SR-TE Weighted ECMP for EVPN Layer 2 Services
This chapter provides information about Segment Routing with Traffic Engineering (SR-TE) Weighted Equal Cost Multipath (ECMP) for EVPN Layer 2 services.
Topics in this chapter include:
Applicability
The information and configuration in this chapter are based on SR OS Release 24.7.R2.
SR-TE Weighted ECMP for EVPN Layer 2 services is supported on FP4-based platforms in SR OS Release 22.7.R1 and later.
Overview
- the auto-bind-tunnel ecmp parameter: configure service epipe|vpls <service id> bgp-evpn mpls bgp <bgp instance number> auto-bind-tunnel ecmp <maximum number of auto bind tunnel ECMP routes>
- the auto-bind-tunnel weighted-ecmp parameter: configure service epipe|vpls <service id> bgp-evpn mpls bgp <bgp instance number> auto-bind-tunnel weighted-ecmp
ECMP then refers to spraying data traffic across multiple named SR-TE tunnels (or RSVP-TE tunnels) within the same ECMP set.
- tunnel type preference parameter tunnel-table-pref,
                        applied from lowest to highest. Note: The tunnel-table-pref default value can be changed for all tunnel types, except for the SR policy tunnel type. Nokia recommends to avoid configuring different tunnel types with the same tunnel-table-pref value, because that can cause preference to be given to a tunnel type that has been introduced first in the history of SR OS: RSVP-TE, LDP, SR-OSPF/SR-OSPF3/SR-ISIS, SR-TE, regardless of the LSP metric and tunnel ID.Note: The SR policy tunnel type has a tunnel table preference that cannot be configured, because it always wins over other tunnel types when the service or routing context BGP route has a color attribute.
- When multiple tunnels exist for a selected tunnel type, the following
                            applies:- RSVP-TE LSP <key={destination address, admin-tags}>: preference for tunnels with the lowest LSP metric, then the lowest tunnel ID.
- SR-TE LSP <key={destination address, admin-tags}>: preference for tunnels with the lowest LSP metric, then the lowest tunnel ID.
- LDP or BGP <key={destination address}>: one tunnel always exists (best route).
- SR-OSPF/SR-OSPF3/SR-ISIS <key={destination address, SR algorithm}> : preference for tunnels with the lowest IGP instance ID.
- MPLS forwarding policy <key={endpoint, admin-tags}>: one tunnel always exists (the lowest policy preference which is different from the parameter tunnel-table-pref).
- SR policy <key={endpoint, color}>: one tunnel always exists (the highest policy preference which is different from the parameter tunnel-table-pref).
 Note: The preceding bullet list does not imply an order of tunnel type preference.
When multiple tunnels of the selected tunnel type are operational, data traffic is sprayed across them. The maximum number of tunnels of this type that can be used is configured with the auto-bind-tunnel ecmp parameter. When the number of SR-TE or RSVP-TE tunnels that are operational exceeds this maximum, only tunnels of the selected tunnel type (SR-TE LSP or RSVP-TE LSP) with the same lowest LSP metric can be part of the ECMP set. The LSP metric is configured with the LSP metric parameter: configure router "Base" mpls lsp <LSP name> metric <metric value>. When the number of tunnels in this ECMP set still exceeds the value configured in the auto-bind-tunnel ecmp parameter, the lowest tunnel ID tunnels are selected first.
normalised weight of an LSP =
configured weight of the LSP / (sum of the configured weights of all used LSPs in the retained ECMP set)When the LSP load balancing weight parameter is not configured for at least one tunnel in the retained ECMP set, regular ECMP spraying across the tunnels in the retained ECMP set is used.
For shortest path tunnels, such as LDP, SR-OSPF, SR-OSPF3, SR-ISIS, and UDP tunnels, the maximum number of tunnels in the ECMP set is configured in the ECMP parameter: configure router "Base" ecmp <maximum number of ECMP routes>.
Configuration
- cards, MDAs, ports
- router interfaces
- BGP for the EVPN address family
- IS-IS or OSPF or OSPF3, MPLS, RSVP, and LDP on the router interfaces. OSPF and OSPF3 are not used in this chapter.
- RSVP-TE, SR-TE, LDP, and SR-ISIS tunnels. UDP tunnels are not used in this chapter.
- an EVPN VPLS service on PE-1 and PE-4 that can make use of these tunnels.
Router configuration
To allow multiple different MPLS paths from PE-1 to PE-4, four router interfaces are configured between PE-1 and PE-2, and between PE-1 and PE-3.
