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Add a Tunnel Profile

Create tunnel profiles to define some of tunnel properties like signaling protocol, routing method, and so on. For more information, see Network Optimization Overview and About the Tunnel Profiles Tab.

To create a tunnel profile:

  1. Navigate to Network Optimization > Network > Network Optimization Intent.

    The Topology page is displayed with the topology map at the center and the network information table at the bottom of the page.

  2. Navigate to the Tunnel Profiles tab.

  3. Click the plus icon (+).

    The Create Tunnel Profile page appears.

  4. Complete the configuration according to the guidelines in Table 1.

    Note: Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory.

  5. Do one of the following:

    • Click Save Draft, to save the tunnel profile. Save the tunnel profile if you intend to modify it later.

    • Click Publish, to publish the tunnel profile. Publish the tunnel profile if you want to attach this tunnel profile to a path intent.

      Note: You can attach the tunnel profile to a path intent only if you publish the tunnel profile. If a tunnel profile is attached to a path intent, then the tunnel profile cannot be edited or deleted.

A message indicating that the tunnel profile is created appears. You are returned to the Tunnel Profiles tab where you can view the newly added tunnel profile.

Table 1: Fields on the Create Tunnel Profile Page
Column Description
Name Specify the name of the tunnel profile. You cannot use space, comma, or semicolon.
Description Enter a description for the tunnel profile.
Signaling protocol Select the signaling protocol (RSVP or SR) to provision the LSP.
Routing Method

Select default, delay, IS-IS or OSPF if you want the PCE to compute and provision the path as a strict explicit route.

Select Route by device, if you want PCE to learn or create a PCC-controlled tunnel. For this method, the PCE does not compute and provision a path.
Properties Click the Properties button to configure additional attributes such as planned bandwidth, priority, color community for a tunnel. The Tunnel Profile Properties page appears.
Tunnel Profile Properties This page appears when you click the Properties button. Select the properties that you want to configure for a tunnel. The properties that you select appear on the Create Tunnel Profile page. You can specify the values for the properties on the Create Tunnel Profile page.
Planned Bandwidth Specify the planned bandwidth for the tunnel. By default, the unit is bps.
Setup Priority

Specify the setup priority for the tunnel traffic. Priority levels range from 0 (highest priority) through 7 (lowest priority). The default is 7, which is the standard MPLS tunnel definition in Junos OS.

The PCE uses the setup priority to determine whether a new tunnel can be established, by preempting an existing tunnel. The existing tunnel can be preempted if the setup priority of the new tunnel is higher than that of the existing tunnel and the preemption releases enough bandwidth for the new tunnel.

Hold Priority

Specify the hold priority for the tunnel traffic. Priority levels range from 0 (highest priority) through 7 (lowest priority). The default is 7, which is the standard MPLS tunnel definition in Junos OS.

The PCE uses the hold priority to determine whether the tunnel can be preempted or not. If the hold priority for a tunnel is higher, it is unlikely for the tunnel to be preempted.
Color Community Assign a color to a segment routing tunnel. A segment routing (SR) policy uses the color community value to steer traffic flows on to a tunnel