[j-nsp] ALS on Juniper

[Ben Dale]

On 28/06/2011, at 7:24 PM, <david.roy at orange-ftgroup.com> <david.roy at orange-ftgroup.com> wrote:
> Do you know if Junos provides ALS (Automatic Laser Shutdown) configuration ? Like Cisco (http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/routers/7600/install_config/ES40_config_guide/es40_chap11.pdf)

I can only vouch for the EX platform, but in some testing I did a while back it would appear that yanking a single core from an SFP takes the transmitter down on both sides.  A log message is also generated that lets you know that RX has fallen below a certain threshold and the transmitter is being shut down.  No configuration is required to make this happen.

I suspect this would be reliant on you using Juniper "certified" optics though as you'd need digital diagnostics.

Ben