# on PE-1:
configure router "Base"
        interface "int-PE-1-PE-2-1"
            address 192.168.12.1/30
            port 1/1/c1/1
            no shutdown
        exit
        interface "int-PE-1-PE-2-2"
            address 192.168.12.5/30
            port 1/1/c3/1
            no shutdown
        exit
        interface "int-PE-1-PE-2-3"
            address 192.168.12.9/30
            port 1/1/c5/1
            no shutdown
        exit
        interface "int-PE-1-PE-2-4"
            address 192.168.12.13/30
            port 1/1/c7/1
            no shutdown
        exit
        interface "int-PE-1-PE-3-1"
            address 192.168.13.1/30
            port 1/1/c2/1
            no shutdown
        exit
        interface "int-PE-1-PE-3-2"
            address 192.168.13.5/30
            port 1/1/c4/1
            no shutdown
        exit
        interface "int-PE-1-PE-3-3"
            address 192.168.13.9/30
            port 1/1/c6/1
            no shutdown
        exit
        interface "int-PE-1-PE-3-4"
            address 192.168.13.13/30
            port 1/1/c8/1
            no shutdown
        exit
        interface "system"
            address 192.0.2.1/32
            no shutdown
        exit
        autonomous-system 64500
        bgp
            group "iBGP"
                family evpn
                peer-as 64500
                neighbor 192.0.2.2
                exit
                neighbor 192.0.2.3
                exit
                neighbor 192.0.2.4
                exit
            exit
            no shutdown
        exit
        mpls-labels
            sr-labels start 32000 end 32999
        exit
        isis 0
            area-id 49.0001
            traffic-engineering
            advertise-passive-only
            advertise-router-capability as
            no ipv6-multicast-routing
            segment-routing
                prefix-sid-range global
                no shutdown
            exit
            interface "system"
                ipv4-node-sid label 32001
                passive
                no shutdown
            exit
            interface "int-PE-1-PE-2-1"
                interface-type point-to-point
                no shutdown
            exit
            interface "int-PE-1-PE-2-2"
                interface-type point-to-point
                no shutdown
            exit
            interface "int-PE-1-PE-2-3"
                interface-type point-to-point
                no shutdown
            exit
            interface "int-PE-1-PE-2-4"
                interface-type point-to-point
                no shutdown
            exit
            interface "int-PE-1-PE-3-1"
                interface-type point-to-point
                no shutdown
            exit
            interface "int-PE-1-PE-3-2"
                interface-type point-to-point
                no shutdown
            exit
            interface "int-PE-1-PE-3-3"
                interface-type point-to-point
                no shutdown
            exit
            interface "int-PE-1-PE-3-4"
                interface-type point-to-point
                no shutdown
            exit
            no shutdown
        exit
        mpls
            interface "system"
                no shutdown
            exit
            interface "int-PE-1-PE-2-1"
                no shutdown
            exit
            interface "int-PE-1-PE-2-2"
                no shutdown
            exit
            interface "int-PE-1-PE-2-3"
                no shutdown
            exit
            interface "int-PE-1-PE-2-4"
                no shutdown
            exit
            interface "int-PE-1-PE-3-1"
                no shutdown
            exit
            interface "int-PE-1-PE-3-2"
                no shutdown
            exit
            interface "int-PE-1-PE-3-3"
                no shutdown
            exit
            interface "int-PE-1-PE-3-4"
                no shutdown
            exit
        exit
        rsvp
            interface "system"
                no shutdown
            exit
            interface "int-PE-1-PE-2-1"
                no shutdown
            exit
            interface "int-PE-1-PE-2-2"
                no shutdown
            exit
            interface "int-PE-1-PE-2-3"
                no shutdown
            exit
            interface "int-PE-1-PE-2-4"
                no shutdown
            exit
            interface "int-PE-1-PE-3-1"
                no shutdown
            exit
            interface "int-PE-1-PE-3-2"
                no shutdown
            exit
            interface "int-PE-1-PE-3-3"
                no shutdown
            exit
            interface "int-PE-1-PE-3-4"
                no shutdown
            exit
            no shutdown
        exit
        ldp
            interface-parameters
                interface "int-PE-1-PE-2-1" dual-stack
                    ipv4
                        no shutdown
                    exit
                    no shutdown
                exit
                interface "int-PE-1-PE-2-2" dual-stack
                    ipv4
                        no shutdown
                    exit
                    no shutdown
                exit
                interface "int-PE-1-PE-2-3" dual-stack
                    ipv4
                        no shutdown
                    exit
                    no shutdown
                exit
                interface "int-PE-1-PE-2-4" dual-stack
                    ipv4
                        no shutdown
                    exit
                    no shutdown
                exit
                interface "int-PE-1-PE-3-1" dual-stack
                    ipv4
                        no shutdown
                    exit
                    no shutdown
                exit
                interface "int-PE-1-PE-3-2" dual-stack
                    ipv4
                        no shutdown
                    exit
                    no shutdown
                exit
                interface "int-PE-1-PE-3-3" dual-stack
                    ipv4
                        no shutdown
                    exit
                    no shutdown
                exit
                interface "int-PE-1-PE-3-4" dual-stack
                    ipv4
                        no shutdown
                    exit
                    no shutdown
                exit
            exit
            targeted-session
            exit
            no shutdown
        exit# on PE-1:
configure router "Base" mpls
            path "path-1-PE-1-2-4"
                hop 1 192.168.12.2 strict
                hop 2 192.0.2.4 loose
                no shutdown
            exit
            path "path-2-PE-1-3-4"
                hop 1 192.168.13.2 strict
