route-distinguisher

Syntax

route-distinguisher (as-number:id | ip-address:id);

Hierarchy Level

[edit logical-routers logical-router-name routing-instances routing-instance-name],

[edit routing-instances routing-instance-name]

Release Information

Statement introduced before JUNOS Release 7.4.

Description

Identifier attached to a route that distinguishes to which VPN or VPLS routing instance it belongs. Each routing instance must have a unique distinguisher associated with it. Each route distinguisher is a 6-byte value.

Options

as-number:id—as-number is your assigned autonomous system (AS) number (a 2-byte value) and id is any 4-byte value. The AS number can be in the range from 1 through 65,535.

ip-address:id—ip-address is an IP address in your assigned prefix range (a 4-byte value) and id is any 2-byte value. The IP address can be any globally unique unicast address.

Usage Guidelines

See Configuring the Route Distinguisher.

Required Privilege Level

routing—To view this statement in the configuration.
routing-control—To add this statement to the configuration.