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Juniper Address Pool Manager
Sunnyvale, California, USA
On the record
- Allocation
- APM uses just-in-time prefix allocation and subdivides prefixes to match BNG requests.juniper.net · read 11 Oct 2026
- Automatic and manual operations
- Prefix reclamation can run automatically on configured alarms and schedules, or administrators can initiate it with APM commands.juniper.net · read 11 Oct 2026
- Configuration archival
- APM can mirror a copy of its configuration to an external server using SCP.juniper.net · read 11 Oct 2026
- Configuration interface
- APM provides a containerized CLI with a Junos OS-like structure for configuration, monitoring, statistics, and state.juniper.net · read 11 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- APM runs as a container-based application on a Kubernetes cluster made up of physical or virtual machines.juniper.net · read 11 Oct 2026
- Gateway compatibility
- The managed gateway must be a Juniper MX Series Junos OS router or a Juniper BNG CUPS Controller.juniper.net · read 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Juniper describes APM as a tool for network operators and administrators managing IP prefix resources and BNG address pools.juniper.net · read 11 Oct 2026
- Kubernetes options
- The installation guide lists Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform and Rancher Kubernetes Engine 2 for production clusters.juniper.net · read 11 Oct 2026
- License terms
- Juniper lists APM licenses with one-year, three-year, and five-year subscription terms; the licensing guide also defines a perpetual term for Subscriber Services licenses.juniper.net · read 11 Oct 2026
- Logging
- APM can export logs to an external syslog collector.juniper.net · read 11 Oct 2026
- Notable limit
- APM currently supports IPv4 address families.juniper.net · read 11 Oct 2026
- Prefix reclamation
- When a pool can be reclaimed, APM instructs the gateway to drain it and returns the prefix to the source partition after it is empty.juniper.net · read 11 Oct 2026
- Protocol
- APM and BNGs communicate using APMi, a Juniper-defined gRPC-based protocol.juniper.net · read 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- APM manages IPv4 address pools and automatically provisions prefixes from a centralized pool to broadband network gateways before their pools run low.juniper.net · read 11 Oct 2026
- Reclamation
- APM can reclaim underused prefixes from BNG pools and redistribute them to pools that need addresses.juniper.net · read 11 Oct 2026
- Redundancy
- In a multiple-geography deployment, APM uses primary and standby database instances, and its operator coordinates service roles and health reporting across clusters.juniper.net · read 11 Oct 2026
- Release limitation
- The APM 3.4.0 release notes list an issue where deleting an entity-match entry may not completely clean up the show apm entity output.juniper.net · read 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- Juniper recommends using a secure connection between APM and the BNG, and the setup process collects keys and certificates to secure external interfaces.juniper.net · read 11 Oct 2026