                hop 2 192.0.2.4 loose
                no shutdown
            exit
            path "path-3-PE-1-2-4"
                hop 1 192.168.12.6 strict
                hop 2 192.0.2.4 loose
                no shutdown
            exit
            path "path-4-PE-1-3-4"
                hop 1 192.168.13.6 strict
                hop 2 192.0.2.4 loose
                no shutdown
            exit
            path "path-5-PE-1-2-4"
                hop 1 192.168.12.10 strict
                hop 2 192.0.2.4 loose
                no shutdown
            exit
            path "path-6-PE-1-3-4"
                hop 1 192.168.13.10 strict
                hop 2 192.0.2.4 loose
                no shutdown
            exit
            path "path-7-PE-1-2-4"
                hop 1 192.168.12.14 strict
                hop 2 192.0.2.4 loose
                no shutdown
            exit
            path "path-8-PE-1-3-4"
                hop 1 192.168.13.14 strict
                hop 2 192.0.2.4 loose
                no shutdown
            exit| Path | Via Interface | 
|---|---|
| "path-1-PE-1-2-4" | "int-PE-1-PE-2-1" | 
| "path-2-PE-1-3-4" | "int-PE-1-PE-3-1" | 
| "path-3-PE-1-2-4" | "int-PE-1-PE-2-2" | 
| "path-4-PE-1-3-4" | "int-PE-1-PE-3-2" | 
| "path-5-PE-1-2-4" | "int-PE-1-PE-2-3" | 
| "path-6-PE-1-3-4" | "int-PE-1-PE-3-3" | 
| "path-7-PE-1-2-4" | "int-PE-1-PE-2-4" | 
| "path-8-PE-1-3-4" | "int-PE-1-PE-3-4" | 
# on PE-1:
configure router "Base" mpls
# SR-TE LSPs
            lsp "lsp-sr-te-1-PE-1-2-4" sr-te
                to 192.0.2.4
                path-computation-method local-cspf
                metric 10
                load-balancing-weight 60
                primary "path-1-PE-1-2-4"
                exit
                no shutdown
            exit
            lsp "lsp-sr-te-2-PE-1-3-4" sr-te
                to 192.0.2.4
                path-computation-method local-cspf
                metric 10
                load-balancing-weight 120
                primary "path-2-PE-1-3-4"
                exit
                no shutdown
            exit
            lsp "lsp-sr-te-3-PE-1-2-4" sr-te
                to 192.0.2.4
                path-computation-method local-cspf
                metric 8
                load-balancing-weight 1
                primary "path-3-PE-1-2-4"
                exit
                no shutdown
            exit
            lsp "lsp-sr-te-4-PE-1-3-4" sr-te
                to 192.0.2.4
                path-computation-method local-cspf
                metric 10
                load-balancing-weight 180
                primary "path-4-PE-1-3-4"
                exit
                no shutdown
            exit
            lsp "lsp-sr-te-5-PE-1-2-4" sr-te
                to 192.0.2.4
                path-computation-method local-cspf
                metric 10
                load-balancing-weight 120
                primary "path-5-PE-1-2-4"
                exit
                no shutdown
            exit
            lsp "lsp-sr-te-6-PE-1-3-4" sr-te
                to 192.0.2.4
                path-computation-method local-cspf
                metric 8
                load-balancing-weight 3
                primary "path-6-PE-1-3-4"
                exit
                no shutdown
            exit
            lsp "lsp-sr-te-7-PE-1-2-4" sr-te
                to 192.0.2.4
                path-computation-method local-cspf
                metric 10
                load-balancing-weight 60
                primary "path-7-PE-1-2-4"
                exit
                no shutdown
            exit
            lsp "lsp-sr-te-8-PE-1-3-4" sr-te
                to 192.0.2.4
                path-computation-method local-cspf
                metric 11
                load-balancing-weight 5
                primary "path-8-PE-1-3-4"
                exit
                no shutdown
            exit
# RSVP-TE LSPs
            lsp "lsp-rsvp-te-1-PE-1-2-4"
                to 192.0.2.4
                path-computation-method local-cspf
                metric 12
                load-balancing-weight 4
                primary "path-1-PE-1-2-4"
                exit
                no shutdown
            exit
            lsp "lsp-rsvp-te-2-PE-1-3-4"
                to 192.0.2.4
                path-computation-method local-cspf
                metric 12
                load-balancing-weight 3
                primary "path-2-PE-1-3-4"
                exit
                no shutdown
            exit
            lsp "lsp-rsvp-te-3-PE-1-2-4"
                to 192.0.2.4
                path-computation-method local-cspf
                metric 14
                load-balancing-weight 2
                primary "path-3-PE-1-2-4"
                exit
                no shutdown
            exit
            lsp "lsp-rsvp-te-4-PE-1-3-4"
                to 192.0.2.4
                path-computation-method local-cspf
                metric 12
                load-balancing-weight 1
                primary "path-4-PE-1-3-4"
                exit
                no shutdown
            exit# on PE-1:
configure router mpls lsp "lsp-sr-te-1-PE-1-2-4" metric ?
  - metric <metric>
  - no metric
 <metric>             : <0..16777215># on PE-1:
configure router mpls lsp "lsp-sr-te-1-PE-1-2-4" load-balancing-weight ?
  - load-balancing-weight <weight>
  - no load-balancing-weight
 <weight>             : [0..4294967295] Default - 0| LSP Name | LSP Type | LSP Tunnel ID | LSP Metric | LSP Load Balancing Weight | Primary Path | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "lsp-sr-te-1-PE-1-2-4" | SR-TE | 655362 | 10 | 60 | "path-1-PE-1-2-4-" | 
| "lsp-sr-te-2-PE-1-3-4" | SR-TE | 655363 | 10 | 120 | "path-2-PE-1-3-4" | 
| "lsp-sr-te-3-PE-1-2-4" | SR-TE | 655364 | 12 | 1 | "path-3-PE-1-2-4" | 
| "lsp-sr-te-4-PE-1-3-4" | SR-TE | 655365 | 10 | 180 | "path-4-PE-1-3-4" | 
| "lsp-sr-te-5-PE-1-2-4" | SR-TE | 655366 | 10 | 120 | "path-5-PE-1-2-4" | 
| "lsp-sr-te-6-PE-1-3-4" | SR-TE | 655367 | 12 | 3 | "path-6-PE-1-3-4" | 
| "lsp-sr-te-7-PE-1-2-4" | SR-TE | 655368 | 10 | 60 | "path-7-PE-1-2-4" | 
| "lsp-sr-te-8-PE-1-3-4" | SR-TE | 655369 | 11 | 5 | "path-8-PE-1-3-4" | 
| "lsp-rsvp-te-1-PE-1-2-4" | RSVP-TE | 1 | 12 | 4 | "path-1-PE-1-2-4" | 
| "lsp-rsvp-te-2-PE-1-3-4" | RSVP-TE | 2 | 12 | 3 | "path-2-PE-1-3-4" | 
| "lsp-rsvp-te-3-PE-1-2-4" | RSVP-TE | 3 | 14 | 2 | "path-3-PE-1-2-4" | 
| "lsp-rsvp-te-4-PE-1-3-4" | RSVP-TE | 4 | 12 | 1 | "path-4-PE-1-3-4" | 
While not strictly needed, similar MPLS tunnels are configured on PE-4.
The SR OS automatically generates the SR-TE tunnel IDs (and RSVP-TE tunnel IDs) in the order in which the SR-TE tunnels (and RSVP-TE tunnels) are added. The SR OS also automatically generates the tunnel IDs for the other tunnel protocols.
