Juniper PTX Series PTX5000 — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
Juniper PTX Series PTX5000 — router. Published end-of-sale (last order) and end-of-support (EOSL) dates from Juniper JTAC End-of-Life bulletins.
Juniper PTX Series PTX5000 has mixed lifecycle status. Some SKU groups are already past Juniper end of service while others run until Apr 2029. Confirm the exact part number before any support or refresh decision. For past-EOSL units, weigh third-party maintenance, spares, replacement, or a documented run-to-failure.
End of sale
May 2016 – Apr 2023
Last date of support
Dec 2024 – Apr 2029
Part numbers
4
1
of 4 part numbers are past support
Why this score
- Past end of service life — 20 months ago
- Vendor-published date, source-linked
- Mixed status across SKU groups — some past EOSL, some still supported
- Category: router
Support-lifecycle timing and source confidence only. Higher means more runway. It is not a risk, safety or compliance rating. How it is calculated
Part numbers in this family
Dates vary across 2 groups in this family, so every row carries its own. Find your exact part before you plan.
| Part number | Description | End of sale | Last support | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTX5000BASE | PTX5000 router | May 2016 | Dec 2024 | Past support |
| PTX5000-DOOR-BB | PTX5000 router | Apr 2023 | Apr 2029 | Supported |
| PTX5000-DOOR-S | PTX5000 router | Apr 2023 | Apr 2029 | Supported |
| PTX5000BASE2 | PTX5000 router | Apr 2023 | Apr 2029 | Supported |
Options from here
1 Juniper PTX Series PTX5000 part number is past Juniper end of service while 3 remain supported (to Apr 2029). For the past-EOSL units, these are the usual paths:
Keep it in production past the OEM cutoff with an independent maintainer.
Buy spares now, while units still circulate on the secondary market.
It is unsupported today. Set a migration timeline and budget.
Low-criticality role: document the risk, harden backups, retire on your terms.
Independent and informational. EOSL.ai sells no hardware and no maintenance, and lists no paid placements. Third-party maintenance keeps unsupported gear in production past the OEM cutoff; whether it fits depends on the role the asset plays.
PTX Series PTX5000 — questions
Is the Juniper PTX Series PTX5000 end of life?
Partly. Some PTX5000 SKU groups are past end of service life while others are still supported. See the dates by SKU group below.
What is the last date of support for the PTX5000?
Last dates of support across PTX5000 SKU groups range from Dec 2024 to Apr 2029.
Where do these PTX5000 dates come from?
Every end-of-sale and end-of-service-life date on this page links to the official Juniper end-of-sale bulletin it was taken from.
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