The MPLS VPN: VRF Selection Using Policy-Based Routing feature is an extension of the MPLS VPN: VRF Selection Based on Source IP Address feature. This feature introduces a policy-based routing (PBR) mechanism to classify and forward Virtual Private Network (VPN) traffic based on multiple VPN routing and forwarding (VRF) selection match criteria.
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Prerequisites for VRF Selection Using Policy-Based Routing
The router must support PBR to configure this feature. For platforms that do not support PBR, use the "VRF Selection Based on Source IP Address" feature introduced in Cisco IOS Release 12.0(22)S.
A VRF must be defined prior to the configuration of this feature. An error message is displayed on the console if no VRF exists.
This document assumes that multiprotocol BGP (mBGP), Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), and Cisco Express Forwarding are enabled in your network.
Restrictions for VRF Selection Using Policy-Based Routing
The VRF Selection Using Policy-Based Routing feature is supported only in service provider (-p-) images.
The VRF Selection Using Policy-Based Routing feature can coexist with the VRF Selection Based on Source IP address feature on the same router, but these features cannot be configured together on the same interface. This is designed behavior to prevent VRF table selection conflicts that could occur if these features were misconfigured together. An error message is displayed on the console if you attempt to configure the ip vrf select source and the ip policy route-map commands on the same interface.
Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) and multicast packets do not support PBR and cannot be configured for a source IP address that is a match criterion for this feature.
The VRF Selection Using Policy-Based Routing feature cannot be configured with IP prefix lists.
Information About VRF Selection Using Policy-Based Routing
Introduction to VRF Selection Using Policy-Based Routing
The VRF Selection Using Policy-Based Routing feature is an extension of the VRF Selection Based on Source IP Address feature. The PBR implementation of the VRF selection feature allows you to policy route VPN traffic based on match criteria. Match criteria are defined in an IP access list or based on packet length. The following match criteria are supported in Cisco software:
IP access lists--Define match criteria based on IP addresses, IP address ranges, and other IP packet access list filtering options. Named, numbered, standard, and extended access lists are supported. All IP access-list configuration options in Cisco software can be used to define match criteria.
Packet lengths--Define match criteria based on the length of a packet in bytes. The packet length filter is defined in a route map with the
match length route-map configuration command.
Policy routing is defined in the route map. The route map is applied to the incoming interface with the
ip policy route-map interface configuration command. An IP access list is applied to the route map with the
match ip address route-map configuration command. Packet length match criteria are applied to the route map with the
match length route-map configuration command. The set action is defined with the
set vrf route-map configuration command. The match criteria are evaluated, and the appropriate VRF is selected by the set clause. This combination allows you to define match criteria for incoming VPN traffic and policy route VPN packets out to the appropriate VRF.
Policy-Based Routing Set Clauses Overview
When you are configuring PBR, the following four set clauses can be used to change normal routing and forwarding behavior:
set default interface
set interface
set ip default next-hop
set ip next-hop
Configuring any of the set clauses will overwrite normal routing forwarding behavior of a packet.
The VRF Selection Using Policy-Based Routing feature introduces the fifth set clause that can be used to change normal routing and forwarding behavior. The set vrf command is used to select the appropriate VRF after the successful match occurs in the route map.
How to Configure VRF Selection Using Policy-Based Routing
Defining the Match Criteria for PBR VRF Selection Based on Packet Length
The match criteria for PBR VRF route selection are defined in an access list. Standard and named access lists are supported. Match criteria can also be defined based on the packet length using the
match length route-map configuration command. This configuration option is defined entirely within a route map.
Before you perform this task, make sure that the VRF and associated IP address are already defined.
Configuring PBR VRF Selection with a Standard Access List
Use the following commands to create a standard access list and define the PBR VRF route selection match criteria in it in order to permit or deny the transmission of VPN traffic data packets.
Creates an access list and defines the match criteria for the route map.
Match criteria can be defined based on IP addresses, IP address ranges, and other IP packet access-list filtering options. Named, numbered, standard, and extended access lists are supported. All IP access list configuration options in Cisco software can be used to define match criteria.
The example creates a standard access list numbered 40. This filter will permit traffic from any host with an IP address in the 10.1.0.0/24 subnet.
Configuring PBR VRF Selection with a Named Access List
Use the following commands to define the PBR VRF route selection match criteria in a named access list in order to permit or deny the transmission of VPN traffic data packets.
Router(config-ext-nacl)# permit ip any any option any-options
Defines the criteria for which the access list will permit or deny packets.
Match criteria can be defined based on IP addresses, IP address ranges, and other IP packet access-list filtering options. Named, numbered, standard, and extended access lists are supported. All IP access-list configuration options in Cisco software can be used to define match criteria.
The example creates a named access list that permits any configured IP option.
Configuring PBR VRF Selection in a Route Map
Use the following commands to configure the VRF through which the outbound VPN packets will be policy routed in order to permit or deny the transmission of VPN traffic data packets.