*A:PE-1# show router mpls path lsp-binding 
===============================================================================
MPLS Path:   Bindings 
===============================================================================
Path Name                        Opr  LSP Name                         Binding
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
path-1-PE-1-2-4                  Up   lsp-rsvp-te-1-PE-1-2-4           Primary
 
                                 Up   lsp-sr-te-1-PE-1-2-4             Primary
 
path-2-PE-1-3-4                  Up   lsp-rsvp-te-2-PE-1-3-4           Primary
 
                                 Up   lsp-sr-te-2-PE-1-3-4             Primary
 
path-3-PE-1-2-4                  Up   lsp-rsvp-te-3-PE-1-2-4           Primary
 
                                 Up   lsp-sr-te-3-PE-1-2-4             Primary
 
path-4-PE-1-3-4                  Up   lsp-rsvp-te-4-PE-1-3-4           Primary
 
                                 Up   lsp-sr-te-4-PE-1-3-4             Primary
 
path-5-PE-1-2-4                  Up   lsp-sr-te-5-PE-1-2-4             Primary
 
path-6-PE-1-3-4                  Up   lsp-sr-te-6-PE-1-3-4             Primary
 
path-7-PE-1-2-4                  Up   lsp-sr-te-7-PE-1-2-4             Primary
 
path-8-PE-1-3-4                  Up   lsp-sr-te-8-PE-1-3-4             Primary
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Paths : 8
===============================================================================Service configuration
# on PE-1:
configure service vpls 14 name "VPLS 14" customer 1 create
            bgp
            exit
            bgp-evpn
                evi 14
                mpls bgp 1
                    ingress-replication-bum-label
                    auto-bind-tunnel
                        resolution-filter
                            rsvp
                            ldp
                            sr-isis
                            sr-te
                            udp
                        exit
                        resolution filter
                        ecmp 3
                        weighted-ecmp
                    exit
                    no shutdown
                exit
            exit
            sap 1/1/c9/1:100 create
                no shutdown
            exit
            no shutdown# on PE-1:
configure service vpls "VPLS 14" bgp-evpn mpls bgp 1 auto-bind-tunnel resolution-filter ?
  - resolution-filter
 [no] bgp             - Enable/disable setting BGP type for auto-bind-tunnel
 [no] ldp             - Enable/disable setting LDP type for auto-bind-tunnel
 [no] mpls-fwd-policy - Enable/disable MPLS Forwarding Policy for auto-bind-tunnel
 [no] rib-api         - Enable/disable setting RIB-API type for auto-bind-tunnel
 [no] rsvp            - Enable/disable setting RSVP-TE type for auto-bind-tunnel
 [no] sr-isis         - Enable/disable setting SR-ISIS type for auto-bind-tunnel
 [no] sr-ospf         - Enable/disable setting SR-OSPF type for auto-bind-tunnel
 [no] sr-ospf3        - Enable/disable setting SR-OSPFv3 type for auto-bind-tunnel
 [no] sr-policy       - Enable/disable setting SR-Policy type for auto-bind-tunnel
 [no] sr-te           - Enable/disable setting SR-TE type for auto-bind-tunnel
 [no] udp             - Enable/disable setting UDP type for auto-bind-tunnel# on PE-1:
configure service vpls "VPLS 14" bgp-evpn mpls bgp 1 auto-bind-tunnel ecmp ?
  - ecmp <max-ecmp-routes>
 <max-ecmp-routes>    : [1..32]: default 1# on PE-1:
configure service vpls "VPLS 14" bgp-evpn mpls bgp 1 auto-bind-tunnel weighted-ecmp ?
  - no weighted-ecmp
  - weighted-ecmp*A:PE-1# show service id 14 bgp-evpn 
===============================================================================
BGP EVPN
===============================================================================
EVI                : 14                 
Adv L2 Attributes  : Disabled           
Ignore Mtu Mismatch: Disabled           
 
MAC/IP Routes
MAC Advertisement  : Enabled            Unknown MAC Route  : Disabled
---snip---
===============================================================================
BGP EVPN MPLS Information
===============================================================================
Admin Status       : Enabled            Bgp Instance       : 1
Force Vlan Fwding  : Disabled           
Force Qinq Fwding  : none               
Route NextHop Type : system-ipv4        
Control Word       : Disabled           
Max Ecmp Routes    : 1                  
Entropy Label      : Disabled           
Default Route Tag  : none               
Split Horizon Group: (Not Specified)
Ingress Rep BUM Lbl: Enabled            
Ingress Ucast Lbl  : 524273             Ingress Mcast Lbl  : 524272
RestProtSrcMacAct  : none               
Evpn Mpls Encap    : Enabled            Evpn MplsoUdp      : Disabled
Oper Group         : (none)             
MH Mode            : network            
Evi 3-byte Auto-RT : Disabled           
Dyn Egr Lbl Limit  : Disabled           
Hash Label         : Disabled           
Local AC Ingr Lbl  : <not-allocated>
BGP EVPN MPLS Auto Bind Tunnel Information
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Allow-Flex-Algo-FB : Disabled           
Resolution         : filter             Strict Tnl Tag     : Disabled
Max Ecmp Routes    : 3                  
Filter Tunnel Types: ldp rsvp sr-isis sr-te udp
Weighted Ecmp      : Enabled            
===============================================================================*A:PE-4# show service id 14 bgp-evpn 
===============================================================================
BGP EVPN
===============================================================================
EVI                : 14                 
Adv L2 Attributes  : Disabled           
Ignore Mtu Mismatch: Disabled           
 
MAC/IP Routes
MAC Advertisement  : Enabled            Unknown MAC Route  : Disabled
---snip---
===============================================================================
BGP EVPN MPLS Information
===============================================================================
Admin Status       : Enabled            Bgp Instance       : 1
Force Vlan Fwding  : Disabled           
Force Qinq Fwding  : none               
Route NextHop Type : system-ipv4        
Control Word       : Disabled           
Max Ecmp Routes    : 1                  
Entropy Label      : Disabled           
Default Route Tag  : none               
Split Horizon Group: (Not Specified)
Ingress Rep BUM Lbl: Enabled            
Ingress Ucast Lbl  : 524277             Ingress Mcast Lbl  : 524276
RestProtSrcMacAct  : none               
Evpn Mpls Encap    : Enabled            Evpn MplsoUdp      : Disabled
Oper Group         : (none)             
MH Mode            : network            
Evi 3-byte Auto-RT : Disabled           
Dyn Egr Lbl Limit  : Disabled           
Hash Label         : Disabled           
Local AC Ingr Lbl  : <not-allocated>
BGP EVPN MPLS Auto Bind Tunnel Information
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Allow-Flex-Algo-FB : Disabled           
Resolution         : filter             Strict Tnl Tag     : Disabled
Max Ecmp Routes    : 2                  
Filter Tunnel Types: ldp rsvp sr-isis sr-te udp
Weighted Ecmp      : Disabled           
===============================================================================Use cases
- Tunnel selection with preference for SR-TE
                            - LSP load balancing weights configured on all selected SR-TE tunnels
- LSP load balancing weight not configured on at least one selected SR-TE tunnel
- Maximum number of tunnels increased but below the possible number of tunnels
- Maximum number of tunnels exceeding the possible number of tunnels
- Minimum LSP metric values configured on SR-TE tunnels with a higher tunnel ID
 
- SR-TE tunnel type no longer supported
- Also RSVP-TE tunnel type no longer supported
- Also LDP tunnel type no longer supported
To verify the operation in these use cases, UDP data traffic is launched at a rate of 2000 packets per second from a test source connected to PE-1 to a test destination connected to PE-4.
