In static link protection mode you can designate a primary and backup physical link to support aggregated interfaces link protection.The backup link can be configured to either accept ingress traffic, discard ingress traffic, or remain down until it becomes active and starts carrying traffic. By default, the backup link will accept ingress traffic. The following new attributes have been added to the link-protection knob to control these settings:
| Product / Application | Software | Introduced Release |
|---|---|---|
| MX5 | Junos OS | 14.1R1 |
| MX10 | Junos OS | 14.1R1 |
| MX40 | Junos OS | 14.1R1 |
| MX80 | Junos OS | 14.1R1 |
| MX104 | Junos OS | 14.1R1 |
| MX150 | Junos OS | 17.3R1 |
| MX204 | Junos OS | 17.4R1 |
| MX240 | Junos OS | 14.1R1 |
| MX301 | Junos OS | 25.4R1 |
| MX304 | Junos OS | 22.2R3 |
| MX480 | Junos OS | 14.1R1 |
| MX960 | Junos OS | 14.1R1 |
| MX2008 | Junos OS | 15.1F7 |
| MX2010 | Junos OS | 14.1R1 |
| MX2020 | Junos OS | 14.1R1 |
| MX10003 | Junos OS | 17.3R1 |
| MX10004 | Junos OS | 22.3R1 |
| MX10008 | Junos OS | 18.2R1 |
| MX10016 | Junos OS | 19.2R1 |
| vMX | Junos OS | 14.1R5 |
| QFX5100 | Junos OS | 17.3R1 |
| QFX5120-48T | Junos OS | 20.2R1 |
| QFX5120-48YM | Junos OS | 20.4R1 |