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Example: Configuring the MED Using Route Filters
This example shows how to configure a policy that uses route filters to modify the multiple exit discriminator (MED) metric to advertise in BGP update messages.
Requirements
No special configuration beyond device initialization is required before you configure this example.
Overview
To configure a route-filter policy that modifies the advertised
MED metric in BGP update messages, include the metric statement
in the policy action.
Figure 1 shows a typical network with internal peer sessions and multiple exit points to a neighboring autonomous system (AS).
Device R4 has multiple loopback interfaces configured to simulate advertised prefixes. The extra loopback interface addresses are 172.16.44.0/32 and 172.16.144.0/32. This example shows how to configure Device R4 to advertise a MED value of 30 to Device R3 for all routes except 172.16.144.0. For 172.16.144.0, a MED value of 10 is advertised to Device 3. A MED value of 20 is advertised to Device R2, regardless of the route prefix.
Configuration
- CLI Quick Configuration
- Configuring Device R1
- Configuring Device R2
- Configuring Device R3
- Configuring Device R4
CLI Quick Configuration
To quickly configure this example, copy the
following commands, paste them into a text file, remove any line breaks,
change any details necessary to match your network configuration,
and then copy and paste the commands into the CLI at the [edit] hierarchy level.
Device R1
set interfaces fe-1/2/0 unit 1 family inet address 172.16.12.1/24 set interfaces fe-1/2/1 unit 2 family inet address 172.16.13.1/24 set interfaces lo0 unit 1 family inet address 192.168.1.1/32 set protocols bgp group internal type internal set protocols bgp group internal local-address 192.168.1.1 set protocols bgp group internal export send-direct set protocols bgp group internal neighbor 192.168.2.1 set protocols bgp group internal neighbor 192.168.3.1 set protocols ospf area 0.0.0.0 interface lo0.1 passive set protocols ospf area 0.0.0.0 interface fe-1/2/0.1 set protocols ospf area 0.0.0.0 interface fe-1/2/1.2 set policy-options policy-statement send-direct term 1 from protocol direct set policy-options policy-statement send-direct term 1 then accept set routing-options autonomous-system 123 set routing-options router-id 192.168.1.1
Device R2
set interfaces fe-1/2/0 unit 3 family inet address 172.16.12.2/24 set interfaces fe-1/2/1 unit 4 family inet address 172.16.24.2/24 set interfaces lo0 unit 2 family inet address 192.168.2.1/32 set protocols bgp group internal type internal set protocols bgp group internal local-address 192.168.2.1 set protocols bgp group internal export send-direct set protocols bgp group internal neighbor 192.168.1.1 set protocols bgp group internal neighbor 192.168.3.1 set protocols bgp group external type external set protocols bgp group external export send-direct set protocols bgp group external peer-as 4 set protocols bgp group external neighbor 172.16.24.4 set protocols ospf area 0.0.0.0 interface lo0.2 passive set protocols ospf area 0.0.0.0 interface fe-1/2/0.3 set protocols ospf area 0.0.0.0 interface fe-1/2/1.4 set policy-options policy-statement send-direct term 1 from protocol direct set policy-options policy-statement send-direct term 1 then accept set routing-options autonomous-system 123 set routing-options router-id 192.168.2.1
Device R3
set interfaces fe-1/2/0 unit 5 family inet address 172.16.13.3/24 set interfaces fe-1/2/1 unit 6 family inet address 172.16.34.3/24 set interfaces lo0 unit 3 family inet address 192.168.3.1/32 set protocols bgp group internal type internal set protocols bgp group internal local-address 192.168.3.1 set protocols bgp group internal export send-direct set protocols bgp group internal neighbor 192.168.1.1 set protocols bgp group internal neighbor 192.168.2.1 set protocols bgp group external type external set protocols bgp group external export send-direct set protocols bgp group external peer-as 4 set protocols bgp group external neighbor 172.16.34.4 set protocols ospf area 0.0.0.0 interface lo0.3 passive set protocols ospf area 0.0.0.0 interface fe-1/2/0.5 set protocols ospf area 0.0.0.0 interface fe-1/2/1.6 set policy-options policy-statement send-direct term 1 from protocol direct set policy-options policy-statement send-direct term 1 then accept set routing-options autonomous-system 123 set routing-options router-id 192.168.3.1
