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 bundless
- Can be used as a discrete connection or as a channel
Note: 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
Note: 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 offline
- Green—PIC is online and at least one configured bundle is operating
- Amber—PIC is online, but no configured bundles are operating
