New Training: Configure Junos Interfaces

In this 7-video skill, CBT Nuggets trainer Knox Hutchinson introduces the wild world of Juniper interface configurations! Watch this new Juniper training.

Learn Juniper with one of these courses:

• Configuring Junos Devices

• Juniper JNCIA-Junos

This training includes:

• 7 videos

• 48 minutes of training

You’ll learn these topics in this skill:

• Introducing Junos Interfaces

• Interface Configuration and Naming Conventions

• Understand Units

• Understand Address Families

• Set an IPv4 Address

• Set an IPv6 Address

• Review and Quiz

Don’t Be Intimidated by Junos’ Interface Naming Conventions

It’d be a lie to say that Junos’ naming conventions for their interfaces are simple. The naming conventions can be broken down and explained, but mastering them takes an investment. To name the interfaces properly, you’ll need to understand the device in question, the series it comes from and how the conventions are broken down.

In the Junos OS, the following convention is used to specify the physical part of an interface: device name:type-fpc/pic/port. The punctuation matters, but let’s focus on the four distinct sections: (1) device-name, (2) type-fpc, (3) pic, and (4) port.

“device-name” is 128 characters and is either the serial number or alias of the component. “type” is two or three letters that denote the type of interface, such as “fc” for Fibre Channel or “xle” for 40-gigabit service interface. “fpc” is the Flexible PIC Concentrator, the value of which changes based on the model you’re dealing with. “pic” represents the Physical Interface Card, and it also changes based on the device and software package you’re dealing with.