MPLS Traffic Engineering Interarea Tunnels

The MPLS Traffic Engineering: Interarea Tunnels feature allows you to establish Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) traffic engineering (TE) tunnels that span multiple Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) areas and levels, removing the restriction that had required the tunnel headend and tailend routers both be in the same area. The IGP can be either Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS) or Open Shortest Path First (OSPF).

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Prerequisites for MPLS Traffic Engineering Interarea Tunnels

Your network must support the following software features:

  • MPLS

  • IP Cisco Express Forwarding

  • IS-IS or OSPF

  • TE tunnels

Restrictions for MPLS Traffic Engineering Interarea Tunnels

  • The dynamic path option feature for TE tunnels (which is specified in the tunnel mpls traffic-eng path-option number dynamic command) is not supported for interarea tunnels. An explicit path identifying the Area Border Routers (ABRs) is required. When there are choices for the ABRs to be used, multiple explicit paths are recommended, each of which identifies a different sequence of ABRs.

  • The MPLS TE AutoRoute feature (which is specified in the tunnel mpls traffic-eng autoroute announce command) is not supported for interarea tunnels because you would need to know the network topology behind the tailend router.

  • Tunnel affinity (the tunnel mpls traffic-eng affinity command) is not supported for interarea tunnels.

  • The reoptimization of tunnel paths is not supported for interarea tunnels.

  • MPLS traffic engineering supports only a single IGP process/instance. Multiple IGP processes/instances are not supported and MPLS traffic engineering should not be configured in more than one IGP process/instance.

Information About MPLS Traffic Engineering Interarea Tunnels

Interarea Tunnels Functionality

To configure an interarea tunnel, you specify on the headend router a loosely routed explicit path for the tunnel label switched path (LSP) that identifies each ABR the LSP should traverse using the next-address loose command. The headend router and the ABRs along the specified explicit path expand the loose hops, each computing the path segment to the next ABR or tunnel destination.

For example, to configure a TE tunnel from router R1 to router R3 in the simple multiarea network shown in the figure below, you would specify ABR1 and ABR2 as loose hops in the explicit path for the tunnel.


Note

Rx can be configured as a loose hop as well. In that case, the headend router R1 computes the path to Rx and router Rx computes the path to ABR1.

To signal the tunnel LSP, the headend router (R1) computes the path to ABR1 and sends a Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP) Path message specifying the path from itself to ABR1 as a sequence of strict hops followed by the path from ABR1 to the tailend as a sequence of loose hops (ABR2, R3). When ABR1 receives the Path message, it expands the path across the backbone area to ABR2 and forwards the Path message specifying the path from itself to ABR2 as a sequence of strict hops followed by the path from ABR2 to the tunnel tailend (R3) as a loose hop. When ABR2 receives the Path message, it expands the path across the tailend area to R3 and propagates the Path message specifying the path from itself to R2 as a sequence of strict hops.

Figure 1. Multiarea Network


Note

Strictly speaking, IS-IS does not have the notion of an ABR. For the purpose of discussing the MPLS Traffic Engineering: Interarea Tunnels feature, an IS-IS level-1-2 router is considered to be an ABR.


Note

The explicit path for a TE interarea tunnel may contain any number of non-ABR LSPs. Within an area, a combination of loose and strict next IP addresses is allowed. To specify the next IP address in the explicit path, use the next-address command.


Note

With OSPF, if an area is connected to the backbone through a virtual link, there may be more than two ABRs in the path.

The following MPLS TE features are supported on interarea traffic engineering LSPs:

  • Automatic bandwidth adjustment

  • Diff-Serve-aware traffic engineering

  • Fast reroute link protection

  • Policy-based routing

  • Static routing

Autoroute Destination Functionality

The autoroute destination feature allows you to automatically route traffic through a TE tunnel instead of manually configuring static routes.

You enable this feature on a per-tunnel basis by using the tunnel mpls traffic-eng autoroute destination command.

The following sections describe how the autoroute destination feature interacts with other features:

CBTS Interaction with Autoroute Destination

TE tunnels that have the autoroute destination feature enabled can also be configured as class-based traffic shaping (CBTS) tunnel bundle masters or members. Within a CBTS bundle, only the master tunnel with autoroute destination enabled is installed into the Routing Information Base (RIB); that is, the member tunnels are not installed into the RIB.

If member tunnels that have autoroute destination enabled are unconfigured from the bundle, they become regular TE tunnels and TE requests that the static process installs static routes over those tunnels in the RIB. Conversely, when regular TE tunnels with autoroute destination enabled are added to a CBTS bundle as members, TE requests that the static process removes the automatic static routes over those tunnels from the RIB.

Manually Configured Static Routes Interaction with Autoroute Destination

If there is a manually configured static route to the same destination as a tunnel with autoroute destination enabled via the tunnel mpls traffic-eng autoroute destination command, traffic for that destination is load-shared between the static route and the tunnel with autoroute destination enabled.

Autoroute Announce Interaction with Autoroute Destination

For intra-area tunnels, if a tunnel is configured with both autoroute announce and autoroute destination, the tunnel is announced to the RIB by both the IGP and the static process. RIBs prefer static routes, not IGP routes, so the autoroute destination features takes precedence over autoroute announce.

