Cisco APIC Layer 3 Networking Configuration Guide, Release 6.2(x)

Create a SR-MPLS TTL Policy using the GUI

Updated: April 17, 2026

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Creates an SR-MPLS TTL Policy using the GUI to allow user-defined TTL values for SR-MPLS header configuration. This enables flexible policy management and association with SR-MPLS L3Out Node Profiles.

Add a new GUI policy object to configure SR-MPLS MPLS header TTL (previously hardcoded to 32 ).
Allow creating/editing an SR-MPLS TTL Policy with a user-defined TTL value.
Allow associating that TTL policy under the SR-MPLS L3Out Node Profile (GUI shows the section only when applicable).

Before you begin

Review the SR-MPLS guidelines and limitations provided in Guidelines and limitations for SR-MPLS.
Configure an MPLS custom QoS policy using the procedures provided in SR-MPLS custom QoS policies.

Procedure

Navigate to Tenants > infra > Policies > Protocol > SR-MPLS TTL Policy
Select Create Policy .
In the Name field, enter a unique name for the policy.
In the Description field, enter a description of the policy.[Optional]
In the TTL field, enter the connection time to live (TTL).

The range is from 32 to 255 hops.
Save the policy.

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