Device R4
set interfaces fe-1/2/0 unit 7 family inet address 172.16.24.4/24 set interfaces fe-1/2/1 unit 8 family inet address 172.16.34.4/24 set interfaces lo0 unit 4 family inet address 192.168.4.1/32 set interfaces lo0 unit 4 family inet address 172.16.44.0/32 set interfaces lo0 unit 4 family inet address 172.16.144.0/32 set protocols bgp group external type external set protocols bgp group external export send-direct set protocols bgp group external peer-as 123 set protocols bgp group external neighbor 172.16.34.3 export med-10 set protocols bgp group external neighbor 172.16.34.3 export med-30 set protocols bgp group external neighbor 172.16.24.2 metric-out 20 set policy-options policy-statement med-10 from route-filter 172.16.144.0/32 exact set policy-options policy-statement med-10 then metric 10 set policy-options policy-statement med-10 then accept set policy-options policy-statement med-30 from route-filter 0.0.0.0/0 longer set policy-options policy-statement med-30 then metric 30 set policy-options policy-statement med-30 then accept set policy-options policy-statement send-direct term 1 from protocol direct set policy-options policy-statement send-direct term 1 then accept set routing-options autonomous-system 4 set routing-options router-id 192.168.4.1
Configuring Device R1
Step-by-Step Procedure
The following example requires you to navigate various levels in the configuration hierarchy. For information about navigating the CLI, see Using the CLI Editor in Configuration Mode in the Junos OS CLI User Guide.
To configure Device R1:
Configure the device interfaces.
[edit interfaces fe-1/2/0 unit 1] user@R1# set family inet address 172.16.12.1/24 [edit interfaces fe-1/2/1 unit 2] user@R1# set family inet address 172.16.13.1/24 [edit interfaces lo0 unit 1] user@R1# set family inet address 192.168.1.1/32
Configure BGP.
[edit protocols bgp group internal] user@R1# set type internal user@R1# set local-address 192.168.1.1 user@R1# set export send-direct user@R1# set neighbor 192.168.2.1 user@R1# set neighbor 192.168.3.1
Configure OSPF.
[edit protocols ospf area 0.0.0.0] user@R1# set interface lo0.1 passive user@R1# set interface fe-1/2/0.1 user@R1# set interface fe-1/2/1.2
Configure a policy that accepts direct routes.
Other useful options for this scenario might be to accept routes learned through OSPF or local routes.
[edit policy-options policy-statement send-direct term 1] user@R1# set from protocol direct user@R1# set then accept
Configure the router ID and autonomous system (AS) number.
[edit routing-options] user@R1# set autonomous-system 123 user@R1# set router-id 192.168.1.1
Results
From configuration mode, confirm your configuration
by entering the show interfaces, show protocols, show policy-options, and show routing-options commands. If the output does not display the intended configuration,
repeat the instructions in this example to correct the configuration.
user@R1# show interfaces
fe-1/2/0 {
unit 1 {
family inet {
address 172.16.12.1/24;
}
}
}
fe-1/2/1 {
unit 2 {
family inet {
address 172.16.13.1/24;
}
}
}
lo0 {
unit 1 {
family inet {
address 192.168.1.1/32;
}
}
}
user@R1# show protocols
bgp {
group internal {
type internal;
local-address 192.168.1.1;
export send-direct;
neighbor 192.168.2.1;
neighbor 192.168.3.1;
}
}
ospf {
area 0.0.0.0 {
interface lo0.1 {
passive;
}
interface fe-1/2/0.1;
interface fe-1/2/1.2;
}
}
user@R1# show policy-options
policy-statement send-direct {
term 1 {
from protocol direct;
then accept;
}
}
user@R1# show routing-options autonomous-system 123; router-id 192.168.1.1;
If you are done configuring the device, enter commit from configuration mode.
Configuring Device R2
Step-by-Step Procedure
The following example requires you to navigate various levels in the configuration hierarchy. For information about navigating the CLI, see Using the CLI Editor in Configuration Mode in the Junos OS CLI User Guide.
