To create a Dynamic LSP

Steps
 
1 

Choose Manage→MPLS→Dynamic LSPs from the NFM-P main menu. The Manage Dynamic LSPs form opens.

2 

Click Create. The Create Dynamic LSP step form opens with the Identification step displayed.

3 

Configure the required parameters.

Note: When a range policy is applied to a Dynamic LSP, a dimmed text field appears beside the Service ID parameter to indicate that a range policy is in effect.

If a format policy is applied to a Dynamic LSP, a drop-down menu appears beside the object field during object creation, to indicate that a format policy is in effect. When there is only one matching policy, the drop-down menu is dimmed. When there are multiple matching policies, the drop-down menu is used to choose a policy. The sequence of the options in the drop-down menu are specified by the policy Priority parameter.

4 

Click Next. The Define Source and Destination Sites step is displayed.

5 

Specify the source and destination sites for the Dynamic LSP.

Note: You can also manually specify an IP address for each parameter in the step.

Use the following steps:

  1. Click on the Source Site ID parameter Select. The Select a Network Element - Create Dynamic LSP form opens with a list of the available sites.

  2. Choose a site and click OK. The Select a Network Element - Create Dynamic LSP form closes and the Create Dynamic LSP form displays the source site information, which includes the system Source IP Address parameter value. The parameter is automatically populated with the system IP address of the site.

Use the following steps:

  1. If you are creating a P2P RSVP LSP, you can alternatively configure a loopback interface other than the system interface. Otherwise, go to 4 .

  2. Click on the Source IP Address parameter Select. The Select a Virtual Router Interface form opens with a list of the available interfaces.

  3. Choose an interface and click OK. The Select a Virtual Router Interface form closes and the Create Dynamic LSP form displays the Source IP Address and Source Interface Name information of the selected loopback interface.

  4. Click on the Destination Site ID parameter Select. The Select a Network Element - Create Dynamic LSP form opens with a list of the available sites.

  5. Choose a site and click OK. The Select a Network Element - Create Dynamic LSP form closes and the Create Dynamic LSP form displays the destination site information. The default displayed destination interface is the system interface.

  6. If you are creating a P2P RSVP LSP, you can alternatively configure a loopback interface other than the system interface as the destination. Otherwise, go to Step 6 .

  7. Click on the Destination IP Address parameter Select. The Select a Virtual Router Interface form opens with a list of the available interfaces.

  8. Choose an interface and click OK. The Select a Virtual Router Interface form closes and the Create Dynamic LSP form displays the Destination IP Address and Destination Interface Name information of the selected loopback interface.

6 

Click Next. The Auto Select Hop-Less MPLS Path step form opens. Configure the required parameters.

The Reserved Bandwidth (Mbps) parameter is configurable when the Auto Select Hop-less Path parameter is enabled.

7 

If the Auto Select Hop-less Path parameter is enabled, go to Step 11 .

8 

Click Next. The Add MPLS Paths form opens. This step binds the LSP to the MPLS path to create an MPLS path.

Use the following steps:

  1. Configure the Path Destination Matching parameter.

  2. Click Create. The LSP-Path Binding step form opens with the Choose Path Type step displayed. Configure the Type parameter.

Use the following steps:

  1. Click Next. The Choose MPLS Path step is displayed. Choose an MPLS path to associate with the LSP. You can also create an MPLS path by clicking Create MPLS Path. See To create an MPLS path for more information.

  2. Click Next. The Set Traffic Options form opens. Configure the required parameters.

    The Path Preference is only configurable on Standby LSP paths (Type parameter set to standby).

  3. Click Next. The Set Initial States form opens. Configure the required parameters.

  4. Click Finish. The LSP-Path Binding form closes and a dialog box appears.

  5. Click OK. The Create Dynamic LSP step form reappears.

9 

Click Next. The Properties - Configuration step is displayed. Configure the required parameters.

10 

Click Next. The Properties - PCE step is displayed. Configure the required parameters.

11 

Click Next. The Properties - Traffic Engineering and Protection step is displayed. Configure the required parameters.

12 

Click Next. The Properties - IGP Shortcut step is displayed. Configure the required parameters.

13 

Click Next. The Properties - Fast Reroute step is displayed. Configure the required parameters.

14 

Click Next. The Properties - Signalling step is displayed. Configure the required parameters.

15 

Click Next. The Properties - Administrative Groups step is displayed.

16 

Assign one or more MPLS administrative groups to the Dynamic LSP.

Use the following steps:

  1. Select the required MPLS administrative groups in the Unassigned list.

  2. Click on the right arrow button. The groups are assigned to the Dynamic LSP and moved to the Assigned list.

    After you assign administrative groups to an MPLS interface, the total value of the groups is displayed in a bit mask format by the Groups Included (bitmask) indicator on the General tab.

17 

Click Next. The Properties - Class Forwarding step is displayed. Configure the parameters.

18 

Click Next. The Properties - BFD step is displayed. Configure the parameters.

19 

Click Next. The Properties - Entropy Label Capability step is displayed. Configure the Entropy Label parameter.

20 

Click Next. The Add Path Profiles step is displayed. Specify a path profile ID for the LSP. If no path profiles are available for selection, then create a path profile.

21 

Click Next. The Set Initial State step is displayed. Configure the Administrative parameter.

22 

Click Finish. The NFM-P prompts you to view the Dynamic LSP.

23 

Enable the View the newly created Dynamic LSP parameter to view the Dynamic LSP configuration after closing the form, if required.

Note: If you enable the View the newly created Dynamic Lsp parameter you can configure the collection of egress accounting statistics using the Dynamic LSP configuration form.

24 

Click Close. The Create Dynamic LSP form closes.

25 

If the View the newly created Dynamic LSP parameter is enabled in Step 23 , the Dynamic LSP (Edit) form opens with the newly created Dynamic LSP configuration displayed.

Use the following steps:

  1. View the configuration, if required.

  2. If you need to enable the collection of egress accounting statistics, go to 3 . Otherwise go to 5 .

  3. Click on the Accounting tab.

  4. Configure the parameters in the Egress Accounting Statistics panel.

    • Click Select. The Select Accounting Policy - Dynamic LSP form opens. Choose the required accounting policy and click on the OK button. Only accounting policies with the CombinedMplsLspEgressStats statistics type are available for selection.

    • Collect Accounting Statistics

    • Administrative State

    • Statistics Mode. RSVP-TE supports Aggregate mode and Per Flow Control mode, SR and SR-TE supports only Aggregate mode.

    Note:

    The Ingress Accounting Statistics panel displays a read-only view. If an ingress accounting statistics record exists, you can click Properties to view the record.

    The collection of ingress accounting statistics is configured in To configure an MPLS instance .

  5. Click on OK to close the Dynamic LSP (Edit) form.

26 

Click OK to close the Manage Dynamic LSPs form.

End of steps