protocol

Syntax

Hierarchy Level

Release Information

Statement modified in Release 8.5 of JUNOS software.

Description

Specify the networking protocol name or number.

This statement is supported on J-series and SRX-series devices.

Options

protocol-name —Networking protocol name. The following text values are supported. For a complete list of possible numeric values, see RFC 1700, Assigned Numbers (for the Internet Protocol Suite).

• ah—IP Security Authentication Header
• egp—Exterior gateway protocol
• esp—IPsec Encapsulating Security Payload
• gre—Generic routing encapsulation
• icmp—Internet Control Message Protocol
• igmp—Internet Group Management Protocol
• ipip—IP over IP
• node—Clear each session that uses the specified IP protocol on a specific node.
• ospf—Open Shortest Path First
• pim—Protocol Independent Multicast
• rsvp—Resource Reservation Protocol
• sctp—Stream Control Transmission Protocol
• tcp—Transmission Control Protocol
• udp—User Datagram Protocol

Note: Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is not supported as a network protocol in application definitions

Usage Guidelines

For configuration instructions and examples, see the JUNOS Software Security Configuration Guide.

Required Privilege Level

system—To view this statement in the configuration.

system-control—To add this statement to the configuration.