[j-nsp] How many vlans does the PE-1GE-SFP support?

[Stephen Fulton]

Thanks Steinar.  I've also found out that the PICs will support number 
from 1-4093, so that is one less concern to worry about.  The bundle I'm 
looking at is an M7i with "5 GE ports" so I've assumed that it's really 
4 PICs and one built-in GE for management purposes.

-- Stephen

sthaug at nethelp.no wrote:
>> I'm evaluating bring Juniper M7i's into our network, and there is 
>> currently an option of an M7i with 5 GE ports (4 + 1 mgmt).  I've 
>> assumed the GE's are PE-1GE-SFP's.  I've been unable to find out how 
>> many vlan's this type of pic supports, so if anyone can assist, thanks!
> 
> GigE PICs support 1023 active VLANs (1023 units) per PIC. Also note
> that there is a limit of 3000 units total for the whole M7i chassis.
> If you need significantly more than 3000 units (subinterfaces) you
> should probably be looking at an aggregation platform like the ERX.
> 
> The builtin GigE port on the M7i isn't quite as capable as a standard
> PE-1GE-SFP PIC. For one thing, it doesn't support "encapsulation
> flexible-ethernet-services".
> 
> Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug at nethelp.no