Technical Documentation

EX Series Switch Software Features Overview

The following tables list the Juniper Networks EX Series Ethernet Switches software features and the Juniper Networks JUNOS Software release in which they were introduced:

Table 1: Access Control Features

Feature

EX2200 Switches

EX3200 and EX4200 Switches

EX8200 Switches

802.1X authentication

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.0R2

Not supported

Captive portal authentication

Not supported

JUNOS 10.1R1

Not supported

Dynamic allocation of TCAM memory to firewall filters

Not supported

JUNOS 10.0R1

Not supported

Dynamic firewall filters for 802.1X authentication

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.0R2

Not supported

Firewall filters and rate limiting

For a list of supported firewall filter match conditions and actions, see Firewall Filter Match Conditions and Actions for EX Series Switches.

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Firewall filters on LAGs

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 10.0R1

Firewall filter on loopback interface

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.2R1

JUNOS 9.6R1

Firewall filters with IPv6

Not supported

JUNOS 10.1R1

Not supported

MAC RADIUS authentication

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.3R2

Not supported

Policing

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Server fail fallback

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.3R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

TACACS+

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Table 2: Administration Features

Feature

EX2200 Switches

EX3200 and EX4200 Switches

EX8200 Switches

Automatic software download

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.6R1

Not supported

System logging (syslog) over IPv6

Not supported

JUNOS 9.3R2

Not supported

System logging (syslog) over IPv4

JUNOS 10.1R1

9.0R2

9.4R1

System snapshot

Not supported

JUNOS 10.0R1

JUNOS 10.0R1

Table 3: Class-of-Service (CoS) Features

Feature

EX2200 Switches

EX3200 and EX4200 Switches

EX8200 Switches

Class of service (CoS)—Class-based queuing with prioritization

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Class of service (CoS)—DSCP, IEEE 801.p, and IP precedence packet rewrites on routed VLAN interfaces (RVIs)

Not supported

JUNOS 9.5R1

Not supported

Class of service (CoS)—Interface-specific classifiers on routed VLAN interfaces (RVIs)

Not supported

JUNOS 9.4R1

Not supported

Class of service (CoS) multidestination

Not applicable

Not applicable

JUNOS 9.5R1

Class-of-service (CoS) support on LAGs

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.2R1

JUNOS 9.4R1

Class-of-service (CoS) support on routed VLAN interfaces (RVIs)

Not supported

JUNOS 9.4R1

JUNOS 9.4R1

Interface-specific CoS rewrite rules

Not supported

JUNOS 9.4R1

Not supported

JUNOS EZQoS for CoS

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.3R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Port shaping and queue shaping

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.3R2

JUNOS 10.1R1

Table 4: High Availability and Resiliency Features

Feature

EX2200 Switches

EX3200 and EX4200 Switches

EX8200 Switches

Graceful protocol restart for IS-IS

Not supported

JUNOS 9.3R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Graceful protocol restart for OSPF and BGP

Not supported

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Graceful Routing Engine switchover (GRES) for EX4200 Virtual Chassis configurations

Not applicable

JUNOS 9.1R1
(EX4200 only)

Not applicable

Graceful Routing Engine switchover (GRES) for ARP entries

Not supported

JUNOS 9.2R1

JUNOS 9.4R1

Graceful Routing Engine switchover (GRES) for the forwarding database

Not supported

JUNOS 9.2R1

JUNOS 9.4R1

Graceful Routing Engine switchover (GRES) for port security

Not supported

JUNOS 9.2R1

JUNOS 9.6R1

Link aggregation control protocol (LACP)

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Link aggregation control protocol (LACP) support for dual-homing applications in data centers

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 10.0R1

JUNOS 10.0R1

Link aggregation groups (LAGs)

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Link aggregation groups (LAGs) over Virtual Chassis ports (VCPs)

Not applicable

JUNOS 9.6R1
(EX4200 only)

Not applicable

Redundant trunk groups

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)

Not supported

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) for IPv6 (except authentication type and authentication key)

Not supported

JUNOS
10.0R1

JUNOS
10.1R1

Virtual Chassis

  • Atomic software upgrade
  • Fast failover
  • Split and merge

Not applicable

JUNOS 9.3R2
(EX4200 only)

Not applicable

Virtual Chassis

  • Automatic software update on prospective member switches
  • Front-panel configuration of uplink module ports as Virtual Chassis ports (VCPs)

Not applicable

JUNOS 10.0R1
(EX4200 only)

Not applicable

Virtual Chassis

  • Autoprovisioning of Virtual Chassis ports (VCPs)

Not applicable

JUNOS 9.5R1
(EX4200 only)

Not applicable

Virtual Chassis

  • Support for SFP uplink module ports

Not applicable

JUNOS 9.2R1
(EX4200 only)

