You can specify the maximum number of hops a bypass can traverse. By default, each bypass can traverse a maximum of 255 hops (the ingress and egress routers count as one hop each, so the minimum hop limit is two).
To configure the hop limit for bypass LSPs, include the hop-limit statement:
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hop-limit number;
For automatically generated bypass LSPs, include the hop-limit statement at the following hierarchy levels:
For individually configured bypass LSPs, include the hop-limit statement at the following hierarchy levels: