Objectives

Several Juniper Networks customers requested a new series of guides to supplement the current documentation set. While the JUNOS Internet software configuration guides thoroughly describe individual topics (such as interface configuration or routing), they might not properly address complex features that span several of the individual configuration guides (such as multicast VPNs or interinstance route sharing).

As a result, the JUNOS Feature Guide series is designed to explore the more complicated software features available in Juniper Networks routing platforms. The Feature Guide combines all the relevant configuration statements and operational mode commands in one place, precluding the need for users to search multiple manuals for solutions to technical problems.

The general outline for each Feature Guide chapter is as follows:

• Overview—Introduces the feature topic to the user.
• System Requirements—Lists the equipment and software needed to implement a feature.
• Terms and Acronyms—Explains the terminology used with each feature example.
• Feature Implementation—Discusses the background needed to understand how to implement the feature.

• Configuring the feature—Shows the steps that are needed to configure a feature.
• Example—Gives an actual configuration example, along with verification commands and output.
• For More Information—Provides additional resources and information for further understanding of the feature.
  

  NOTE: This guide documents Release 7.6 of the JUNOS Internet software. For additional information about the JUNOS software—either corrections to or information that might have been omitted from this guide—see the software release notes at http://www.juniper.net/.