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Multilink Services PIC

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Software release
  • JUNOS 4.3 and later
Description
  • Power requirement: 0.17 A/48 V= 8 W
  • Available versions:
    • 4 multilink bundles
    • 32 multilink bundles
    • 128 multilink bundles
  • Can be used as a discrete connection or as a channel
If you configure a unit number larger than the allowable limit on the 4-bundle or 32-bundle Multilink Services PIC, an error will be logged in /var/log/messages and the configuration will fail.
Hardware features
  • Supports up to eight links per multilink bundle
  • Bonding T1 links enable service ranging from 1.5 Mbps through 12 Mbps
  • Bonding E1 links enable service ranging from 2 Mbps through 16 Mbps
Software features
  • Full configuration flexibility
  • Bundles can be built from any interface within the chassis
  • Enables providers to offer a scalable multimegabit access service based on T1 or E1 links
  • Protocol support:
    • Multilink PPP—MLPPP (RFC 1990) for T1 and E1 bonding
    • Multilink Frame Relay—MLFR (FRF.15) for T1 and E1 bonding
This PIC does not support graceful switchover. Graceful switchover can not be configured on routers that this PIC is installed in.
Cables and connectors
  • None
LEDs One bicolor:
  • Off—PIC is offline
  • Green—PIC is online and at least one configured bundle is operating
  • Amber—PIC is online, but no configured bundles are operating
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