About This Guide

JUNOS Documentation and Release Notes

Objectives

Audience

Supported Routing Platforms

Using the Indexes

Using the Examples in This Manual

Documentation Conventions

Documentation Feedback

Requesting Technical Support

Overview of Ethernet Solutions

Terminology and Acronyms

Networking and Internetworking with Bridges and Routers

Addresses at L2 and L3

The Benefits of Ethernet

Handling MAC Addresses

MAC Addresses, VLAN Tags, and Forwarding

Nesting VLAN Tags

Metro Ethernet Network

Layer 2 Interface Types

Configuring Basic MX-series Layer 2 Features

Configuring the Interfaces and VLAN Tags

Configuring Bridge Domains

Configuring Spanning Tree Protocols

Configuring Integrated Bridging and Routing

Virtual Switches

Overview of Virtual Switches

Configuring Virtual Switches

VLAN Configuration for VPLS and Bridge Domains

VLAN Translation (Normalization)

Implicit VLAN Translation to a Normalized VLAN

Sending Tagged or Untagged Packets over VPLS Virtual Interfaces

Creating Implicit Learning Domains

Bridging Packet Flow

Configuring a Normalized VLAN

MX-series Examples Using VLANs and VPLS

Provider Bridge Network with Normalized VLAN Tags

VPLS Labels and VLAN Tags

One VPLS Instance for Several VLANs

Configuring VLAN and VPLS Features

VLAN Translation with Lists

Automatic Bridge Domains

VPLS Pseudowires with Dynamic Profiles

Examples: More Complex Dynamic Profile Applications

Configuring Ethernet OAM

Overview of Ethernet OAM

Ethernet CFM over VPLS

Ethernet CFM on Bridge Connections

Ethernet CFM on Physical Interfaces

Ethernet LFM

Ethernet LFM Between PE and CE

Ethernet LFM for CCC

Ethernet LFM for Aggregated Ethernet

Ethernet LFM with Loopback Support

Configuring Ethernet Frame Delay Measurement

Ethernet Frame Delay Measurement Overview

Configuring Ethernet Frame Delay Measurement

Displaying Ethernet Frame Delay Statistics

Ethernet Frame Delay Measurement Examples

Two-Way Delay Measurement with Single Tagged Interface

One-Way Delay Measurement with Single Tagged Interface

Delay Measurements with Untagged Interfaces

Configuring MX-series Ethernet Ring Protection

Ethernet Ring Protection Overview

Example: MX-series Ethernet Ring Protection

MX-series Ring Protection Operation—Normal Conditions

MX-series Ring Protection Operation—Failure Condition

Configuring MX-series Filters

Policing and Marking Traffic Entering a VPLS Core

Filtering Frames by MAC Address

Filtering Frames by IEEE 802.1p Bits

Filtering Frames by Packet Loss Priority

Configuring MX-series DHCP Relay

DHCP Relay and MX-series Overview

Configuring DHCP Relay on the MX-series

Configuring DHCP Relay with a Bridge Domain VLAN

Index

Index