Tunnel selection with preference for SR-TE
| Tunnel Protocol | Preference | 
|---|---|
| RSVP-TE | 7 | 
| SR-TE | 8 | 
| LDP | 9 | 
| SR-OSPF/SR-OSPF3 | 10 | 
| SR-ISIS | 11 | 
The tunnel-table-preference for different tunnel protocols can be configured with the following commands:
# on PE-1:
configure router mpls tunnel-table-pref ?
  - tunnel-table-pref
 [no] rsvp-te         - Configure Tunnel Table Preference for RSVP-TE type LSPs
 [no] sr-te           - Configure Tunnel Table Preference for SR-TE type LSPs
configure router mpls tunnel-table-pref rsvp-te ?
  - rsvp-te <[1..255]>
  - no rsvp-te
configure router mpls tunnel-table-pref sr-te ?
  - sr-te <[1..255]>
  - no sr-te# on PE-1:
configure router ldp tunnel-table-pref ?
  - no tunnel-table-pref
  - tunnel-table-pref <preference>
 <preference>         : [1..255]# on PE-1:
configure router ospf segment-routing tunnel-table-pref ?
  - no tunnel-table-pref
  - tunnel-table-pref <[1..255]># on PE-1:
configure router ospf3 segment-routing tunnel-table-pref ?
  - no tunnel-table-pref
  - tunnel-table-pref <[1..255]># on PE-1:
configure router isis segment-routing tunnel-table-pref ?
  - no tunnel-table-pref
  - tunnel-table-pref <[1..255]>The Tunnel table preferences to prefer SR-TE table shows the modified tunnel preference table with SR-TE as the preferred tunnel type.
# on PE-1:
configure router "Base" mpls tunnel-table-pref
                sr-te 1| Tunnel Protocol | Preference | 
|---|---|
| SR-TE | 8 → 1 | 
| RSVP-TE | 7 | 
| LDP | 9 | 
| SR-OSPF/SR-OSPF3 | 10 | 
| SR-ISIS | 11 | 
LSP load balancing weights configured on all selected SR-TE tunnels
As can be derived from the Configured MPLS Tunnels table, there are eight possible SR-TE tunnels, of which only five have the lowest LSP metric value of 10, leading to Configured SR-TE Tunnels. This can be verified with the output of the following show command, that also contains the configured RSVP-TE tunnels, and the automatically generated LDP and SR-ISIS tunnels:
*A:PE-1# show router tunnel-table 192.0.2.4/32
===============================================================================
IPv4 Tunnel Table (Router: Base)
===============================================================================
Destination           Owner     Encap TunnelId  Pref   Nexthop        Metric
   Color                                                              
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
192.0.2.4/32          sr-te     MPLS  655362    1      192.168.12.2   10
192.0.2.4/32          sr-te     MPLS  655363    1      192.168.13.2   10
192.0.2.4/32          sr-te     MPLS  655365    1      192.168.13.6   10
192.0.2.4/32          sr-te     MPLS  655366    1      192.168.12.10  10
192.0.2.4/32          sr-te     MPLS  655368    1      192.168.12.14  10
192.0.2.4/32          sr-te     MPLS  655369    1      192.168.13.14  11
192.0.2.4/32          sr-te     MPLS  655364    1      192.168.12.6   12
192.0.2.4/32          sr-te     MPLS  655367    1      192.168.13.10  12
192.0.2.4/32          rsvp      MPLS  1         7      192.168.12.2   12
192.0.2.4/32          rsvp      MPLS  2         7      192.168.13.2   12
192.0.2.4/32          rsvp      MPLS  4         7      192.168.13.6   12
192.0.2.4/32          rsvp      MPLS  3         7      192.168.12.6   14
192.0.2.4/32          ldp       MPLS  65539     9      192.168.12.2   20
192.0.2.4/32          isis (0)  MPLS  524299    11     192.168.12.2   20
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---snip---
===============================================================================| LSP Name | LSP Type | LSP Tunnel ID | LSP Metric | LSP Load Balancing Weight | Primary Path | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "lsp-sr-te-1-PE-1-2-4" | SR-TE | 655362 | 10 | 60 | "path-1-PE-1-2-4" | 
| "lsp-sr-te-2-PE-1-3-4" | SR-TE | 655363 | 10 | 120 | "path-2-PE-1-3-4" | 
| "lsp-sr-te-4-PE-1-3-4" | SR-TE | 655365 | 10 | 180 | "path-4-PE-1-3-4" | 
| "lsp-sr-te-5-PE-1-2-4" | SR-TE | 655366 | 10 | 120 | "path-5-PE-1-2-4" | 
| "lsp-sr-te-7-PE-1-2-4" | SR-TE | 655368 | 10 | 60 | "path-7-PE-1-2-4" | 
- "lsp-sr-te-1-PE-1-2-4" carries 60/(60+120+180)=60/360=16.67% of the data traffic via "path-1-PE-1-2-4"
- "lsp-sr-te-2-PE-1-3-4" carries 120/360=33.33% of the data traffic via "path-2-PE-1-3-4"
- "lsp-sr-te-4-PE-1-3-4" carries 180/360=50% of the data traffic via "path-4-PE-1-3-4"
*A:PE-1# monitor port all-ethernet-rates interval 3 repeat 5 
=====================================================================
Monitor statistics for all Ethernet Port Rates
=====================================================================
Port-Id          D                 Bits   Packets     Errors    Util
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---snip---
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
At time t = 15 sec (Mode: Rate)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/1/c1/1         I                 1176         1          0    0.00
                 O               391176       336          0    0.00
1/1/c2/1         I                  824         1          0    0.00
                 O               783064       670          0    0.00
1/1/c3/1         I                  488         0          0    0.00
                 O                  504         0          0    0.00
1/1/c4/1         I                  168         0          0    0.00
                 O              1164136       997          0    0.00
---snip---
1/1/c9/1         I              2048000      2000          0    0.00
                 O                    0         0          0    0.00
=====================================================================*A:PE-1# show service id 14 evpn-mpls 
===============================================================================
BGP EVPN-MPLS Dest (Instance 1)
===============================================================================
TEP Address                     Transport:Tnl     Egr Label  Oper  Mcast  Num
                                                             State        MACs
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
