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Protocols and Applications Supported by the MX240, MX480, MX960, MX2010, and MX2020 MPC2E

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Table 1 contains the first Junos OS Release support for protocols and applications on the MX240, MX480, MX960, MX2010, and MX2020 MPC2E.

A dash indicates that the protocol or application is not supported.

Note:

The MX2010 and M2020 routers support protocols and applications in Junos OS 12.3 and later. Features added after the Junos OS 12.3 release are supported on the MX2010 and MX2020 routers in the release indicated.

A dash indicates that the protocol or application is not supported.

Table 1: Protocols and Applications Supported by the MX240, MX480, MX960, MX2010, and MX2020 MPC2E

Protocol or Application

First Supported Junos OS Release

MX-MPC2E-3D

(MPC2E)

MX-MPC2E-3D-Q

(MPC2E Q)

MX-MPC2E-3D-EQ

(MPC2E EQ)

MX-MPC2E-3D-P

(MPC2E P)

MX-MPC2E-3D-NG

(MPC2E NG)

MX-MPC2E-3D-NG-Q

(MPC2E NG-Q)

Access Node Control Protocol (ANCP)

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

Accepts traffic destined for generic routing encapsulation (GRE) tunnels or Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol (DVMRP) (IP-in-IP) tunnels

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

Bidirectional Forwarding Detection protocol (BFD)

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

BGP/MPLS virtual private networks (VPNs)

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

DVMRP and GRE support—access side and server side

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

Understanding How Dynamic Power Management Enables Better Utilization of Power

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—

—

—

15.1

15.1

Flexible Queuing Mode

Note:

Flexible queuing mode is supported only on non-HQoS variants.

—

—

—

—

15.1

—

IEEE 802.1ag Ethernet OAM Continuity Check protocol

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

IEEE 802.1ag Ethernet OAM Linktrace protocol

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

IEEE 802.1ag Ethernet OAM Loopback protocol

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

Firewall filters

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

Flexible Ethernet encapsulation

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

Graceful Routing Engine Switchover (GRES)

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

Ingress Differentiated Services code point (DSCP) rewrite

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

Ingress hierarchical quality-of-service (HQoS) shaping and hierarchical-scheduler:

  • Group of virtual LANs (VLANs) level

  • Virtual LAN (VLAN) level

  • Port level

–

–

–

–

15.1R1

15.1R1

Inline flow monitoring

12.1

12.1

12.1

12.1

14.1R4

14.1R4

Hierarchical quality-of-service (HQoS)

–

12.1R3

12.1R3

–

-

15.1R1

Intelligent Oversubscription on MIC and MPC Interfaces Overview

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

Integrated routing and bridging (IRB)

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

Unified In-service software upgrade (Unified ISSU)

11.2R1

11.2R1

11.2R1

11.2R1

17.1R1

17.1R1

IS-IS

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) (excluding snooping)

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) snooping

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

IPv4

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

IP multicast

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

IPv6

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

IPv6 MLD

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

IPv6 multicast

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

IPv6 Neighbor Discovery

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

Label Distribution Protocol (LDP)

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

Labeled-switched-paths (LSPs) including accounting, policers, and filtering

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

LAN-PHY mode

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

Layer 2 frame filtering

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP):

        

14.1R4

14.1R4

  • L2TP access concentrator (LAC)

11.3

11.3

11.3

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

  • L2TP network server (LNS)

11.4

11.4

11.4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

  • LNS inline service support with CoS per-session shaping

11.4

11.4

11.4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

  • LNS inline service support without CoS per-session shaping

11.4

11.4

11.4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

  • Peer interface

11.4

11.4

11.4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

  • Inline IP Reassembly

13.1

13.1

13.1

13.1

14.1R4

14.1R4

Link aggregation (IEEE 802.3ad)

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP)

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

Local loopback

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

MAC learning, policing, accounting, and filtering

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

Mobile IP

–

–

–

–

Multi-chassis link aggregation

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

Multiple Tag Protocol Identifiers (TPIDs)

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

Nonstop active routing (NSR)

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

IEEE 802.3ah OAM

  • Discovery and link monitoring

  • Fault signaling and detection

  • Remote loopback

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

Multitopology routing

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

OSPF

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

Packet mirroring

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

Precision Time Protocol (PTP) or IEEE 1588v2

12.3

12.3

12.3

12.2

15.1R2

15.1R2

IEEE 802.1ah provider backbone bridges (PBB)

–

–

–

–

–

–

Quality of service (QoS) per port:

  • Eight queues per port

  • Excess-rate configuration at the traffic-control-profile level

  • Excess-rate and excess-priority configuration at the queue level

  • Shaping at port level

  • Shaping at queue level

  • Scheduling of queues based on weighted round-robin (WRR) per priority class

  • Tricolor marking

  • Weighted random early detection (WRED)

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

Quality of service (QoS) per virtual LAN (VLAN):

      

–

14.1R4

14.1R4

  • Accounting, filtering, and policing

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

  • IEEE 802.1p rewrite

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

  • Classification

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

  • Excess-rate configuration at the traffic-control-profile level

–

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

  • Excess-rate and excess-priority configuration at the queue level

–

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

  • Tricolor marking

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

  • Shaping at the queue level

–

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

  • Scheduling of queues based on weighted round-robin (WRR) per priority class

–

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

  • Weighted random early detection (WRED)

–

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

Quality of service (QoS) per Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) or Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) subscriber interfaces:

        

14.1R4

14.1R4

  • Accounting, filtering, and policing

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

  • IEEE 802.1p rewrite

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

  • Classification

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

  • Excess-rate configuration at the traffic-control-profile level

–

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

  • Excess-rate and excess-priority configuration at the queue level

–

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

  • Tricolor marking

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

  • Shaping at the queue level

–

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

  • Scheduling of queues based on weighted round-robin (WRR) per priority class

–

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

  • Weighted random early detection (WRED)

–

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

RSVP

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

RIP

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

SNMP

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

Spanning Tree Protocols:

  • IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)

  • IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol

  • Per-VLAN Spanning Tree (PVST)+

  • IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

Subscriber Management:

        

14.1R4

14.1R4

  • Aggregated Ethernet over static VLANs

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

  • Aggregated Ethernet over dynamic VLANs

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

  • DHCP access model

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

  • Dynamic adjustment of shapers

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

  • Dynamic PPPoE subscriber interface creation based on PPPoE service name table configuration

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

  • Dynamic profiles

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

  • Dynamic shaping, scheduling, and queuing

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

  • Dynamic VLANs

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

  • Enhanced subscriber management

15.1R4

15.1R4

15.1R4

15.1R4

15.1R4

15.1R4

  • Static and dynamic PPPoE subscriber interfaces

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

Synchronous Ethernet (SyncE)

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

Tunnel services:

  • Clear DF-Bit (Don't Fragment Bit)

  • GRE unicast tunneling-Supports GRE fragmentation

  • IP-IP unicast tunneling

  • Multicast tunneling

  • Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) sparse mode unicast tunneling

  • Virtual loopback tunneling (VT)

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

Two-Way Active Measurement Protocol (TWAMP)

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

VLANs IEEE 802.1Q

  • VLAN stacking and rewriting

  • Channels defined by two stacked VLAN tags

  • Flexible VLAN tagging

  • IP service for nonstandard TPID and stacked VLAN tags

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

Virtual Chassis redundancy

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

Virtual private LAN service (VPLS)

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

Virtual private network (VPN)

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) for IPv4

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

WAN-PHY mode

11.2R4

11.2R4

11.2R4

12.2

14.1R4

14.1R4

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