To configure Device R2:
Configure the device interfaces.
[edit interfaces fe-1/2/0 unit 3] user@R2# set family inet address 172.16.12.21/24 [edit interfaces fe-1/2/1 unit 4] user@R2# set family inet address 172.16.24.2/24 [edit interfaces lo0 unit 2] user@R2# set family inet address 192.168.2.1/32
Configure BGP.
[edit protocols bgp group internal] user@R2# set type internal user@R2# set local-address 192.168.2.1 user@R2# set export send-direct user@R2# set neighbor 192.168.1.1 user@R2# set neighbor 192.168.3.1 [edit protocols bgp group external] user@R2# set type external user@R2# set export send-direct user@R2# set peer-as 4 user@R2# set neighbor 172.16.24.4
Configure OSPF.
[edit protocols ospf area 0.0.0.0] user@R2# set interface lo0.2 passive user@R2# set interface fe-1/2/0.3 user@R2# set interface fe-1/2/1.4
Configure a policy that accepts direct routes.
Other useful options for this scenario might be to accept routes learned through OSPF or local routes.
[edit policy-options policy-statement send-direct term 1] user@R2# set from protocol direct user@R2# set then accept
Configure the router ID and autonomous system (AS) number.
[edit routing-options] user@R2# set autonomous-system 123 user@R2# set router-id 192.168.2.1
Results
From configuration mode, confirm your configuration
by entering the show interfaces, show protocols, show policy-options, and show routing-options commands. If the output does not display the intended configuration,
repeat the instructions in this example to correct the configuration.
user@R2# show interfaces
fe-1/2/0 {
unit 3 {
family inet {
address 172.16.12.2/24;
}
}
}
fe-1/2/1 {
unit 4 {
family inet {
address 172.16.24.2/24;
}
}
}
lo0 {
unit 2 {
family inet {
address 192.168.2.1/32;
}
}
}
user@R2# show protocols
bgp {
group internal {
type internal;
local-address 192.168.2.1;
export send-direct;
neighbor 192.168.1.1;
neighbor 192.168.3.1;
}
group external {
type external;
export send-direct;
peer-as 4;
neighbor 172.16.24.4;
}
}
ospf {
area 0.0.0.0 {
interface lo0.2 {
passive;
}
interface fe-1/2/0.3;
interface fe-1/2/1.4;
}
}
user@R2# show policy-options
policy-statement send-direct {
term 1 {
from protocol direct;
then accept;
}
}
user@R2# show routing-options autonomous-system 123; router-id 192.168.2.1;
If you are done configuring the device, enter commit from configuration mode.
Configuring Device R3
Step-by-Step Procedure
The following example requires you to navigate various levels in the configuration hierarchy. For information about navigating the CLI, see Using the CLI Editor in Configuration Mode in the Junos OS CLI User Guide.
To configure Device R3:
Configure the device interfaces.
[edit interfaces fe-1/2/0 unit 5] user@R3# set family inet address 172.16.13.3/24 [edit interfaces fe-1/2/1 unit 6] user@R3# set family inet address 172.16.34.3/24 [edit interfaces lo0 unit 3] user@R3# set family inet address 192.168.3.1/32
Configure BGP.
[edit protocols bgp group internal] user@R3# set type internal user@R3# set local-address 192.168.3.1 user@R3# set export send-direct user@R3# set neighbor 192.168.1.1 user@R3# set neighbor 192.168.2.1 [edit protocols bgp group external] user@R3# set type external user@R3# set export send-direct user@R3# set peer-as 4 user@R3# set neighbor 172.16.34.4
Configure OSPF.
[edit protocols ospf area 0.0.0.0] user@R3# set interface lo0.3 passive user@R3# set interface fe-1/2/0.5 user@R3# set interface fe-1/2/1.6
Configure a policy that accepts direct routes.
Other useful options for this scenario might be to accept routes learned through OSPF or local routes.
[edit policy-options policy-statement send-direct term 1] user@R3# set from protocol direct user@R3# set then accept
Configure the router ID and autonomous system (AS) number.