192.0.2.4                       sr-te:655362      524276     Up    bum    0
---snip---LSP load balancing weight not configured on at least one selected SR-TE tunnel
# on PE-1:
configure router "Base" mpls lsp "lsp-sr-te-4-PE-1-3-4"
                no load-balancing-weight- "lsp-sr-te-1-PE-1-2-4" carries 33.33% of the data traffic via "path-1-PE-1-2-4"
- "lsp-sr-te-2-PE-1-3-4" carries 33.33% of the data traffic via "path-2-PE-1-3-4"
- "lsp-sr-te-4-PE-1-3-4" carries 33.33% of the data traffic via "path-4-PE-1-3-4"
*A:PE-1# monitor port all-ethernet-rates interval 3 repeat 5 
=====================================================================
Monitor statistics for all Ethernet Port Rates
=====================================================================
Port-Id          D                 Bits   Packets     Errors    Util
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---snip---
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
At time t = 15 sec (Mode: Rate)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/1/c1/1         I                 1120         2          0    0.00
                 O               791328       678          0    0.00
1/1/c2/1         I                  888         2          0    0.00
                 O               766808       657          0    0.00
1/1/c3/1         I                 1016         1          0    0.00
                 O                 1016         1          0    0.00
1/1/c4/1         I                 1016         1          0    0.00
                 O               780592       668          0    0.00
---snip---
1/1/c9/1         I              2048000      2000          0    0.00
                 O                    0         0          0    0.00
=====================================================================*A:PE-1# show service id 14 evpn-mpls 
===============================================================================
BGP EVPN-MPLS Dest (Instance 1)
===============================================================================
TEP Address                     Transport:Tnl     Egr Label  Oper  Mcast  Num
                                                             State        MACs
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
192.0.2.4                       sr-te:655362      524276     Up    bum    0
---snip---Maximum number of tunnels increased but below the possible number of tunnels
# on PE-1:
configure router "Base" mpls lsp "lsp-sr-te-4-PE-1-3-4"
                load-balancing-weight 180# on PE-1:
configure service vpls 14 bgp-evpn mpls bgp 1 auto-bind-tunnel
                        ecmp 4- "lsp-sr-te-1-PE-1-2-4" carries 60/(60+120+180+120)=60/480=12.5% of the data traffic via "path-1-PE-1-2-4"
- "lsp-sr-te-2-PE-1-3-4" carries 120/480=25% of the data traffic via "path-2-PE-1-3-4"
- "lsp-sr-te-4-PE-1-3-4" carries 180/480=37.5% of the data traffic via "path-4-PE-1-3-4"
- "lsp-sr-te-5-PE-1-2-4" carries 120/480=25% of the data traffic via "path-5-PE-1-2-4"
*A:PE-1# monitor port all-ethernet-rates interval 3 repeat 5 
=====================================================================
Monitor statistics for all Ethernet Port Rates
=====================================================================
Port-Id          D                 Bits   Packets     Errors    Util
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---snip---
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
At time t = 15 sec (Mode: Rate)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/1/c1/1         I                 1544         3          0    0.00
                 O               291208       251          0    0.00
1/1/c2/1         I                 1904         3          0    0.00
                 O               586000       502          0    0.00
1/1/c3/1         I                  688         1          0    0.00
                 O                 1016         1          0    0.00
1/1/c4/1         I                 1336         1          0    0.00
                 O               877608       752          0    0.00
1/1/c5/1         I                  368         0          0    0.00
                 O               587480       504          0    0.00
---snip---
1/1/c9/1         I              2048000      2000          0    0.00
                 O                    0         0          0    0.00
=====================================================================The following show command confirms that the selected tunnel type is indeed SR-TE, with (first) the lowest LSP metric (as from Configured MPLS Tunnels) and (second) the lowest tunnel ID.
*A:PE-1# show service id 14 evpn-mpls 
===============================================================================
BGP EVPN-MPLS Dest (Instance 1)
===============================================================================
TEP Address                     Transport:Tnl     Egr Label  Oper  Mcast  Num
                                                             State        MACs
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
192.0.2.4                       sr-te:655362      524276     Up    bum    0
---snip---Maximum number of tunnels exceeding the possible number of tunnels
# on PE-1:
configure service vpls 14 bgp-evpn mpls bgp 1 auto-bind-tunnel
                        ecmp 20- "lsp-sr-te-1-PE-1-2-4" carries 60/(60+120+180+120+60)=60/540=11.11% of the data traffic via "path-1-PE-1-2-4"
- "lsp-sr-te-2-PE-1-3-4" carries 120/540=22.22% of the data traffic via "path-2-PE-1-3-4"
- "lsp-sr-te-4-PE-1-3-4" carries 180/540=33.33% of the data traffic via "path-4-PE-1-3-4"
- "lsp-sr-te-5-PE-1-2-4" carries 120/540=22.22% of the data traffic via "path-5-PE-1-2-4"
- "lsp-sr-te-7-PE-1-2-4" carries 60/540=11.11% of the data traffic via "path-7-PE-1-2-4"
PE-1 receives 2000 packets per second on port 1/1/c9/1 and sends out 221 packets per second on 1/1/c1/1 (~11.11%; "lsp-sr-te-1-PE-1-2-4"), 438 packets per second on 1/1/c2/1 (~22.22%; "lsp-sr-te-2-PE-1-3-4"), 663 packets per second on 1/1/c4/1 (~33.33%; "lsp-sr-te-4-PE-1-3-4"), 455 packets per second on 1/1/c5/1 (~22.22%; "lsp-sr-te-5-PE-1-2-4"), and 231 packets per second on 1/1/c7/1 (~11.11%; "lsp-sr-te-7-PE-1-2-4").