Forwarding Adjacency Interaction with Autoroute Destination

If a tunnel is configured with both forwarding adjacency and autoroute destination, the tunnel is announced to the RIB by both the IGP and the static process. The RIB prefers the static route. However, because the IGP was notified about the tunnel via the forwarding adjacency command and the tunnel information was flooded, forwarding adjacency continues to function.

MPLS Traffic Engineering Interarea Tunnels Benefits

  • When it is desirable for the traffic from one router to another router in a different IGP area to travel over TE LSPs, the MPLS Traffic Engineering: Interarea Tunnels feature allows you to configure a tunnel that runs from the source router to the destination router. The alternative would be to configure a sequence of tunnels, each crossing one of the areas between source and destination routers such that the traffic arriving on one such tunnel is forwarded into the next such tunnel.

  • The autoroute destination feature prevents you from having to manually configure static routes to route traffic over certain interarea tunnels such as ASBRs.

How to Configure MPLS Traffic Engineering Interarea Tunnels


Note

You must configure either OSPF or IS-IS.

Configuring OSPF for Interarea Tunnels

Configuring OSPF for ABR Routers

For each ABR that is running OSPF, perform the following steps to configure traffic engineering on each area you want tunnels in or across. By having multiple areas and configuring traffic engineering in and across each area, the router can contain changes within the network within an area.


Note

MPLS traffic engineering supports only a single IGP process/instance. Multiple IGP processes/instances are not supported and MPLS traffic engineering should not be configured in more than one IGP process/instance.

SUMMARY STEPS

    1.    enable

    2.    configure terminal

    3.    router ospf process-id

    4.    network ip-address wildcard-mask area area-id

    5.    mpls traffic-eng router-id interface-name

    6.    mpls traffic-eng area 0

    7.    mpls traffic-eng area number

    8.    end


DETAILED STEPS
     Command or ActionPurpose
    Step 1 enable


    Example:
    Router> enable
     

    Enables privileged EXEC mode.

    • Enter your password if prompted.

     
    Step 2 configure terminal


    Example:
    Router# configure terminal
     

    Enters global configuration mode.

     
    Step 3 router ospf process-id


    Example:
    Router(config)# router ospf 1
     

    Enables OSPF and enters router configuration mode.

    The process-id argument is an internally used identification parameter for the OSPF routing process. It is logically assigned and can be any positive integer. Assign a unique value for each OSPF routing process.

     
    Step 4 network ip-address wildcard-mask area area-id


    Example:
    Router(config-router)# network 192.168.45.0 0.0.255.255 area 1
     

    Specifies the interfaces on which OSPF is to run and specifies the area to which the interface is connected.

     
    Step 5 mpls traffic-eng router-id interface-name


    Example:
    Router(config-router)# mpls traffic-eng router-id Loopback0
     

    Specifies that the traffic engineering router identifier for the node is the IP address associated with a given interface.

    The router identifier is displayed in the show mpls traffic-eng topology path command output.

    Note   

    The interface-name value must be Loopback0.

     
    Step 6 mpls traffic-eng area 0


    Example:
    Router(config-router)# mpls traffic-eng area 0
     

    Turns on MPLS traffic engineering for OSPF in area 0.

    Note   

    To display the MPLS TE global topology currently known at this node, use the show mpls traffic-eng topology command.

     
    Step 7 mpls traffic-eng area number


    Example:
    Router(config-router)# mpls traffic-eng area 2
     

    Configures a router running OSPF MPLS to flood traffic engineering for the indicated OSPF area.

     
    Step 8 end


    Example:
    Router(config-router)# end
     

    Returns to privileged EXEC mode.

     

    Configuring OSPF for Non-ABR Routers

    For each non-ABR that is running OSPF, perform the following steps to configure OSPF.


    Note

    MPLS traffic engineering supports only a single IGP process/instance. Multiple IGP processes/instances are not supported and MPLS traffic engineering should not be configured in more than one IGP process/instance.

    SUMMARY STEPS

      1.    enable

      2.    configure terminal

      3.    router ospf process-id

      4.    network ip-address wildcard-mask area area-id

      5.    mpls traffic-eng router-id interface-name

      6.    mpls traffic-eng area number

      7.    end


    DETAILED STEPS
       Command or ActionPurpose
      Step 1 enable


      Example:
      Router> enable
       

      Enables privileged EXEC mode.

      • Enter your password if prompted.

       
      Step 2 configure terminal


      Example:
      Router# configure terminal
       

      Enters global configuration mode.

       
      Step 3 router ospf process-id


      Example:
      Router(config)# router ospf 1
       

      Enables OSPF and enters router configuration mode.

      The process-id argument is an internally used identification parameter for the OSPF routing process. It is locally assigned and can be any positive integer. Assign a unique value for each OSPF routing process.

       
      Step 4 network ip-address wildcard-mask area area-id


      Example:
      Router(config-router)# network 192.168.10.10 255.255.255.0 area 1
       

      Specifies the interfaces on which OSPF is to run and specifies the area to which the interface is connected.