[edit routing-options] user@R3# set autonomous-system 123 user@R3# set router-id 192.168.3.1
Results
From configuration mode, confirm your configuration
by entering the show interfaces, show protocols, show policy-options, and show routing-options commands. If the output does not display the intended configuration,
repeat the instructions in this example to correct the configuration.
user@R3# show interfaces
fe-1/2/0 {
unit 5 {
family inet {
address 172.16.13.3/24;
}
}
}
fe-1/2/1 {
unit 6 {
family inet {
address 172.16.34.3/24;
}
}
}
lo0 {
unit 3 {
family inet {
address 192.168.3.1/32;
}
}
}
user@R3# show protocols
bgp {
group internal {
type internal;
local-address 192.168.3.1;
export send-direct;
neighbor 192.168.1.1;
neighbor 192.168.2.1;
}
group external {
type external;
export send-direct;
peer-as 4;
neighbor 172.16.34.4;
}
}
ospf {
area 0.0.0.0 {
interface lo0.3 {
passive;
}
interface fe-1/2/0.5;
interface fe-1/2/1.6;
}
}
user@R3# show policy-options
policy-statement send-direct {
term 1 {
from protocol direct;
then accept;
}
}
user@R3# show routing-options autonomous-system 123; router-id 192.168.3.1;
If you are done configuring the device, enter commit from configuration mode.
Configuring Device R4
Step-by-Step Procedure
The following example requires you to navigate various levels in the configuration hierarchy. For information about navigating the CLI, see Using the CLI Editor in Configuration Mode in the Junos OS CLI User Guide.
To configure Device R4:
Configure the device interfaces.
[edit interfaces fe-1/2/0 unit 7] user@R4# set family inet address 172.16.24.4/24 [edit interfaces fe-1/2/1 unit 8] user@R4# set family inet address 172.16.34.4/24 [edit interfaces lo0 unit 4] user@R4# set family inet address 192.168.4.1/32 user@R4# set family inet address 172.16.44.0/32 user@R4# set family inet address 172.16.144.0/32
Device R4 has multiple loopback interface addresses to simulate advertised prefixes.
Configure a policy that accepts direct routes.
Other useful options for this scenario might be to accept routes learned through OSPF or local routes.
[edit policy-options policy-statement send-direct term 1] user@R4# set from protocol direct user@R4# set then accept
Configure BGP.
[edit protocols bgp group external] user@R4# set type external user@R4# set export send-direct user@R4# set peer-as 123
Configure the two MED policies.
[edit policy-options] set policy-statement med-10 from route-filter 172.16.144.0/32 exact set policy-statement med-10 then metric 10 set policy-statement med-10 then accept set policy-statement med-30 from route-filter 0.0.0.0/0 longer set policy-statement med-30 then metric 30 set policy-statement med-30 then accept
Configure the two EBGP neighbors, applying the two MED policies to Device R3, and a MED value of 20 to Device R2.
[edit protocols bgp group external] user@R4# set neighbor 172.16.34.3 export med-10 user@R4# set neighbor 172.16.34.3 export med-30 user@R4# set neighbor 172.16.24.2 metric-out 20
Configure the router ID and autonomous system (AS) number.
[edit routing-options] user@R4# set autonomous-system 4 user@R4# set router-id 192.168.4.1
Results
From configuration mode, confirm your configuration
by entering the show interfaces, show protocols, show policy-options, and show routing-options commands. If the output does not display the intended configuration,
repeat the instructions in this example to correct the configuration.
user@R4# show interfaces
fe-1/2/0 {
unit 7 {
family inet {
address 172.16.24.4/24;
}
}
}
fe-1/2/1 {
unit 8 {
family inet {
address 172.16.34.4/24;
}
}
}
lo0 {
unit 4 {
family inet {
address 192.168.4.1/32;
address 172.16.44.0/32;
address 172.16.144.0/32;
}
}
}
user@R4# show protocols
bgp {
group external {
type external;
export send-direct;
peer-as 123;
neighbor 172.16.24.2 {
metric-out 20;
}
neighbor 172.16.34.3 {
export [ med-10 med-30 ];
}
}
}
user@R4# show policy-options
policy-statement med-10 {
from {
route-filter 172.16.144.0/32 exact;
}
then {
metric 10;
accept;
}
}
policy-statement med-30 {
from {
route-filter 0.0.0.0/0 longer;
}
then {
metric 30;
accept;
}
}
policy-statement send-direct {
term 1 {
from protocol direct;
then accept;
}
}
user@R4# show routing-options autonomous-system 4; router-id 192.168.4.1;
If you are done configuring the device, enter commit from configuration mode.
