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OSPF Support for MTR

Last Updated: July 23, 2010

The OSPF Support for MTR feature provides Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) support for multiple logical topologies over a single physical network. This module describes how to configure OSPF for Multitopology Routing (MTR).

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Prerequisites for OSPF Support for MTR

  • Be familiar with the concepts documented in the" Routing Protocol Support for MTR" section.
  • Configure and activate a global topology configuration.
  • Check your Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) device configuration and enter the topology-aware device configuration commands in router address family configuration mode.
  • Several OSPF configuration commands need to be topology-aware. Before you configure OSPF Multitopology Routing (MTR), you need to enter the following commands in router address family configuration mode if they are used in your original OSPF device configuration.
    • area area-id default-cost cost
    • area area-id filter-list prefix prefix-list-name {in | out}
    • area nssa area-id [no-redistribution] [default-information-originate [metric] [metric-type] [no-summary] [nssa-only]
    • area area-id range ip-address mask [advertise | not-advertise] [cost cost]
    • area area-id stub [no-summary]
    • area transit-area-id virtual-link transit-router-id topology disable
    • default-information originate [always] [metric metric-value] [metric-type type-value] [route-map map-name]
    • default-metric metric-value
    • discard-route [external | internal]
    • distance ospf {external dist1 | inter-area dist2 | intra-area dist3}
    • distribute-list in
    • distribute-list out
    • max-metric router-lsa [on-startup {seconds | wait-for-bgp}]
    • maximum-paths number-of-paths
    • neighbor ip-address [cost number]
    • redistribute protocol [process-id] {level-1 | level-1-2 | level-2} [as-number] [metric {metric-value | transparent}] [metric-type type-value] [match {external | internal | nssa-external}] [tag tag-value] [route-map map-tag] [subnets]
    • summary-address {ip-address mask | prefix mask} [not-advertise] [tag tag]
    • timers throttle spf spf-start spf-hold spf-max-wait
    • traffic-share min across-interfaces

Information About OSPF Support for MTR

Routing Protocol Support for MTR

You must enable IP routing on the router for MTR to operate. MTR supports static and dynamic routing in Cisco IOS software. You can enable dynamic routing per-topology to support inter-domain and intra-domain routing. Route calculation and forwarding are independent for each topology. MTR support is integrated into Cisco IOS software for the following protocols:

  • Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
  • Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP)
  • Integrated Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS)
  • Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)

You apply the per-topology configuration in router address family configuration mode of the global routing process (router configuration mode). The address family and subaddress family are specified when entering address-family configuration mode. You specify the topology name and topology ID by entering the topology command in address-family configuration mode.

You configure each topology with a unique topology ID under the routing protocol. The topology ID is used to identify and group NLRI for each topology in updates for a given protocol. In OSPF, EIGRP, and IS-IS, you enter the topology ID during the first configuration of the topology command for a class-specific topology. In BGP, you configure the topology ID by entering the bgp tid command under the topology configuration.

You can configure class-specific topologies with different metrics than the base topology. Interface metrics configured on the base topology can be inherited by the class-specific topology. Inheritance occurs if no explicit inheritance metric is configured in the class-specific topology.

You configure BGP support only in router configuration mode. You configure Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) support in router configuration mode and in interface configuration mode.

By default, interfaces are not included in non-base topologies. For routing protocol support for EIGRP, IS-IS, and OSPF, you must explicitly configure a non-base topology on an interface. You can override the default behavior by using the all-interfaces command in address family topology configuration mode. The all-interfaces command causes the non-base topology to be configured on all interfaces of the router that are part of the default address space or the VRF in which the topology is configured.

Interface Configuration Support for MTR

The configuration of a Multitopology Routing (MTR) topology in interface configuration mode allows you to enable or disable MTR on a per-interface basis. By default, a class-specific topology does not include any interfaces.

You can include or exclude individual interfaces by configuring the topology interface configuration command. You specify the address family and the topology (base or class-specific) when entering this command. The subaddress family can be specified. If no subaddress family is specified, the unicast subaddress family is used by default.

You can include globally all interfaces on a device in a topology by entering the all-interfaces command in routing topology configuration mode. Per-interface topology configuration applied with the topology command overrides global interface configuration.