       
      Step 5 mpls traffic-eng router-id interface-name


      Example:
      Router(config-router)# mpls traffic-eng router-id Loopback0
       

      Specifies that the traffic engineering router identifier for the node is the IP address associated with a given interface.

      The router identifier is displayed in the show mpls traffic-eng topology path command output.

      Note   

      The interface-name value must be Loopback0.

       
      Step 6 mpls traffic-eng area number


      Example:
      Router(config-router)# mpls traffic-eng area 1
       

      Specifies the area that the router is in.

      Note   

      To display the MPLS TE global topology currently known at this node, use the show mpls traffic-eng topology command.

       
      Step 7 end


      Example:
      Router(config-router)# end
       

      Returns to privileged EXEC mode.

       

      Configuring IS-IS for Interarea Tunnels

      Configuring IS-IS for Backbone Routers

      To configure IS-IS for background (level-1-2) routers, perform the following steps.


      Note

      MPLS traffic engineering supports only a single IGP process/instance. Multiple IGP processes/instances are not supported and MPLS traffic engineering should not be configured in more than one IGP process/instance.

      SUMMARY STEPS

        1.    enable

        2.    configure terminal

        3.    router isis

        4.    metric-style wide

        5.    net nn.nnnn.nnnn.nnnn.nnnn

        6.    mpls traffic-eng router-id interface-name

        7.    mpls traffic-eng level-1

        8.    mpls traffic-eng level-2

        9.    interface typeslot / port

        10.    ip router isis

        11.    end


      DETAILED STEPS
         Command or ActionPurpose
        Step 1 enable


        Example:
        Router> enable
         

        Enables privileged EXEC mode.

        • Enter your password if prompted.

         
        Step 2 configure terminal


        Example:
        Router# configure terminal
         

        Enters global configuration mode.

         
        Step 3 router isis


        Example:
        Router(config)# router isis
         

        Enables IS-IS routing and specifies an IS-IS process for IP, and places the router in router configuration mode.

         
        Step 4 metric-style wide


        Example:
        Router(config-router)# metric-style wide
         

        Configures a router to generate and accept only new-style type, length, value objects (TLVs).

         
        Step 5 net nn.nnnn.nnnn.nnnn.nnnn


        Example:
        Router(config-router)# net 10.0000.0100.0000.0010
         

        Configures the area ID (area address) and the system ID.

         
        Step 6 mpls traffic-eng router-id interface-name


        Example:
        Router(config-router)# mpls traffic-eng router-id Loopback0
         

        Specifies that the traffic engineering router identifier for the node is the IP address associated with interface Loopback0.

         
        Step 7 mpls traffic-eng level-1


        Example:
        Router(config-router)# mpls traffic-eng level-1
         

        Turns on MPLS traffic engineering for IS-IS at level 1.

        Note   

        To display the MPLS TE global topology currently known at this node, use the show mpls traffic-eng topology command.

         
        Step 8 mpls traffic-eng level-2


        Example:
        Router(config-router)# mpls traffic-eng level-2
         

        Turns on MPLS traffic engineering for IS-IS at level 2.

        Note   

        To display the MPLS TE global topology currently known at this node, use the show mpls traffic-eng topology command.

         
        Step 9 interface typeslot / port


        Example:
        Router(config-router)# interface POS1/1/0
         

        Configures an interface type and enters interface configuration mode.

         
        Step 10 ip router isis


        Example:
        Router(config-if)# ip router isis
         

        Enables IS-IS routing.

        Specify this command on each interface on which you want to run IS-IS.

         
        Step 11 end


        Example:
        Router(config-if)# end
         

        Returns to privileged EXEC mode.

         

        Configuring IS-IS for Nonbackbone Routers

        To configure IS-IS for nonbackbone routers, perform the following steps.


        Note

        MPLS traffic engineering supports only a single IGP process/instance. Multiple IGP processes/instances are not supported and MPLS traffic engineering should not be configured in more than one IGP process/instance.

        SUMMARY STEPS

          1.    enable

          2.    configure terminal

          3.    router isis

          4.    metric-style wide

          5.    net nn.nnnn.nnnn.nnnn.nnnn

          6.    mpls traffic-eng router-id interface-name

          7.    mpls traffic-eng {level-1 | level-2}

          8.    end


        DETAILED STEPS
           Command or ActionPurpose
          Step 1 enable


          Example:
          Router> enable
           

          Enables privileged EXEC mode.

          • Enter your password if prompted.

           
          Step 2 configure terminal


          Example:
          Router# configure terminal
           

          Enters global configuration mode.

           
          Step 3 router isis


          Example:
          Router(config)# router isis
           

          Enables IS-IS routing and specifies an IS-IS process for IP, and places the router in router configuration mode.

           
          Step 4 metric-style wide


          Example:
          Router(config-router)# metric-style wide
           

          Configures a router to generate and accept only new-style TLVs.

           
          Step 5 net nn.nnnn.nnnn.nnnn.nnnn


          Example:
          Router(config-router)# net 10.0000.2000.0100.0001
           

          Configures the area ID (area address) and the system ID.

