PTX5000-DOOR-BBPTX5000 router›PTX5000-DOOR-SPTX5000 router›PTX5000BASE2PTX5000 router›

PTX5000BASE — questions

Is the Juniper PTX5000BASE still supported?

No. Juniper's last date of support for PTX5000BASE was Dec 2024 (per the Juniper end-of-sale bulletin) — it is past end of service life.

When did the PTX5000BASE reach end of sale?

PTX5000BASE reached end of sale May 2016, per the Juniper end-of-sale bulletin.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the PTX5000BASE?

Dec 2024 — per the Juniper end-of-sale bulletin.

Can the PTX5000BASE be maintained after Juniper support ends?

After the last date of support, PTX5000BASE units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. Juniper no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.