Technical Documentation

Technical Documentation

MX Series Ethernet Services Routers Solutions Page

The MX Series router is a platform that you can configure to support Layer 2 switching and bridging functions as well as Layer 3 routing. This document contains overview information about MX Series router Layer 2 features and examples for configuring Layer 2 (Ethernet) solutions.

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Ethernet Networking

Ethernet Terms and Acronyms

Networking and Internetworking with Bridges and Routers

Network Addressing at Layer 2 and Layer 3

Networking at Layer 2: Benefits of Ethernet Frames

Networking at Layer 2: Challenges of Ethernet MAC Addresses

Networking at Layer 2: Forwarding VLAN Tagged Frames

Networking at Layer 2: Forwarding Dual-Tagged Frames

Networking at Layer 2: Logical Interface Types

A Metro Ethernet Network with MX Series Routers

Basic Layer 2 Features

Layer 2 Features for a Bridging Environment

Layer 2 Features for a Switching Environment

MX Series Router as a Layer 2 DHCP Relay Agent

MX Series Router ATM Ethernet Interworking Function

VLANs for Bridge Domain or VPLS Environments

VLANs Within a Bridge Domain or VPLS Instance

Packet Flow Through a Bridged Network with Normalized VLANs

Layer 2 Features for Multiple VLANs and Bridge Domains

Bulk Configuration of VLANs and Bridge Domains

Dynamic Profiles for VPLS Pseudowires

Layer 2 Filtering, Monitoring, and Fault Management

Firewall Filters for Bridge Domains and VPLS Instances

Ethernet Operations, Administration, and Maintenance

Ethernet OAM Connectivity Fault Management

Ethernet Frame Delay Measurements

Ethernet OAM Link Fault Management

Ethernet Ring Protection

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Layer 2 Networking Standards

VLANs for Bridge Domains and VPLS Instances

Configuring a Normalized VLAN for Translation or Tagging

Configuring Learning Domains for VLAN IDs of Logical Interfaces

Configuring Virtual Switches as Separate Routing Instances

Ethernet Frame Delay Management

Configuring MEP Interfaces to Support ETH-DM

Triggering an ETH-DM Session

Viewing Ethernet Frame Delay Measurements Statistics

Basic Layer 2 Features

Roadmap for Configuring a Basic Bridge Domain Environment

Configuring Interfaces and VLAN Tags

Configuring Bridge Domains

Configuring Spanning Tree Protocols

Configuring Integrated Bridging and Routing

DHCP Relay

Configuring DHCP Relay in a Bridge Domain VLAN Environment

Configuring DHCP Relay in a VPLS Routing Instance Environment

ATM Ethernet Interworking
Configuring MX Series Router ATM Ethernet Interworking

VLANs for Provider Bridging and VPLS Networks

Configuring a Bridge Network with Normalized VLAN Tags

Configuring a VPLS Network with Normalized VLAN Tags

Configuring One VPLS Instance for Several VLANs

Bulk Configuration of Layer 2 Features

Configuring VLAN Translation with a VLAN ID List

Configuring Multiple Bridge Domains with a VLAN ID List

Dynamic Profiles for VPLS Pseudowires

Configuring VPLS Pseudowires with Dynamic Profiles—Basic

Configuring VPLS Pseudowires with Dynamic Profiles—Complex

Layer 2 Firewall Filtering

Configuring Policing and Marking of Traffic Entering a VPLS Core

Configuring Filtering of Frames by MAC Address

Configuring Filtering of Frames by IEEE 802.1p Bits

Configuring Filtering of Frames by Packet Loss Priority

Ethernet Connectivity-Fault Management

Configuring Ethernet CFM over VPLS

Configuring Ethernet CFM on Bridge Connections

Configuring Ethernet CFM on Physical Interfaces

Ethernet Frame Delay Measurement

Configuring One-Way ETH-DM with Single-Tagged Interfaces

Configuring Two-Way ETH-DM with Single-Tagged Interfaces

Configuring ETH-DM with Untagged Interfaces

Ethernet Link-Fault Management

Configuring Ethernet LFM Between PE and CE

Configuring Ethernet LFM for CCC

Configuring Ethernet LFM for Aggregated Ethernet

Configuring Ethernet LFM with Loopback Support

Ethernet Ring Protection

Configuring Ethernet Ring Protection for MX Series Routers

Viewing Ethernet Ring Protection Status—Normal Ring Operation

Viewing Ethernet Ring Protection Status—Ring Failure Condition

Dynamic Profiles for VPLS Configuration Statements

[edit dynamic-profiles interfaces] Hierarchy Level

• dynamic-profiles

• family bridge

• interface-mode trunk

• interfaces $junos-interface-ifd-name

• unit $junos-underlying-interface-unit

• vlan-id-list

• vlan-rewrite

[edit routing-instances] Hierarchy Level

• vpls

DHCP Configuration Statements

[edit forwarding-options dhcp-relay] Hierarchy Level

ATM Ethernet Interworking Statements

[edit interfaces] Hierarchy Level

• atm-options

• inner-vlan-id-range

• unit

• vci

• vlan-vci-tagging

• vpi (Define Virtual Path)

• vpi (Logical Interface and Interworking)

Firewall Filter Configuration Statements

[edit firewall] Hierarchy Level

• family (bridge | vpls)

• forwarding-class (MF Classifiers)

• hierarchical-policer

• if-exceeding (Policer)

• term

• three-color-policer

• three-color-policer

[edit bridge-domains] Hierarchy Level

• domain-type bridge

[edit routing-instances] Hierarchy Level

• bridge-domains

Ethernet OAM and ETH-DM Configuration Statements

[edit protocols oam] Hierarchy Level

• auto-discovery

• connectivity-fault-management

• continuity-check

• hardware-assisted-timestamping

• hold-interval

• maintenance-association

• maintenance-domain

• mep

• performance-monitoring

Ethernet OAM LFM Configuration Statements

[edit protocols oam] Hierarchy Level

• action-profile

• apply-action-profile

• event-thresholds

• link-discovery

• link-fault-management

• negotiation-options

• oam

• pdu-interval

• pdu-threshold

• protocol-down

Ethernet Ring Protection Configuration Statements

[edit protocols protection-group] Hierarchy Level

• control-channel

• east-interface

• ethernet-ring

• guard-interval

• protection-group

• restore-interval

• ring-protection-link-owner

• west-interface

Dynamic Profiles for VPLS Operational Commands

show interfaces (10-Gigabit Ethernet)

show interfaces (Gigabit Ethernet)

show l2-learning instance

show route instance

DHCP Operational Commands

clear dhcp relay binding

clear dhcp relay statistics

show dhcp relay binding

show dhcp relay statistics

ATM Ethernet Interworking Commands

show connections

show l2circuit connections

Firewall Filter Operational Commands

show firewall log

show firewall prefix-action-stats

Ethernet OAM CFM and ETH-DM Operational Commands

clear oam ethernet connectivity-fault-management statistics

monitor ethernet delay-measurement

show oam ethernet connectivity-fault-management delay-statistics

show oam ethernet connectivity-fault-management interfaces

show oam ethernet connectivity-fault-management mep-database

show oam ethernet connectivity-fault-management mep-statistics

Ethernet OAM LFM Operational Commands

clear oam ethernet link-fault-management state

clear oam ethernet link-fault-management statistics

show oam ethernet link-fault-management

Ethernet Ring Protection Operational Commands

clear protection-group ethernet-ring statistics

show protection-group ethernet-ring aps

show protection-group ethernet-ring interface

show protection-group ethernet-ring node-state

show protection-group ethernet-ring statistics

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