           
          Step 6 mpls traffic-eng router-id interface-name


          Example:
          Router(config-router)# mpls traffic-eng router-id Loopback0
           

          Specifies that the traffic engineering router identifier for the node is the IP address associated with interface Loopback0.

           
          Step 7 mpls traffic-eng {level-1 | level-2}


          Example:
          Router(config-router)# mpls traffic-eng level-1
           

          Turns on MPLS traffic engineering for IS-IS at level 1.

          Note   

          To display the MPLS TE global topology currently known at this node, use the show mpls traffic-eng topology command.

           
          Step 8 end


          Example:
          Router(config-router)# end
           

          Returns to privileged EXEC mode.

           

          Configuring IS-IS for Interfaces

          To configure IS-IS for interfaces, perform the following steps.


          Note

          MPLS traffic engineering supports only a single IGP process/instance. Multiple IGP processes/instances are not supported and MPLS traffic engineering should not be configured in more than one IGP process/instance.

          SUMMARY STEPS

            1.    enable

            2.    configure terminal

            3.    router isis

            4.    metric-style wide

            5.    net nn.nnnn.nnnn.nnnn.nnnn

            6.    mpls traffic-eng router-id interface-name

            7.    interface typeslot /port

            8.    ip router isis

            9.    end


          DETAILED STEPS
             Command or ActionPurpose
            Step 1 enable


            Example:
            Router> enable
             

            Enables privileged EXEC mode.

            • Enter your password if prompted.

             
            Step 2 configure terminal


            Example:
            Router# configure terminal
             

            Enters global configuration mode.

             
            Step 3 router isis


            Example:
            Router(config)# router isis
             

            Enables IS-IS routing and specifies an IS-IS process for IP.

            This command places the router in router configuration mode.

             
            Step 4 metric-style wide


            Example:
            Router(config-router)# metric-style wide
             

            Configures a router to generate and accept only new-style TLVs.

             
            Step 5 net nn.nnnn.nnnn.nnnn.nnnn


            Example:
            Router(config-router)# net 10.0000.0100.0000.0010
             

            Configures the area ID (area address) and the system ID.

             
            Step 6 mpls traffic-eng router-id interface-name


            Example:
            Router(config-router)# mpls traffic-eng router-id Loopback0
             

            Specifies that the traffic engineering router identifier for the node is the IP address associated with interface Loopback0.

             
            Step 7 interface typeslot /port


            Example:
            Router(config-router)# interface POS1/1/0
             

            Specifies the interface and enters interface configuration mode.

             
            Step 8 ip router isis


            Example:
            Router(config-if)# ip router isis
             

            Enables IS-IS routing.

            Specify this command on each interface on which you want to run IS-IS.

             
            Step 9 end


            Example:
            Router(config-if)# end
             

            Returns to privileged EXEC mode.

             

            Configuring MPLS and RSVP to Support Traffic Engineering

            SUMMARY STEPS

              1.    enable

              2.    configure terminal

              3.    ip cef

              4.    mpls traffic-eng tunnels

              5.    interface typeslot / port

              6.    ip address ip-address mask [secondary [vrf vrf-name]]

              7.    ip rsvp bandwidth

              8.    end


            DETAILED STEPS
               Command or ActionPurpose
              Step 1 enable


              Example:
              Router> enable
               

              Enables privileged EXEC mode.

              • Enter your password if prompted.

               
              Step 2 configure terminal


              Example:
              Router# configure terminal
               

              Enters global configuration mode.

               
              Step 3 ip cef


              Example:
              Router(config)# ip cef
               

              Enables Cisco Express Forwarding on the Route Processor card.

               
              Step 4 mpls traffic-eng tunnels


              Example:
              Router(config)# mpls traffic-eng tunnels
               

              Enables MPLS traffic engineering tunnel signaling on a device.

               
              Step 5 interface typeslot / port


              Example:
              Router(config)# interface Loopback0
               

              Specifies the interface and enters interface configuration mode.

               
              Step 6 ip address ip-address mask [secondary [vrf vrf-name]]


              Example:
              Router(config-if)# ip address 192.168.10.10 255.255.255.255
               

              Assigns an IP network address and network mask to the interface.

               
              Step 7 ip rsvp bandwidth


              Example:
              Router(config-if)# ip rsvp bandwidth
               

              Enables RSVP for IP on an interface.

               
              Step 8 end


              Example:
              Router(config-if)# end
               

              Returns to privileged EXEC mode.

               

              Configuring an MPLS Traffic Engineering Interarea Tunnel

              Configuring an MPLS Traffic Engineering Interarea Tunnel to Use Explicit Paths

              SUMMARY STEPS

                1.    enable

                2.    configure terminal

                3.    interface tunnel-interface

                4.    ip unnumbered type number

                5.    tunnel destination ip-address

                6.    tunnel mode mpls traffic-eng

                7.    tunnel mpls traffic-eng bandwidth bandwidth

                8.    tunnel mpls traffic-eng path-option number explicit {name path-name | identifier path-number} [lockdown]

                9.    end


              DETAILED STEPS
                 Command or ActionPurpose
                Step 1 enable


                Example:
                Router> enable
                 

                Enables privileged EXEC mode.