The interface configuration support for MTR has these characteristics:

  • Per-interface routing configuration: Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) routing and metric configurations can be applied in interface topology configuration mode. Per-interface metrics and routing behaviors can be configured for each IGP.
  • Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) interface topology configuration: Interface mode OSPF configurations for a class-specific topology are applied in interface topology configuration mode. In this mode, you can configure an interface cost or disable OSPF routing without removing the interface from the global topology configuration.
  • Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) interface topology configuration: Interface mode EIGRP configurations for a class-specific topology are applied in interface topology configuration mode. In this mode, you can configure various EIGRP features.
  • Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS) interface topology configuration: Interface mode IS-IS configurations for a class-specific topology are applied in interface topology configuration mode. In this mode, you can configure an interface cost or disable IS-IS routing without removing the interface from the global topology configuration.

How to Configure OSPF Support for MTR

Activating an MTR Topology by Using OSPF

Before You Begin

Note
Only MTR commands are shown in this task.
  • Be familiar with the concepts documented in the Routing Protocol Support for MTR section.
  • Configure and activate a global topology configuration.
  • Check your OSPF router configuration and enter the topology-aware router configuration commands in router address family configuration mode.
  • Several OSPF router configuration commands need to be topology-aware. Before you configure OSPF MTR, you need to enter these commands in router address family configuration mode if they are used in your original OSPF router configuration.
    • area area-id default-cost cost
    • area area-id filter-list prefix {prefix-list-name in | out}
    • area area-id nssa [default-information-originate [metric metric-number] [metric-type]] | [no-redistribution] | [no-summary] [metric] [metric-type]] [translate type7 suppress-fa]
    • area area-id range ip-address mask [advertise | not-advertise] [cost cost]
    • area area-id stub [no-summary]
    • area transit-area-id virtual-link transit-router-id topology disable
    • default-information originate [always] [metric metric-value] [metric-type type-value] [route-map map-name]
    • default-metric metric-value
    • discard-route [external | internal]
    • distance ospf {external dist1| inter-area dist2 | intra-area dist3}
    • distribute-list in (IP)
    • distribute-list out (IP)
    • max-metric router-lsa [on-startup {seconds | wait-for-bgp}]
    • maximum-paths maximum maximum-paths{[number-of-paths] [import number-of-paths] | [import number-of-paths]}
    • neighbor ip-address [cost number]
    • redistribute protocol [process-id] {level-1 | level-1-2 | level-2} [as-number] [metric {metric-value | transparent}] [metric-type type-value] [match {external | internal | nssa-external}] [tag tag-value] [route-map map-tag] [subnets]
    • summary-address {ip-address mask | prefix mask} [not-advertise] [tag tag]
    • timers throttle spf spf-start spf-hold spf-max-wait
    • traffic-share min across-interfaces

SUMMARY STEPS

1.    enable

2.    configure terminal

3.    router ospf process-id [vrf vrf-name]

4.    address-family ipv4 [multicast | unicast]

5.    topology {base | topology-name tid number}

6.    end

7.    show ip ospf [process-id] topology-info [multicast] [topology {topology-name | base}]


DETAILED STEPS
 Command or ActionPurpose
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
router ospf process-id [vrf vrf-name]


Example:

Router(config)# router ospf 1

 

Enables an OSPF routing process and enters router configuration mode.

 
Step 4
address-family ipv4 [multicast | unicast]


Example:

Router(config-router)# address-family ipv4

 

Enter router address family configuration mode to configure an OSPF address family session.

  • Currently, only the base topology can be configured under the multicast subaddress family.
 
Step 5
topology {base | topology-name tid number}


Example:

Router(config-router-af)# topology VOICE tid 10

 

Configures OSPF support for the topology and assigns a TID number for each topology. Enters router address family topology configuration mode.

  • Use the tid number keyword and argument to configure a topology ID. The topology ID must be configured in the first configuration of the specified topology. It is optional for subsequent configuration.
Note    The base keyword is accepted only for IPv4 multicast. The tid keyword is accepted only for IPv4 or IPv6 unicast.
 
Step 6
end


Example:

Router(config-router-af-topology)# end

 

Exits router address family topology configuration mode and returns to privileged EXEC mode.

