# Additional RSVP-TE Configuration Tasks

All of the following RSVP-TE configuration tasks are optional, depending on your network topology and needs.

Tasks to configure RSVP-TE settings based on your network topology include:

- Configure RSVP MD5 authentication to provide hop-by-hop security.

  See Configuring RSVP MD5 Authentication.

- Configure fast reroute extensions to RSVP-TE to create a bypass tunnel.

  See Configuring RSVP-TE Fast Rerouting with RSVP-TE Bypass Tunnels.

- Configure RSVP-TE peers to exchange hello messages and establish a hello adjacency.

  See Configuring RSVP-TE Hello Messages to Determine Peer Reachability.

- Configure RSVP-TE graceful restart to enable routers to maintain MPLS forwarding state when a link or node failure occurs.

  See Configuring RSVP-TE Graceful Restart.

- Configure the exchange of RSVP-TE node hellos on all RSVP-TE interfaces.

  See Configuring RSVP-TE Hellos Based on Node IDs.

- Configure the BFD Protocol for RSVP-TE.

  See Configuring the BFD Protocol for RSVP-TE.