                • Enter your password if prompted.

                 
                Step 2 configure terminal


                Example:
                Router# configure terminal
                 

                Enters global configuration mode.

                 
                Step 3 interface tunnel-interface


                Example:
                Router(config)# interface Tunel1
                 

                Configures an interface type and enters interface configuration mode.

                 
                Step 4 ip unnumbered type number


                Example:
                Router(config-if)# ip unnumbered Loopback 0
                 

                Gives the tunnel interface an IP address.

                An MPLS traffic engineering tunnel interface should be unnumbered because it represents a unidirectional link.

                 
                Step 5 tunnel destination ip-address


                Example:
                Router(config-if)# tunnel destination 192.168.20.20
                 

                Specifies the destination for a tunnel.

                You must enter the MPLS traffic engineering router ID of the destination device.

                 
                Step 6 tunnel mode mpls traffic-eng


                Example:
                Router(config-if)# tunnel mode mpls traffic-eng
                 

                Sets the tunnel encapsulation mode to MPLS traffic engineering.

                 
                Step 7 tunnel mpls traffic-eng bandwidth bandwidth


                Example:
                Router(config-if)# tunnel mpls traffic-eng bandwidth 300
                 

                Configures the bandwidth required for the MPLS traffic engineering tunnel.

                 
                Step 8 tunnel mpls traffic-eng path-option number explicit {name path-name | identifier path-number} [lockdown]


                Example:
                Router(config-if)# tunnel mpls traffic-eng path-option 1 explicit name path-Tunnel1
                 

                Configures the tunnel to use a named IP explicit path or a path dynamically calculated from the traffic engineering topology database.

                The namekeyword must specify the ABRs the tunnel LSP must traverse as loose hops via the next-address loose command.

                 
                Step 9 end


                Example:
                Router(config-if)# end
                 

                Returns to privileged EXEC mode.

                 

                Configuring Explicit Paths

                SUMMARY STEPS

                  1.    enable

                  2.    configure terminal

                  3.    ip explicit-path name pathname

                  4.    next-address [loose | strict] ip-address

                  5.    end


                DETAILED STEPS
                   Command or ActionPurpose
                  Step 1 enable


                  Example:
                  Router> enable
                   

                  Enables privileged EXEC mode.

                  • Enter your password if prompted.

                   
                  Step 2 configure terminal


                  Example:
                  Router# configure terminal
                   

                  Enters global configuration mode.

                   
                  Step 3 ip explicit-path name pathname


                  Example:
                  Router(config)# ip explicit-path name path-tunnel1
                   

                  Enters IP explicit path configuration mode and creates or modifies the specified path.

                   
                  Step 4 next-address [loose | strict] ip-address


                  Example:
                  Router(config-ip-expl-path)# next-address loose 192.168.40.40
                   

                  Specifies the next IP address in the explicit path.

                  In a next-address loose command you must specify each ABR the path must traverse.

                   
                  Step 5 end


                  Example:
                  Router(config-ip-expl-path)# end
                   

                  Returns to privileged EXEC mode.

                   

                  Configuring an MPLS Traffic Engineering Tunnel with Autoroute Destination

                  SUMMARY STEPS

                    1.    enable

                    2.    configure terminal

                    3.    interface tunnel-interface

                    4.    ip unnumbered type number

                    5.    tunnel destination ip-address

                    6.    tunnel mode mpls traffic-eng

                    7.    tunnel mpls traffic-eng bandwidth bandwidth

                    8.    tunnel mpls traffic-eng path-option number explicit {name path-name | identifier path-number} [lockdown]

                    9.    tunnel mpls traffic-eng autoroute destination

                    10.    end


                  DETAILED STEPS
                     Command or ActionPurpose
                    Step 1 enable


                    Example:
                    Router> enable
                     

                    Enables privileged EXEC mode.

                    • Enter your password if prompted.

                     
                    Step 2 configure terminal


                    Example:
                    Router# configure terminal
                     

                    Enters global configuration mode.

                     
                    Step 3 interface tunnel-interface


                    Example:
                    Router(config)# interface Tunnel1
                     

                    Configures an interface type and enters interface configuration mode.

                     
                    Step 4 ip unnumbered type number


                    Example:
                    Router(config-if)# ip unnumbered Loopback 0
                     

                    Gives the tunnel interface an IP address.

                    An MPLS traffic engineering tunnel interface should be unnumbered because it represents a unidirectional link.

                     
                    Step 5 tunnel destination ip-address


                    Example:
                    Router(config-if)# tunnel destination 192.168.20.20
                     

                    Specifies the destination for a tunnel.

                    You must enter the MPLS traffic engineering router ID of the destination device.

                     
                    Step 6 tunnel mode mpls traffic-eng


                    Example:
                    Router(config-if)# tunnel mode mpls traffic-eng
                     

                    Sets the tunnel encapsulation mode to MPLS traffic engineering.

                     
                    Step 7 tunnel mpls traffic-eng bandwidth bandwidth


                    Example:
                    Router(config-if)# tunnel mpls traffic-eng bandwidth 300
                     

                    Configures the bandwidth required for the MPLS traffic engineering tunnel.

                     
                    Step 8 tunnel mpls traffic-eng path-option number explicit {name path-name | identifier path-number} [lockdown]


                    Example:
                    Router(config-if)# tunnel mpls traffic-eng path-option 1 explicit name path-Tunnel1
                     

                    Configures the tunnel to use a named IP explicit path or a path dynamically calculated from the traffic engineering topology database.

                    The namekeyword must specify the ABRs the tunnel LSP must traverse as loose hops via the next-address loose command.

                     
                    Step 9 tunnel mpls traffic-eng autoroute destination


                    Example:
                    Router(config-if)# tunnel mpls traffic-eng autoroute destination
                     

                    Automatically routes traffic through a TE tunnel.

                     
                    Step 10 end


                    Example:
                    Router(config-if)# end
                     

                    Returns to privileged EXEC mode.

                     

                    Configuration Examples for MPLS Traffic Engineering Interarea Tunnels

                    This section shows how to configure MPLS traffic engineering interarea tunnels for the simple router topology illustrated in the figure below. It includes configuration fragments that illustrate the configurations shown in the following sections:

                    Figure 2. Router Topology

                    Configuring OSPF for Interarea Tunnels Example

                    The following configuration fragments show how to configure OSPF for interarea tunnels assuming that:

                    • Routers R1, Rx, and Ra are in OSPF Area 1

                    • Routers Ra, Ry, and Rb are in OSPF Area 0

                    • Routers Rb, Rz, and R2 are in OSPF Area 2

                    • Router Ra is an ABR for Area 0 and Area 1

                    • Router Rb is an ABR for Area 0 and Area 2

                    Router R1 OSPF Configuration

                    router ospf 1 
 network 192.168.10.10 0.0.0.0 area 1 
 network 192.168.35.0 0.0.0.255 area 1 
 mpls traffic-eng router-id Loopback0 
 mpls traffic-eng area 1

                    Router Rx OSPF Configuration

                    router ospf 1 
 network 192.168.30.30 0.0.0.0 area 1 
 network 192.168.35.0 0.0.0.255 area 1 
 network 192.168.45.0 0.0.0.255 area 1
 mpls traffic-eng router-id Loopback0 
 mpls traffic-eng area 1

                    Router Ra OSPF Configuration

                    Ra is an ABR for Area 0 and Area 1. Interface POS2/1/0 is in Area 1 and interface POS3/1/0 is in Area 0. The mpls traffic-eng area commands configure Ra for IGP TE updates for both areas. 

                    router ospf 1 
 network 192.168.40.40 0.0.0.0 area 0 
 network 192.168.45.0 0.0.0.255 area 1 
 network 192.168.55.0 0.0.0.255 area 0 
 mpls traffic-eng router-id Loopback0 
 mpls traffic-eng area 0 
 mpls traffic-eng area 1

                    Router Rb OSPF Configuration

                    Rb is an ABR for Area 0 and Area 2. Interface POS4/1/0 is in Area 0 and interface POS5/1/0 is in Area 2. The mpls traffic-eng area commands configure Rb for IGP TE updates for both areas. 

                    router ospf 1 
 network 192.168.60.60 0.0.0.0 area 0 
 network 192.168.65.0 0.0.0.255 area 0 
 network 192.168.75.0 0.0.0.255 area 2 
 mpls traffic-eng router-id Loopback0 
 mpls traffic-eng area 0 
 mpls traffic-eng area 2

                    Router Rz OSPF Configuration 

                    router ospf 1 
 network 192.168.70.70 0.0.0.0 area 2 
 network 192.168.75.0 0.0.0.255 area 2 
 network 192.168.85.0 0.0.0.255 area 2 
 mpls traffic-eng router-id Loopback0 
 mpls traffic-eng area 2

                    Router R2 OSPF Configuration 

                    router ospf 1 
 network 192.168.20.20 0.0.0.0 area 2 
 network 192.168.85.0 0.0.0.255 area 2 
 mpls traffic-eng router-id Loopback0 
 mpls traffic-eng area 2

                    Configuring IS-IS for Interarea Tunnels Example

                    The following configuration fragments illustrate how to configure IS-IS for interarea tunnels assuming that:

                    • R1 and Rx are level-1 routers

                    • Ra, Ry, and Rb are level-1-2 routers

                    • Rz and R2 are level-1 routers

                    Router R1 IS-IS Configuration 

                    interface POS1/1/0
 ip router isis
router isis
 metric-style wide
 net 10.0000.0100.0000.0010
 mpls traffic-eng router-id Loopback0
 mpls traffic-eng level-1

                    Router Rx IS-IS Configuration

                    clns routing
interface POS1/1/0
 ip router isis
interface POS2/1/0
 ip router isis
router isis
 metric-style wide
 net 10.0000.2000.0100.0001
 mpls traffic-eng router-id Loopback0
 mpls traffic-eng level-1

                    Router Ra IS-IS Configuration

                    clns routing
interface POS2/1/0
 ip router isis
interface POS3/1/0
 ip router isis
router isis
 metric-style wide
 net 10.0000.2000.0200.0002
 mpls traffic-eng router-id Loopback0
 mpls traffic-eng level-1
 mpls traffic-eng level-2