*A:PE-1# monitor port all-ethernet-rates interval 3 repeat 5 
=====================================================================
Monitor statistics for all Ethernet Port Rates
=====================================================================
Port-Id          D                 Bits   Packets     Errors    Util
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---snip---
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
At time t = 15 sec (Mode: Rate)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/1/c1/1         I                 1208         2          0    0.00
                 O               256488       221          0    0.00
1/1/c2/1         I                 1632         2          0    0.00
                 O               510928       438          0    0.00
1/1/c3/1         I                 1016         1          0    0.00
                 O                  368         0          0    0.00
1/1/c4/1         I                 1016         1          0    0.00
                 O               773912       663          0    0.00
1/1/c5/1         I                 1016         1          0    0.00
                 O               531608       455          0    0.00
1/1/c6/1         I                 1168         1          0    0.00
                 O                  528         1          0    0.00
1/1/c7/1         I                  528         1          0    0.00
                 O               269808       231          0    0.00
---snip---
1/1/c9/1         I              2048344      2000          0    0.00
                 O                    0         0          0    0.00
=====================================================================*A:PE-1# show service id 14 evpn-mpls 
===============================================================================
BGP EVPN-MPLS Dest (Instance 1)
===============================================================================
TEP Address                     Transport:Tnl     Egr Label  Oper  Mcast  Num
                                                             State        MACs
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
192.0.2.4                       sr-te:655362      524276     Up    bum    0
---snip---Minimum LSP metric values configured on SR-TE tunnels with a higher tunnel ID
# on PE-1:
configure router "Base" mpls
            lsp "lsp-sr-te-3-PE-1-2-4"
                metric 8
            exit
            lsp "lsp-sr-te-6-PE-1-3-4"
                metric 8
            exit*A:PE-1# show router tunnel-table 192.0.2.4/32
===============================================================================
IPv4 Tunnel Table (Router: Base)
===============================================================================
Destination           Owner     Encap TunnelId  Pref   Nexthop        Metric
   Color                                                              
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
192.0.2.4/32          sr-te     MPLS  655364    1      192.168.12.6   8
192.0.2.4/32          sr-te     MPLS  655367    1      192.168.13.10  8
192.0.2.4/32          sr-te     MPLS  655362    1      192.168.12.2   10
192.0.2.4/32          sr-te     MPLS  655363    1      192.168.13.2   10
192.0.2.4/32          sr-te     MPLS  655365    1      192.168.13.6   10
192.0.2.4/32          sr-te     MPLS  655366    1      192.168.12.10  10
192.0.2.4/32          sr-te     MPLS  655368    1      192.168.12.14  10
192.0.2.4/32          sr-te     MPLS  655369    1      192.168.13.14  11
192.0.2.4/32          rsvp      MPLS  1         7      192.168.12.2   12
192.0.2.4/32          rsvp      MPLS  2         7      192.168.13.2   12
192.0.2.4/32          rsvp      MPLS  4         7      192.168.13.6   12
192.0.2.4/32          rsvp      MPLS  3         7      192.168.12.6   14
192.0.2.4/32          ldp       MPLS  65539     9      192.168.12.2   20
192.0.2.4/32          isis (0)  MPLS  524299    11     192.168.12.2   20
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---snip---
===============================================================================| LSP Name | LSP Type | LSP Tunnel ID | LSP Metric | LSP Load Balancing Weight | Primary Path | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "lsp-sr-te-3-PE-1-2-4" | SR-TE | 655364 | 12 → 8 | 1 | "path-3-PE-1-2-4" | 
| "lsp-sr-te-6-PE-1-3-4" | SR-TE | 655367 | 12 → 8 | 3 | "path-6-PE-1-3-4" | 
- "lsp-sr-te-3-PE-1-2-4" carries 1/(1+3)=1/4=25% of the data traffic via "path-3-PE-1-2-4"
- "lsp-sr-te-6-PE-1-3-4" carries 3/4=75% of the data traffic via "path-6-PE-1-3-4"
*A:PE-1# monitor port all-ethernet-rates interval 3 repeat 5 
=====================================================================
Monitor statistics for all Ethernet Port Rates
=====================================================================
Port-Id          D                 Bits   Packets     Errors    Util
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---snip---
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
At time t = 15 sec (Mode: Rate)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/1/c1/1         I                  824         1          0    0.00
                 O                  488         0          0    0.00
1/1/c2/1         I                  824         1          0    0.00
                 O                 1144         1          0    0.00
1/1/c3/1         I                  488         0          0    0.00
                 O               580472       497          0    0.00
1/1/c4/1         I                  504         0          0    0.00
                 O                  824         1          0    0.00
1/1/c5/1         I                  824         1          0    0.00
                 O                  944         1          0    0.00
1/1/c6/1         I                  656         1          0    0.00
                 O              1757008      1504          0    0.00
---snip---
1/1/c9/1         I              2048000      2000          0    0.00
                 O                    0         0          0    0.00
=====================================================================*A:PE-1# show service id 14 evpn-mpls 
===============================================================================
BGP EVPN-MPLS Dest (Instance 1)
===============================================================================
TEP Address                     Transport:Tnl     Egr Label  Oper  Mcast  Num
                                                             State        MACs
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
192.0.2.4                       sr-te:655364      524276     Up    bum    0
---snip---SR-TE tunnel type no longer supported
When the sr-te option is removed from the auto-bind-tunnel resolution-filter, RSVP-TE tunnels are preferred, in accordance with Tunnel table preferences to prefer SR-TE.