 
Step 7
show ip ospf [process-id] topology-info [multicast] [topology {topology-name | base}]


Example:

Router# show ip ospf topology-info topology VOICE

 

(Optional) Displays OSPF information about the specified topology.

 

What to Do Next

If an EIGRP topology configuration is required, proceed to the next task. If an IS-IS topology configuration is required proceed to the Activating an MTR Topology by Using IS-IS section.

Activating an MTR Topology in Interface Configuration Mode by Using OSPF

Before You Begin

Define a topology globally before performing the per-interface topology configuration.


SUMMARY STEPS

1.    enable

2.    configure terminal

3.    interface type number

4.    topology ipv4 [multicast | unicast] {topology-name [disable] | base}

5.    ip ospf cost number

6.    ip ospf topology disable

7.    end

8.    show ip ospf [process-id] interface [interface-type interface-number] [brief] [multicast] [topology {topology-name | base}]


DETAILED STEPS
 Command or ActionPurpose
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
interface type number


Example:

Router(config)# interface Ethernet 0/0

 

Specifies the interface type and number, and enters interface configuration mode.

 
Step 4
topology ipv4 [multicast | unicast] {topology-name [disable] | base}


Example:

Router(config-if)# topology ipv4 VOICE

 

Enters interface topology configuration mode to configure MTR.

Note    Entering this command with the disable keyword disables the topology instance on the interface. This form is used to exclude a topology configuration from an interface.
 
Step 5
ip ospf cost number


Example:

Router(config-if-topology)# ip ospf cost 100

 

Applies a cost to the interface in a topology instance.

  • The lowest cost number has the highest preference.
 
Step 6
ip ospf topology disable


Example:

Router(config-if-topology)# ip ospf topology disable

 

Prevents OSPF from advertising the interface as part of the topology without disabling the OSPF process or the topology on the interface.

 
Step 7
end


Example:

Router(config-if-topology)# end

 

Exits interface topology configuration mode and returns to privileged EXEC mode.

 
Step 8
show ip ospf [process-id] interface [interface-type interface-number] [brief] [multicast] [topology {topology-name | base}]


Example:

Router# show ip ospf 1 interface topology VOICE

 

(Optional) Displays OSPF-related interface information.

  • Displays OSPF and interface information about the specified topology when the topology keyword is entered.
 

Monitoring Interface and Topology IP Traffic Statistics for MTR

Use any of the following commands in any order to monitor interface and topology IP traffic statistics for Multitopology Routing (MTR).

SUMMARY STEPS

1.    enable

2.    show ip interface [type number] [topology {name | all | base}] [stats]

3.    show ip traffic [topology {name | all | base}]

4.    clear ip interface type number [topology {name | all | base}] [stats]

5.    clear ip traffic [topology {name | all | base}]


DETAILED STEPS
 Command or ActionPurpose
Step 1
enable


Example:

Device> enable

 

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

  • Enter your password if prompted.
 
Step 2
show ip interface [type number] [topology {name | all | base}] [stats]


Example:

Device# show ip interface FastEthernet 1/10 stats

 

(Optional) Displays IP traffic statistics for all interfaces or statistics related to the specified interface.

  • If you specify an interface type and number, information for that specific interface is displayed. If you specify no optional arguments, information for all the interfaces is displayed.
  • If the topology name keyword and argument are used, statistics are limited to the IP traffic for that specific topology.
  • The base keyword displays the IPv4 unicast base topology.
 
Step 3
show ip traffic [topology {name | all | base}]


Example:

Device# show ip traffic topology VOICE

 

(Optional) Displays global IP traffic statistics (an aggregation of all the topologies when MTR is enabled) or statistics related to a particular topology.

  • The base keyword is reserved for the IPv4 unicast base topology.
 
Step 4
clear ip interface type number [topology {name | all | base}] [stats]


Example:

Device# clear ip interface FastEthernet 1/10 topology all

 

(Optional) Resets interface-level IP traffic statistics.

  • If the topology keyword and a related keyword are not used, only the interface-level aggregate statistics are reset.
  • If all topologies need to be reset, use the all keyword as the topology name.
 