Not applicable

Table 5: Interfaces Features

Feature

EX2200 Switches

EX3200 and EX4200 Switches

EX8200 Switches

Digital optical monitoring (DOM)

Not supported

JUNOS 10.0R1

JUNOS 10.0R1

Interface-range support

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 10.0R1

JUNOS 10.0R1

Power over Ethernet (PoE)

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.0R2

Not applicable

Power over Ethernet (PoE) power management mode

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.3R2

Not supported

Unicast reverse-path forwarding (RPF)

Not supported

JUNOS 9.3R2

JUNOS 10.1R1

VLAN-tagged Layer 3 subinterfaces

Not supported

JUNOS 9.2R1

JUNOS 9.4R1

Table 6: IP Address Management Features

Feature

EX2200 Switches

EX3200 and EX4200 Switches

EX8200 Switches

DHCP server and relay with option 82 for Layer 2 VLANs

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.3R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

DHCPv6 and IPv6 DNS

Not supported

JUNOS 9.3R2

Not supported

Local DHCP server

Not supported

JUNOS 9.3R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Static addresses

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Table 7: IPv6 Features

Feature

EX2200 Switches

EX3200 and EX4200 Switches

EX8200 Switches

IPv6 (except multicast protocols)

A separate software license is required for IPv6. See Understanding Software Licenses for the EX Series Switch.

Not supported

JUNOS 9.3R2

Not supported

IPv6 multicast protocols

A separate software license is required for IPv6. See Understanding Software Licenses for the EX Series Switch.

Not supported

JUNOS 10.1R1

Not supported

Table 8: Layer 2 Network Protocols Features

Feature

EX2200 Switches

EX3200 and EX4200 Switches

EX8200 Switches

802.1Q VLAN tagging

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

BPDU protection for spanning-tree protocols

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.1R1

JUNOS 9.4R1

GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP)

Not supported

JUNOS 9.1R1

JUNOS 9.4R1

Layer 2 protocol tunneling (L2PT)

Not supported

JUNOS 10.0

Not supported

Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Link Layer Discovery Protocol-Media Endpoint Discovery (LLDP-MED) with voice over IP (VoIP) integration

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.0R2

Not supported

Loop protection for spanning-tree protocols

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.1R1

JUNOS 9.4R1

MAC-based VLAN

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.2R1

Not supported

Multiple VLAN Registration Protocol (MVRP)

Not supported

JUNOS 10.0R1

JUNOS 10.0R1

Private VLANs (PVLANs)

Not supported

JUNOS 9.3R2

JUNOS 10.1R1

Proxy ARP—restricted

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 10.0R1

JUNOS 10.0R1

Proxy ARP—unrestricted

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.6R1

JUNOS 10.1R1

Proxy ARP per VLAN

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 10.1R1

Q-in-Q tunneling

Not supported

JUNOS 9.3R2

Not supported

Q-in-Q VLAN extended support for <ultiple S-VLANs per access interface, firewall-filter-based VLAN assignment, and routed VLAN interfaces (RVIs)

Not supported

JUNOS 9.6R1

Not supported

Root protection for spanning-tree protocols

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.1R1

JUNOS 9.4R1

Spanning tree:

  • Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
  • Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)
  • Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Spanning tree:

  • VLAN Spanning Tree Protocol (VSTP)

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.4R1

JUNOS 9.6R1

Storm control

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.1R1

JUNOS 9.4R1

Unknown Layer 2 unicast forwarding

Not supported

JUNOS 9.3R2

JUNOS 10.0R1

VLAN ID translation

Not supported

JUNOS 10.0R1

Not supported

VLAN range

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.2R1

JUNOS 9.4R1

Table 9: Layer 3 Protocols Features

Feature

EX2200 Switches

EX3200 and EX4200 Switches

EX8200 Switches

Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)

Not supported

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)

A separate software license is required for BGP and MBGP. See Understanding Software Licenses for the EX Series Switch.

Not supported

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Filter-based forwarding

Not supported

JUNOS 9.4R1

JUNOS 9.6R1

Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS)

A separate software license is required for IS-IS. See Understanding Software Licenses for the EX Series Switch.

Not supported

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) version1 (v1) and IGMPv2

Not supported

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

IGMPv3

Not supported

JUNOS 9.3R2

JUNOS 9.6R1

IPv6 protocols: Open Shortest Path First version 3 (OSPFv3), RIPng, IS-IS for IPv6, IPv6 BGP

Not supported

JUNOS 9.3R2

10.1R1

Jumbo frames on routed VLAN interfaces (RVIs)

Not supported

JUNOS 9.4R1

JUNOS 9.4R1

Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP)

See the JUNOS Software Routing Protocols Configuration Guide at http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/software/junos/ junos101/index.html.

Not supported

JUNOS 9.4R1

JUNOS 9.4R1

OSPF Multitopology Routing (MT-OSPF)

See the JUNOS Software Routing Protocols Configuration Guide at http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/software/junos/ junos101/index.html.

Not supported

JUNOS 9.5R1

JUNOS 9.5R1

OSPFv2

Not supported

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Protocol Independent Multicast dense mode (PIM DM)

See the JUNOS Software Multicast Configuration Guide at http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/software/junos/junos101/ index.html.

Not supported

JUNOS 9.2R1

JUNOS 9.4R1

Protocol Independent Multicast source-specific multicast (PIM SSM)

See the JUNOS Software Multicast Configuration Guide at http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/software/junos/ junos101/index.html.

Not supported

JUNOS 9.2R1

Not supported

Protocol Independent Multicast sparse mode (PIM SM)

See the JUNOS Software Multicast Configuration Guide at http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/software/junos/ junos101/index.html.

Not supported

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Routed VLAN interfaces (RVIs)

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Routing Information Protocol version 1 (RIPv1)

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.0R2

Not supported

Routing Information Protocol version 2 (RIPv2)

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Static routes

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) with IPv4—virtual routing instances

Not supported

JUNOS 9.2R1

JUNOS 9.6R1

Virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) with IPv4—virtual routing instances for multicast traffic

Not supported

JUNOS 10.0R1

JUNOS 10.0R1

Virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) with IPv6—virtual routing instances for unicast traffic

Not supported

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 10.1R1

Table 10: MPLS Features

Feature

EX2200 Switches

EX3200 and EX4200 Switches

EX8200 Switches

MPLS with RSVP-based label switched paths (LSPs) and MPLS-based circuit cross-connects (CCCs)

A separate software license is required for MPLS. See Understanding Software Licenses for the EX Series Switch.

Not supported

JUNOS 9.5R1

Not supported

MPLS with class of service (CoS) and IP over MPLS

Not supported

JUNOS 10.1R1

Not supported

Table 11: Multicast Features

Feature

EX2200 Switches

EX3200 and EX4200 Switches

EX8200 Switches

IGMPv1/v2 snooping

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.1R1

JUNOS 9.4R1

IGMP snooping with routed VLAN interfaces (RVIs)

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.2R1

JUNOS 9.4R1

IGMPv3 snooping

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.6R1

JUNOS 9.6R1

Multicast VLAN registration (MVR)

Not supported

JUNOS 9.6R1

Not supported

Single-source multicast

Not supported

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Table 12: Network Management and Monitoring Features

Feature

EX2200 Switches

EX3200 and EX4200 Switches

EX8200 Switches

Ethernet OAM link fault management (LFM)

Not supported

JUNOS 9.4R1

JUNOS 10.0R1

Port mirroring

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Port mirroring enhancements

  • Layer 3 interface support
  • Multiple VLAN support

Not supported

JUNOS 9.5R1

JUNOS 9.5R1

Port mirroring enhancements

  • Support for setting ingress-only and egress-only attributes on members of a VLAN to avoid the flooding of mirrored traffic to the member interfaces of a VLAN in the intermediate switch

Not supported

JUNOS 10.0R1

Not supported

Real-time performance monitoring (RPM)

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.3R2

Not supported

RMON

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

sFlow monitoring technology

Not supported

JUNOS 9.3R2

JUNOS 10.0R1

Simple Network Management Protocol version 1 (SNMPv1), SNMPv2, and SNMPv3

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Table 13: Port Security Features

Feature

EX2200 Switches

EX3200 and EX4200 Switches

EX8200 Switches

Automatic recovery for port error disable conditions

Not supported

JUNOS 9.6R1

JUNOS 10.0R1

DHCP option 82

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.3R2

Not supported

DHCP snooping

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.0R2

Not supported

Dynamic ARP inspection (DAI)

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.0R2

Not supported

IP source guard

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.2R1

Not supported

MAC limiting

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.0R2

Not supported

MAC move limiting

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.0R2

Not supported

Persistent storage for DHCP snooping

Not supported

JUNOS 9.4R1

Not supported

Static ARP support

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Table 14: System Management Features

Feature

EX2200 Switches

EX3200 and EX4200 Switches

EX8200 Switches

Autoinstallation

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.4R1

Not supported

Configuration rollback

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

IP directed broadcast

Not supported

JUNOS 9.4R1

JUNOS 9.4R1

J-Web interface, for switch configuration and management

JUNOS 10.1R1

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Online insertion and removal (OIR) of uplink modules

Not applicable

JUNOS 10.0R1

Not applicable

Published: 2010-02-22