# on PE-1:
configure service vpls 14 bgp-evpn mpls bgp 1 auto-bind-tunnel resolution-filter
                            no sr-te*A:PE-1# show router tunnel-table 192.0.2.4/32
===============================================================================
IPv4 Tunnel Table (Router: Base)
===============================================================================
Destination           Owner     Encap TunnelId  Pref   Nexthop        Metric
   Color                                                              
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
192.0.2.4/32          sr-te     MPLS  655364    1      192.168.12.6   8
192.0.2.4/32          sr-te     MPLS  655367    1      192.168.13.10  8
192.0.2.4/32          sr-te     MPLS  655362    1      192.168.12.2   10
192.0.2.4/32          sr-te     MPLS  655363    1      192.168.13.2   10
192.0.2.4/32          sr-te     MPLS  655365    1      192.168.13.6   10
192.0.2.4/32          sr-te     MPLS  655366    1      192.168.12.10  10
192.0.2.4/32          sr-te     MPLS  655368    1      192.168.12.14  10
192.0.2.4/32          sr-te     MPLS  655369    1      192.168.13.14  11
192.0.2.4/32          rsvp      MPLS  1         7      192.168.12.2   12
192.0.2.4/32          rsvp      MPLS  2         7      192.168.13.2   12
192.0.2.4/32          rsvp      MPLS  4         7      192.168.13.6   12
192.0.2.4/32          rsvp      MPLS  3         7      192.168.12.6   14
192.0.2.4/32          ldp       MPLS  65539     9      192.168.12.2   20
192.0.2.4/32          isis (0)  MPLS  524299    11     192.168.12.2   20
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---snip---
===============================================================================| LSP Name | LSP Type | LSP Tunnel ID | LSP Metric | LSP Load Balancing Weight | Primary Path | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "lsp-rsvp-te-1-PE-1-2-4" | RSVP-TE | 1 | 12 | 4 | "path-1-PE-1-2-4" | 
| "lsp-rsvp-te-2-PE-1-3-4" | RSVP-TE | 2 | 12 | 3 | "path-2-PE-1-3-4" | 
| "lsp-rsvp-te-3-PE-1-2-4" | RSVP-TE | 3 | 14 | 2 | "path-3-PE-1-2-4" | 
| "lsp-rsvp-te-4-PE-1-3-4" | RSVP-TE | 4 | 12 | 1 | "path-4-PE-1-3-4" | 
- "lsp-rsvp-te-1-PE-1-2-4" carries 4/(4+3+1)=4/8=50% of the data traffic via "path-1-PE-1-2-4"
- "lsp-rsvp-te-2-PE-1-3-4" carries 3/8=37.5% of the data traffic via "path-2-PE-1-3-4"
- "lsp-rsvp-te-4-PE-1-3-4" carries 1/8=12.5% of the data traffic via "path-4-PE-1-3-4"
*A:PE-1# monitor port all-ethernet-rates interval 3 repeat 5 
=====================================================================
Monitor statistics for all Ethernet Port Rates
=====================================================================
Port-Id          D                 Bits   Packets     Errors    Util
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---snip---
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
At time t = 15 sec (Mode: Rate)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/1/c1/1         I                  824         1          0    0.00
                 O              1169416      1002          0    0.00
1/1/c2/1         I                  992         1          0    0.00
                 O               874168       748          0    0.00
1/1/c3/1         I                  504         0          0    0.00
                 O                  504         0          0    0.00
1/1/c4/1         I                  504         0          0    0.00
                 O               294840       252          0    0.00
---snip---
1/1/c9/1         I              2048000      2000          0    0.00
                 O                    0         0          0    0.00
=====================================================================*A:PE-1# show service id 14 evpn-mpls 
===============================================================================
BGP EVPN-MPLS Dest (Instance 1)
===============================================================================
TEP Address                     Transport:Tnl     Egr Label  Oper  Mcast  Num
                                                             State        MACs
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
192.0.2.4                       rsvp:1            524276     Up    bum    0
---snip---Also RSVP-TE tunnel type no longer supported
# on PE-1:
configure service vpls 14 bgp-evpn mpls bgp 1 auto-bind-tunnel resolution-filter
                            no sr-te
                            no rsvp-te- ldp:65539 carries all data traffic via port 1/1/c1/1
PE-1 receives 2000 packets per second on port 1/1/c9/1 and sends out 2001 packets per second on 1/1/c1/1 (~100%; ldp:65539).
*A:PE-1# monitor port all-ethernet-rates interval 3 repeat 5 
=====================================================================
Monitor statistics for all Ethernet Port Rates
=====================================================================
Port-Id          D                 Bits   Packets     Errors    Util
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---snip---
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
At time t = 15 sec (Mode: Rate)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/1/c1/1         I                  504         0          0    0.00
                 O              2336824      2001          0    0.00
---snip---
1/1/c9/1         I              2048000      2000          0    0.00
                 O                    0         0          0    0.00
=====================================================================*A:PE-1# show service id 14 evpn-mpls 
===============================================================================
BGP EVPN-MPLS Dest (Instance 1)
===============================================================================
TEP Address                     Transport:Tnl     Egr Label  Oper  Mcast  Num
                                                             State        MACs
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
192.0.2.4                       ldp:65539         524276     Up    bum    0
---snip---Also LDP tunnel type no longer supported
# on PE-1:
configure service vpls 14 bgp-evpn mpls bgp 1 auto-bind-tunnel resolution-filter
                            no sr-te
                            no rsvp-te
                            no ldp- isis:524299 carries all data traffic via port 1/1/c1/1
PE-1 receives 2000 packets per second on port 1/1/c9/1 and sends out 2002 packets per second on 1/1/c1/1 (~100%; isis:524299).
*A:PE-1# monitor port all-ethernet-rates interval 3 repeat 5 
=====================================================================
Monitor statistics for all Ethernet Port Rates
=====================================================================
Port-Id          D                 Bits   Packets     Errors    Util
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---snip---
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
At time t = 15 sec (Mode: Rate)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/1/c1/1         I                 1120         2          0    0.00
                 O              2337632      2002          0    0.00
---snip---
1/1/c9/1         I              2048000      2000          0    0.00
                 O                    0         0          0    0.00
=====================================================================*A:PE-1# show service id 14 evpn-mpls 
===============================================================================
BGP EVPN-MPLS Dest (Instance 1)
===============================================================================
TEP Address                     Transport:Tnl     Egr Label  Oper  Mcast  Num
                                                             State        MACs
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
192.0.2.4                       isis:524299       524276     Up    bum    0
---snip---Conclusion
SR OS supports weighted ECMP with per-LSP load balancing across multiple auto-bind SR-TE tunnels in EVPN Layer 2 services. The selection of a single tunnel type and the load balancing are configurable.