Incoming packets are filtered through the match criteria that are defined in the route map. After a successful match occurs, the
set vrf command configuration determines the VRF through which the outbound VPN packets will be policy routed.
Before You Begin
The VRF must be defined prior to the configuration of the route map; otherwise an error message is displayed on the console.
A receive entry must be added to the VRF selection table with the
ip vrf receive command. If a match and set operation occurs in the route map but there is no receive entry in the local VRF table, the packet will be dropped if the packet destination is local.
Defines the conditions for redistributing routes from one routing protocol into another, or enables policy routing.
Step 4
Do one of the following:
match ip address {acl-number [acl-number ... |
acl-name ...] |
acl-name [acl-name ... |
acl-number ...]}
match lengthminimum-lengthmaximum-length
Example:
Router(config-route-map)# match ip address 1
Example:
Router(config-route-map)# match length 3 200
Distributes any routes that have a destination network number address that is permitted by a standard or extended access list, and performs policy routing on matched packets.
IP access lists are supported.
The example configures the route map to use standard access list 1 to define match criteria.
or
Specifies the Layer 3 packet length in the IP header as a match criterion in a class map.
The example configures the route map to match packets that are 3 to 200 bytes in size.
Step 5
set vrfvrf-name
Example:
Router(config-route-map)# set vrf map1
Defines which VRF to route VPN packets that are successfully matched in the same route map sequence for PBR VRF selection.
The example policy routes matched packets out to the VRF named map1.
Step 6
exit
Example:
Router(config-route-map)# exit
Exits route-map configuration mode and enters global configuration mode.
Configuring PBR on the Interface
Use the following commands to filter incoming VPN traffic data packets. Incoming packets are filtered through the match criteria that are defined in the route map.
The route map is applied to the incoming interface. The route map is attached to the incoming interface with the ip policy route-map global configuration command.
Note
The VRF Selection Using Policy-Based Routing feature can coexist with the VRF Selection Based on Source IP address feature on the same router, but the two features cannot be configured together on the same interface. This is designed behavior to prevent VRF table selection conflicts that could occur if these features were misconfigured together. An error message is displayed on the console if you attempt to configure the ip vrf select source and the ip policy route-map commands on the same interface.
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SUMMARY STEPS
1.enable
2.configure terminal
3.interfacetypenumber [name-tag]
4.ip policy route-mapmap-tag
5.ip vrf receivevrf-name
6. exit
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Purpose
Step 1
enable
Example:
Router> enable
Enables privileged EXEC mode.
Enter your password if prompted.
Step 2
configure terminal
Example:
Router# configure terminal
Enters global configuration mode.
Step 3
interfacetypenumber [name-tag]
Example:
Router(config)# interface FastEthernet 0/1
Configures an interface and enters interface configuration mode.
Step 4
ip policy route-mapmap-tag
Example:
Router(config-if)# ip policy route-map map1
Identifies a route map to use for policy routing on an interface.
The configuration example attaches the route map named map1 to the interface.
Step 5
ip vrf receivevrf-name
Example:
Router(config-if)# ip vrf receive VRF1
Adds the IP addresses that are associated with an interface into the VRF table.
This command must be configured for each VRF that will be used for VRF selection.
Step 6
exit
Example:
Router(config-if)# exit
Exits interface configuration mode and enters global configuration mode.
Configuring IP VRF Receive on the Interface
Use the following commands to insert the IP address of an interface as a connected route entry in a VRF routing table. This will prevent dropped packets.
The source IP address must be added to the VRF selection table. VRF selection is a one-way (unidirectional) feature. It is applied to the incoming interface. If a match and set operation occurs in the route map but there is no VRF receive entry in the local VRF table, the packet will be dropped if the packet destination is local.
SUMMARY STEPS
1.enable
2.configure terminal
3.interfacetypenumber [name-tag]
4.ip policy route-mapmap-tag
5.ip vrf receivevrf-name
6.end
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Purpose
Step 1
enable
Example:
Router> enable
Enables privileged EXEC mode.
Enter your password if prompted.
Step 2
configure terminal
Example:
Router# configure terminal
Enters global configuration mode.
Step 3
interfacetypenumber [name-tag]
Example:
Router(config)# interface FastEthernet 0/1
Configures an interface and enters interface configuration mode.
Step 4
ip policy route-mapmap-tag
Example:
Router(config-if)# ip policy route-map map1
Identifies a route map to use for policy routing on an interface.
The configuration example attaches the route map named map1 to the interface.
Step 5
ip vrf receivevrf-name
Example:
Router(config-if)# ip vrf receive VRF1
Adds the IP addresses that are associated with an interface into the VRF table.
This command must be configured for each VRF that will be used for VRF selection.
Step 6
end
Example:
Router(config-if)# end
Exits interface configuration mode, and enters privileged EXEC mode.
