explicit-congestion-notification

Syntax

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Description

Enable explicit congestion notification (ECN) on the output queue (forwarding class) or output queues (forwarding classes) mapped to the scheduler. ECN enables end-to-end congestion notification between two endpoints on TCP/IP based networks. The two endpoints are an ECN-enabled sender and an ECN-enabled receiver. ECN must be enabled on both endpoints and on all of the intermediate devices between the endpoints for ECN to work properly. Any device in the transmission path that does not support ECN breaks the end-to-end ECN functionality.

A weighted random early detection (WRED) packet drop profile must be applied to the output queues on which ECN is enabled. ECN uses the WRED drop profile thresholds to mark packets when the output queue experiences congestion.

ECN reduces packet loss by forwarding ECN-capable packets during periods of network congestion instead of dropping those packets. (TCP notifies the network about congestion by dropping packets.) During periods of congestion, ECN marks ECN-capable packets that egress from congested queues. When the receiver receives an ECN packet that is marked as experiencing congestion, the receiver echoes the congestion state back to the sender. The sender then reduces its transmission rate to clear the congestion.

Required Privilege Level

interfaces—To view this statement in the configuration.interface-control—To add this statement to the configuration.

Release Information

Statement introduced in Junos OS Release 13.2X51.

Statement supported on SRX380, SRX300, SRX320, SRX340, SRX345, vSRX3.0, and NFX devices in Junos OS Release 22.2R1.