                    Router Ry IS-IS Configuration

                    clns routing
interface POS3/1/0
 ip router isis
interface POS4/1/0
 ip router isis
router isis
 metric-style wide
 net 10.0000.2000.0300.0003
 mpls traffic-eng router-id Loopback0
 mpls traffic-eng level-2

                    Router Rb IS-IS Configuration

                    clns routing
interface POS4/1/0
 ip router isis
interface POS5/1/0
 ip router isis
router isis
 metric-style wide
 net 10.0000.2000.0400.0004
 mpls traffic-eng router-id Loopback0
 mpls traffic-eng level-1
 mpls traffic-eng level-2

                    Router Rz IS-IS Configuration

                    clns routing
interface POS5/1/0
 ip router isis
interface POS6/1/0
 ip router isis
router isis
 metric-style wide
 net 10.0000.2000.0500.0005
 mpls traffic-eng router-id Loopback0
 mpls traffic-eng level-1

                    Router R2 IS-IS Configuration

                    clns routing
interface POS6/1/0
 ip router isis
router isis
 metric-style wide
 net 10.0000.0200.0000.0020
 mpls traffic-eng router-id Loopback0
 mpls traffic-eng level-1

                    Configuring MPLS and RSVP to Support Traffic Engineering Example

                    The following configuration fragments show how to configure MPLS and RSVP to support traffic engineering on the routers.

                    Router R1 Traffic Engineering Configuration

                    ip cef
mpls traffic-eng tunnels
interface Loopback0
 ip address 192.168.10.10 255.255.255.255
interface POS1/1/0	
!Each interface supporting MPLS TE must include the following:
 mpls traffic-eng tunnels
 ip rsvp bandwidth

                    The configuration of routers Rx, Ra, Ry, Rb, Rz, and R2 for traffic engineering operation is similar to that for R1.

                    Configuring an MPLS Traffic Engineering Interarea Tunnel Example

                    The following configuration fragments show how to configure an MPLS traffic engineering interarea tunnel. Tunnel1 is configured with a path option that is loosely routed through Ra and Rb.

                    R1 Interarea Tunnel Configuration

                    The following commands configure an MPLS TE tunnel to use explicit paths: 

                    interface Tunnel1
 ip unnumbered Loopback0
 tunnel destination 192.168.20.20
 tunnel mode mpls traffic-eng
 tunnel mpls traffic-eng bandwidth 300
 tunnel mpls traffic-eng path-option 1 explicit name path-tunnel1

                    The following commands configure an explicit path: 

                    ip explicit-path name path-tunnel1
 next-address loose 192.168.40.40
 next-address loose 192.168.60.60
 next-address loose 192.168.20.20  !Specifying the tunnel tailend in the loosely routed
!path is optional.

                    Note

                    Generally for an interarea tunnel you should configure multiple loosely routed path options that specify different combinations of ABRs (for OSPF) or level-1-2 boundary routers (for IS-IS) to increase the likelihood that the tunnel will be successfully signaled. In this simple topology there are no other loosely routed paths.

                    Configuring an MPLS Traffic Engineering Tunnel with Autoroute Destination Example

                    The following example shows how to configure an MPLS TE tunnel with autoroute destination:

                    interface Tunnel103
 ip unnumbered Loopback0
 tunnel destination 10.1.0.3
 tunnel mode mpls traffic-eng
 tunnel mpls traffic-end path-option 1 explicit name 111-103
 tunnel mpls traffic-eng autoroute destination

                    Additional References

                    Related Documents

                    Related Topic

                    Document Title

                    IS-IS

                    • Integrated IS-IS Routing Protocol Overview

                    • Cisco IOS IP Routing Protocols Command Reference

                    Link protection

                    MPLS TE: Link and Node Protection, with RSVP Hellos Support (with Fast Tunnel Interface Down Detection)

                    MPLS traffic engineering commands

                    Cisco IOS Multiprotocol Label Switching Command Reference

                    OSPF

                    • Cisco IOS IP Routing Protocols Command Reference

                    • Configuring OSPF

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                    Feature Information for MPLS Traffic Engineering Interarea Tunnels

                    The following table provides release information about the feature or features described in this module. This table lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given software release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that feature.

                    Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support. To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/​go/​cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.
                    Table 1 Feature Information for MPLS Traffic Engineering Interarea Tunnels

                    Feature Name

                    Releases

                    Feature Information

                    MPLS Traffic Engineering: Interarea Tunnels

                    12.0(19)ST1

                    12.0(21)ST

                    12.2(18)S

                    12.2(18)SXD

                    12.2(27)SBC

                    12.2(28)SB

                    12.2(33)SRB

                    12.4(20)T

                    12.2(33)SRE

                    15.2(1)S

                    Cisco IOS-XE Release 3.5

                    The MPLS Traffic Engineering: Interarea Tunnels feature allows you to establish MPLS TE tunnels that span multiple IGP areas and levels, removing the restriction that had required the tunnel headend and tailend routers both to be in the same area.

                    In 12.2(33)SRB, support was added for stateful switchover (SSO) recovery of LSPs that include loose hops.