Verification
Confirm that the configuration is working properly.
- Checking the Active Path from Device R1 to Device R4
- Verifying That Device R4 Is Sending Its Routes Correctly
Checking the Active Path from Device R1 to Device R4
Purpose
Verify that the active path goes through Device R2.
Action
From operational mode, enter the show route protocol
bgp command.
user@R1> show route protocol bgp
inet.0: 13 destinations, 19 routes (13 active, 0 holddown, 0 hidden)
+ = Active Route, - = Last Active, * = Both
172.16.12.0/24 [BGP/170] 4d 01:13:32, localpref 100, from 192.168.2.1
AS path: I
> to 172.16.12.2 via fe-1/2/0.1
172.16.13.0/24 [BGP/170] 3d 05:36:10, localpref 100, from 192.168.3.1
AS path: I
> to 172.16.13.3 via fe-1/2/1.2
172.16.24.0/24 [BGP/170] 4d 01:13:32, localpref 100, from 192.168.2.1
AS path: I
> to 172.16.12.2 via fe-1/2/0.1
172.16.34.0/24 [BGP/170] 3d 05:36:10, localpref 100, from 192.168.3.1
AS path: I
> to 172.16.13.3 via fe-1/2/1.2
172.16.44.0/32 *[BGP/170] 00:06:03, MED 20, localpref 100, from 192.168.2.1
AS path: 4 I
> to 172.16.12.2 via fe-1/2/0.1
172.16.144.0/32 *[BGP/170] 00:06:03, MED 10, localpref 100, from 192.168.3.1
AS path: 4 I
> to 172.16.13.3 via fe-1/2/1.2
192.168.2.1/32 [BGP/170] 4d 01:13:32, localpref 100, from 192.168.2.1
AS path: I
> to 172.16.12.2 via fe-1/2/0.1
192.168.3.1/32 [BGP/170] 3d 05:36:10, localpref 100, from 192.168.3.1
AS path: I
> to 172.16.13.3 via fe-1/2/1.2
192.168.4.1/32 *[BGP/170] 00:06:03, MED 20, localpref 100, from 192.168.2.1
AS path: 4 I
> to 172.16.12.2 via fe-1/2/0.1Meaning
The output shows that the preferred path to the routes advertised by Device R4 is through Device R2 for all routes except 172.16.144.0/32. For 172.16.144.0/32, the preferred path is through Device R3.
Verifying That Device R4 Is Sending Its Routes Correctly
Purpose
Make sure that Device R4 is sending update messages with a value of 20 to Device R2 and a value of 30 to Device R3.
Action
From operational mode, enter the show route advertising-protocol
bgp command.
user@R4> show route advertising-protocol bgp 172.16.24.2 inet.0: 11 destinations, 13 routes (11 active, 0 holddown, 0 hidden) Prefix Nexthop MED Lclpref AS path * 172.16.24.0/24 Self 20 I * 172.16.34.0/24 Self 20 I * 172.16.44.0/32 Self 20 I * 172.16.144.0/32 Self 20 I * 192.168.4.1/32 Self 20 I
user@R4> show route advertising-protocol bgp 172.16.34.3 inet.0: 11 destinations, 13 routes (11 active, 0 holddown, 0 hidden) Prefix Nexthop MED Lclpref AS path * 172.16.24.0/24 Self 30 I * 172.16.34.0/24 Self 30 I * 172.16.44.0/32 Self 30 I * 172.16.144.0/32 Self 10 I * 192.168.4.1/32 Self 30 I
Meaning
The MED column shows that Device R4 is sending the correct MED values to its two EBGP neighbors.