protocol

Syntax

protocol type ;

Hierarchy Level

[edit applications application application-name ], [edit applications application application-name term term-name ]

Release Information

Statement modified in Release 8.5 of Junos OS.

Description

Specify the networking protocol name or number.

Options

protocol-name —Networking protocol name. The following text values are supported. For a complete list of possible numeric values, see RFC 1700, Assigned Numbers (for the Internet Protocol Suite).

ah—IP Security Authentication Header
egp—Exterior gateway protocol
esp—IPsec Encapsulating Security Payload
gre—Generic routing encapsulation
icmp—Internet Control Message Protocol
igmp—Internet Group Management Protocol
ipip—IP over IP
node—Clear each session that uses the specified IP protocol on a specific node.
ospf—Open Shortest Path First
pim—Protocol Independent Multicast
rsvp—Resource Reservation Protocol
sctp—Stream Control Transmission Protocol
tcp—Transmission Control Protocol
udp—User Datagram Protocol

Note: Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is not supported as a network protocol in application definitions

Usage Guidelines

For configuration instructions and examples, see the Junos OS Security Configuration Guide.

Required Privilege Level

system—To view this statement in the configuration.

system-control—To add this statement to the configuration.