hop-limit

Syntax

hop-limit number;

Hierarchy Level

[edit logical-systems logical-system-name protocols mpls],[edit logical-systems logical-system-name protocols mpls label-switched-path lsp-name],[edit logical-systems logical-system-name protocols mpls label-switched-path lsp-name fast-reroute],[edit logical-systems logical-system-name protocols mpls label-switched-path lsp-name (primary | secondary) path-name],[edit protocols mpls],[edit protocols mpls label-switched-path lsp-name],[edit protocols mpls label-switched-path lsp-name fast-reroute],[edit protocols mpls label-switched-path lsp-name (primary | secondary) path-name]

Release Information

Statement introduced before Junos OS Release 7.4.

Description

For an LSP, specify the maximum number of routers that the LSP can traverse, including the ingress and egress routers.

For fast reroute, how many more routers a detour is allowed to traverse compared with the LSP itself. For example, if an LSP traverses 4 routers, any detour for the LSP can be no more than 10 router hops, including the ingress and egress routers.

Options

number—Maximum number of hops.

Range: 2 through 255 (for an LSP); 0 through 255 (for fast reroute)

Default: 255 (for an LSP); 6 (for fast reroute)

Required Privilege Level

routing—To view this statement in the configuration.

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