Technical Documentation

Layer 3 Protocols Supported on EX Series Switches

EX Series switches support the JUNOS Software Layer 3 features and configuration statements listed in Table 1:

Table 1: Supported JUNOS Software Layer 3 Protocol Statements and Features

ProtocolNotesFor More Information

BGP

Fully supported.

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

BFD

Fully supported.

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

ICMP

Fully supported.

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

IGMPv1, v2 and v3

Fully supported.

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

IS-IS

Supported, with the exceptions noted in Layer 3 Protocols Not Supported on EX Series Switches.

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

MPLS

Supported, with the exceptions noted in Layer 3 Protocols Not Supported on EX Series Switches.

See the JUNOS MPLS Applications Configuration Guide at http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/software/junos/.

OSPFv1, v2 and v3

Supported, with the exceptions noted in Layer 3 Protocols Not Supported on EX Series Switches.

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

PIM

Supported, with the exception of IPv6.

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

RIP

Fully supported.

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

RIPng

Fully supported.

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

SNMP

Fully supported.

See the JUNOS Software Network Management Configuration Guide at http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/software/junos/.

VRRP

Fully supported with exception of IPv6 support of VRRP on routed VLAN interfaces (RVIs).

See Understanding VRRP on EX Series Switches. See also the JUNOS Software High Availability Guide at http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/software/junos/.


Published: 2010-04-09