Step 5
clear ip traffic [topology {name | all | base}]


Example:

Device# clear ip traffic topology all

 

(Optional) Resets IP traffic statistics.

  • If no topology name is specified, global statistics are cleared.
 

Configuration Examples for OSPF Support for MTR

Examples Activating an MTR Topology by Using OSPF

The following example shows how to configure the VOICE topology in an OSPF routing process and set the priority of the VOICE topology to the highest priority: 

router ospf 1
 address-family ipv4
  topology VOICE tid 10
  priority 127
  end

In the following example, the show ip ospf command is used with the topology-infoand topology keywords to display OSPF information about the topology named VOICE.

Router# show ip ospf 1 topology-info topology VOICE
OSPF Router with ID (10.0.0.1) (Process ID 1) 
VOICE Topology (MTID 66) 
Topology priority is 64 
Redistributing External Routes from, 
isis 
Number of areas transit capable is 0 
Initial SPF schedule delay 5000 msecs 
Minimum hold time between two consecutive SPFs 10000 msecs 
Maximum wait time between two consecutive SPFs 10000 msecs 
Area BACKBONE(0) (Inactive) 
SPF algorithm last executed 16:45:18.984 ago 
SPF algorithm executed 3 times 
Area ranges are 
Area 1 
SPF algorithm last executed 00:00:21.584 ago 
SPF algorithm executed 1 times 
Area ranges are

Examples MTR OSPF Topology in Interface Configuration Mode

The following example shows how to disable OSPF routing on interface Ethernet 0/0 without removing the interface from the global topology configuration: 

interface Ethernet 0/0
 topology ipv4 VOICE
  ip ospf cost 100
  ip ospf topology disable
  end

In the following example, the show ip ospf interface command is used with the topology keyword to display information about the topologies configured for OSPF in interface configuration mode. 

Router# show ip ospf 1 interface topology VOICE
VOICE Topology (MTID 66) 
Serial3/0 is up, line protocol is up
   Internet Address 10.0.0.5/30, Area 1
   Process ID 1, Router ID 44.44.44.44, Network Type POINT_TO_POINT
   Topology-MTID    Cost    Disabled    Shutdown      Topology Name
         4           77        no          no            grc
   Transmit Delay is 1 sec, State POINT_TO_POINT
   Timer intervals configured, Hello 10, Dead 40, Wait 40, Retransmit 5
     oob-resync timeout 40
     Hello due in 00:00:05
   Supports Link-local Signaling (LLS)
   Cisco NSF helper support enabled
   IETF NSF helper support enabled
   Index 1/4, flood queue length 0
   Next 0x0(0)/0x0(0)
   Last flood scan length is 1, maximum is 1
   Last flood scan time is 0 msec, maximum is 0 msec
   Neighbor Count is 1, Adjacent neighbor count is 1
     Adjacent with neighbor 10.2.2.2
   Suppress hello for 0 neighbor(s)

In the following example, the show ip ospf interface command is used with the brief and the topology keywords to display information about the topologies configured for OSPF in interface configuration mode. 

Router# show ip ospf 1 interface brief topology VOICE
VOICE Topology (MTID 66) 
Interface    PID   Area    IP Address/Mask    Cost    State    Nbrs F/C 
Se3/0        1     1       10.0.0.5/30        1       UP       0/0 
Se2/0        1     1       10.0.0.1/30        1       UP       0/0

Additional References

Related Documents

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Cisco IOS commands

Cisco IOS Master Command List, All Releases

Multitopology Routing (MTR) commands

Cisco IOS Multitopology Routing Command Reference

Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) commands

Cisco IOS IP Routing: OSPF Command Reference

OSPF concepts and tasks

IP Routing: OSPF Configuration Guide

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Feature Information for OSPF Support for MTR

The following table provides release information about the feature or features described in this module. This table lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given software release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that feature.

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Table 1Feature Information for OSPF Support for MTR
Feature Name Releases Feature Information

OSPF Support for MTR

12.2(33)SRB

This feature provides Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) support for multiple logical topologies over a single physical network.

The following commands were introduced or modified: address-family ipv4, area capability default-exclusion, ip ospf cost, ip ospf topology disable, priority, router ospf, show ip ospf interface, show ip ospf topology-info, topology.

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