Verifying the Configuration of the VRF Selection Using Policy-Based Routing
To verify the configuration of the VRF Selection Using Policy-Based Routing feature, perform each of the following steps in this section in the order specified.
SUMMARY STEPS
1.enable
2.show ip access-list [access-list-number |
access-list-name]
3.show route-map [map-name]
4.show ip policy
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Purpose
Step 1
enable
Example:
Router> enable
Enables privileged EXEC mode.
Enter your password if prompted.
Step 2
show ip access-list [access-list-number |
access-list-name]
Example:
Router# show ip access-list
Displays the contents of all current IP access lists.
This command is used to verify the match criteria that are defined in the access list. Both named and numbered access lists are supported.
Step 3
show route-map [map-name]
Example:
Router# show route-map
Displays all route maps configured or only the one specified.
This command is used to verify match and set clauses within the route map.
Step 4
show ip policy
Example:
Router# show ip policy
Displays the route map used for policy routing.
This command can be used to display the route map and the associated interface.
Configuration Examples for VRF Selection Using Policy-Based Routing
In the following example, three standard access lists are created to define match criteria for three different subnets. Any packets received on the FastEthernet 0/1/0 interface will be policy routed through the PBR-VRF-Selection route map to the VRF that is matched in the same route map sequence. If the source IP address of the packet is part of the 10.1.0.0/24 subnet, VRF1 will be used for routing and forwarding.
access-list 40 permit 10.1.0.0 0.0.255.255
access-list 50 permit 10.2.0.0 0.0.255.255
access-list 60 permit 10.3.0.0 0.0.255.255
route-map PBR-VRF-Selection permit 10
match ip address 40
set vrf VRF1
!
route-map PBR-VRF-Selection permit 20
match ip address 50
set vrf VRF2
!
route-map PBR-VRF-Selection permit 30
match ip address 60
set vrf VRF3
!
interface FastEthernet0/1/0
ip address 10.1.0.0/24 255.255.255.252
ip policy route-map PBR-VRF-Selection
ip vrf receive VRF1
ip vrf receive VRF2
ip vrf receive VRF3
Example Verifying VRF Selection Using Policy-Based Routing
The following verification examples show defined match criteria and route-map policy configuration.
To verify the configuration of match criteria for PBR VRF selection, use the
show ip access-list command.
The following
show ip access-list command output displays three subnet ranges defined as match criteria in three standard access lists:
Router# show ip access-list
Standard IP access list 40
10 permit 10.1.0.0, wildcard bits 0.0.255.255
Standard IP access list 50
10 permit 10.2.0.0, wildcard bits 0.0.255.255
Standard IP access list 60
10 permit 10.3.0.0, wildcard bits 0.0.255.255
Verifying Route-Map Configuration
To verify route-map configuration, use the
show route-map command. The output displays the match criteria and set action for each route-map sequence. The output also displays the number of packets and bytes that have been policy routed per each route-map sequence.
Router# show route-map
route-map PBR-VRF-Selection, permit, sequence 10
Match clauses:
ip address (access-lists): 40
Set clauses:
vrf VRF1
Policy routing matches: 0 packets, 0 bytes
route-map PBR-VRF-Selection, permit, sequence 20
Match clauses:
ip address (access-lists): 50
Set clauses:
vrf VRF2
Policy routing matches: 0 packets, 0 bytes
route-map PBR-VRF-Selection, permit, sequence 30
Match clauses:
ip address (access-lists): 60
Set clauses:
vrf VRF3
Policy routing matches: 0 packets, 0 bytes
Verifying PBR VRF Selection Policy
The following showippolicy command output displays the interface and associated route map that is configured for policy routing:
Router# show ip policy
Interface Route map
FastEthernet0/1/0 PBR-VRF-Selection
Additional References
Related Documents
Related Topic
Document Title
VRF selection based on the source IP address
Directing MPLS VPN Traffic Using a Source IP Address
Standards
Standard
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Feature Information for VRF Selection Using Policy-Based Routing
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Table 1
Feature Information for VRF Selection Using Policy-Based Routing
Feature Name
Releases
Feature Information
MPLS VPN: VRF Selection Using Policy-Based Routing
12.3(7)T
12.2(25)S
12.2(33)SRB
12.2(33)SXI
The MPLS VPN: VRF Selection Using Policy-Based Routing feature is an extension of the MPLS VPN: VRF Selection Based on Source IP Address feature. This feature introduces a policy-based routing (PBR) mechanism to classify and forward Virtual Private Network (VPN) traffic based on multiple VPN routing and forwarding (VRF) selection match criteria.
In 12.3(7)T, this feature was introduced.
This feature was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)S.
This feature was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.2(33)SRB.
This feature was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.2(33)SXI.
The following commands were introduced or modified:
ip vrf receive,
set vrf.
Glossary
PBR--policy-based routing.
VPN--Virtual Private Network.
VRF--virtual routing and forwarding.
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