                    In 12.4(20)T, support was eliminated for SSO recovery of LSPs that include loose hops.

                    In 12.2(33)SRE, the MPLS-TE Autoroute Destinations feature was added.

                    In 15.2(1)S the MPLS-TE Autoroute Destinations feature was added.

                    In Cisco IOS-XE Release 3.5, the MPLS-TE Autoroute Destinations feature was added.

                    The following commands were introduced or modified: show ip static route, show mpls traffic-eng autoroute, show mpls traffic-eng tunnels, tunnel mpls traffic-eng autoroute destination.

                    Glossary

                    ABR --Area Border Router.A router connecting two areas. In OSPF, ABRs belong to both areas and must maintain separate topological databases for each. When an OSPF router has interfaces in more than one area, it is an Area Border Router.

                    area --A logical set of network segments (for example, one that is OSPF-based) and their attached devices. Areas usually are connected to other areas by routers, making up a single autonomous system. OSPF and IS-IS define their areas differently. OSPF area borders are marked by routers. Some interfaces are in one area, and other interfaces are in another area. With IS-IS, all the routers are completely within an area, and the area borders are on links, not on routers. The routers that connect the areas are level-2 routers, and routers that have no direct connectivity to another area are level-1 routers.

                    area ID --In an IS-IS router, this area address is associated with the entire router rather than an interface. A router can have up to three area addresses. Both the area ID and the system ID are defined on an IS-IS router by a single address, the Network Entry Title (NET).

                    autonomous system --A collection of networks under a common administration sharing a common routing strategy. Autonomous systems are subdivided by areas.

                    Cisco Express Forwarding --An advanced Layer 3 IP switching technology. Cisco Express Forwarding optimizes network performance and scalability for networks that have large and dynamic traffic patterns, such as the Internet, and for networks characterized by intensive Web-based applications or interactive sessions. Cisco Express Forwarding uses a Forwarding Information Base (FIB) to make IP destination prefix-based switching decisions. The FIB is conceptually similar to a routing table or information base. When routing or topology changes occur in the network, the IP routing table is updated, and those changes are reflected in the FIB. The FIB maintains next-hop address information based on the information in the IP routing table.

                    headend --The upstream, transmit end of a tunnel. The router that originates and maintains the traffic engineering LSP.

                    IGP --Interior Gateway Protocol. Internet protocol used to exchange routing information within an autonomous system. Examples of common IGPs include OSPF and Routing Information Protocol (RIP).

                    interarea TE --Ability for a traffic engineering LSP to span multiple areas.

                    IS-IS --Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System. IS-IS is an OSI link-state hierarchical routing protocol based on DECnet Phase V routing, where intermediate system (IS) routers exchange routing information based on a single metric to determine the network topology.

                    label switched path (LSP) tunnel --A configured connection between two routers in which label switching is used to carry the packets.

                    level-1 routers --Routers that are directly connected to other areas. The routers are not in the backbone. MPLS does not run in the background. These routers are also called internal routers.

                    level-2 routers --Routers that connect two areas. These routers let you run MPLS in the background.

                    load balancing --The distribution of traffic among multiple paths to the same destination so that the router uses bandwidth efficiently. Load balancing increases the use of network segments, thus increasing effective network bandwidth.

                    LSP --label switched path. A sequence of hops such as R0...Rn in which a packet travels from R0 to Rn through label switching mechanisms. A label switched path can be chosen dynamically, based on normal routing mechanisms, or through configuration.

                    mask --A bit combination used to describe which part of an address refers to the network or the subnet and which part refers to the host.

                    MPLS --Multiprotocol Label Switching. A method for forwarding packets (frames) through a network. It enables routers at the edge of a network to apply labels to packets. ATM switches or existing routers in the network core can switch packets according to the labels with minimal lookup overhead.

                    OSPF --Open Shortest Path First. Link-state, hierarchical IGP routing algorithm proposed as a successor to Routing Information Protocol (RIP) in the Internet community. OSPF features include least-cost routing, multipath routing, and load balancing.

                    process ID --Distinguishes one process from another within the device. An OSPF process ID can be any positive integer, and it has no significance outside the router on which it is configured.

                    router ID --Something by which a router originating a packet can be uniquely distinguished from all other routers. For example, an IP address from one of the router’s interfaces.

                    static routing --A static route is a fixed path preprogrammed by a network administrator. Static routes cannot make use of routing protocols and don’t self-update after receipt of routing update messages; they must be updated by hand.

                    tailend --The downstream, receive end of a tunnel. The router that terminates the traffic engineering LSP.

                    traffic engineering --The techniques and processes that cause routed traffic to travel through the network on a path other than the one that would have been chosen if standard routing methods were used.

                    tunnel --A secure communication path between two peers, such as two routers. A traffic engineering tunnel is a label switched tunnel that is used for traffic engineering. Such a tunnel is set up through means other than normal Layer 3 routing; it is used to direct traffic over a path different from the one that Layer 3 routing could cause the tunnel to take.

                    virtual link --Ordinarily, each area is directly connected to area 0. A virtual link is used for a connection when an area is connected to an area that is one area away from area 0.