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Example: Configuring a Route Filter Policy to Specify Priority for Prefixes Learned Through OSPF

This example shows how to create an OSPF import policy that prioritizes specific prefixes learned through OSPF.

Requirements

Before you begin:

Overview

In a network with a large number of OSPF routes, it can be useful to control the order in which routes are updated in response to a network topology change. In Junos OS Release 9.3 and later, you can specify a priority of high, medium, or low for prefixes included in an OSPF import policy. In the event of an OSPF topology change, high priority prefixes are updated in the routing table first, followed by medium and then low priority prefixes.

OSPF import policy can only be used to set priority or to filter OSPF external routes. If an OSPF import policy is applied that results in a reject terminating action for a nonexternal route, then the reject action is ignored and the route is accepted anyway. By default, such a route is now installed in the routing table with a priority of low. This behavior prevents traffic black holes, that is, silently discarded traffic, by ensuring consistent routing within the OSPF domain.

In general, OSPF routes that are not explicitly assigned a priority are treated as priority medium, except for the following:

  • Summary discard routes have a default priority of low.

  • Local routes that are not added to the routing table are assigned a priority of low.

  • External routes that are rejected by import policy and thus not added to the routing table are assigned a priority of low.

Any available match criteria applicable to OSPF routes can be used to determine the priority. Two of the most commonly used match criteria for OSPF are the route-filter and tag statements.

In this example, the routing device is in area 0.0.0.0, with interfaces fe-0/1/0 and fe-1/1/0 connecting to neighboring devices. You configure an import routing policy named ospf-import to specify a priority for prefixes learned through OSPF. Routes associated with these prefixes are installed in the routing table in the order of the prefixes’ specified priority. Routes matching 192.0.2.0/24 orlonger are installed first because they have a priority of high. Routes matching 198.51.100.0/24 orlonger are installed next because they have a priority of medium. Routes matching 203.0.113.0/24 orlonger are installed last because they have a priority of low. You then apply the import policy to OSPF.

Note:

The priority value takes effect when a new route is installed, or when there is a change to an existing route.

Topology

Configuration

CLI Quick Configuration

To quickly configure an OSPF import policy that prioritizes specific prefixes learned through OSPF, copy the following commands, paste them into a text file, remove any line breaks, change any details necessary to match your network configuration, copy and paste the commands into the CLI at the [edit] hierarchy level, and then enter commit from configuration mode.

Procedure

Step-by-Step Procedure

The following example requires you to navigate various levels in the configuration hierarchy. For information about navigating the CLI, see Modifying the Junos OS Configuration in theCLI User Guide.

To configure an OSPF import policy that prioritizes specific prefixes:

  1. Configure the interfaces.

  2. Enable OSPF on the interfaces.

    Note:

    For OSPFv3, include the ospf3 statement at the [edit protocols] hierarchy level.

  3. Configure the policy to specify the priority for prefixes learned through OSPF.

  4. Apply the policy to OSPF.

  5. If you are done configuring the device, commit the configuration.

Results

Confirm your configuration by entering the show interfaces, show policy-options, and the show protocols ospf commands. If the output does not display the intended configuration, repeat the instructions in this example to correct the configuration.

To confirm your OSPFv3 configuration, enter the show interfaces, show policy-options, and show protocols ospf3 commands.

Verification

Confirm that the configuration is working properly.

Verifying the Prefix Priority in the OSPF Routing Table

Purpose

Verify the priority assigned to the prefix in the OSPF routing table.

Action

From operational mode, enter the show ospf route detail for OSPFv2, and enter the show ospf3 route detail command for OSPFv3.