Cisco Notepad

TE Affinity Bits

By default, Affinity of a TE tunnel is 0×0/0xFFFF. This means, this tunnel can only be placed accross links with affinity attributes 0×0.

If we want a tunnel that can cross any link, we need to set its affinity to 0×0 mask 0×0.
R1#sh mpls traffic-eng tunnels tu0

Name: R1_t0                               (Tunnel0) Destination: 2.2.2.2
  Status:
    Admin: up         Oper: down   Path: not valid   Signalling: Down
    path option 5, type explicit R1_R2
    path option 10, type dynamic

  Config Parameters:
    Bandwidth: 55000    kbps (Global)  Priority: 6  6   Affinity: 0×0/0xFFFF
    Metric Type: TE (default)
    AutoRoute:  enabled   LockDown: disabled  Loadshare: 55000    bw-based
    auto-bw: disabled

R1(config-if)#int tun0
R1(config-if)#tunnel mpls traffic-eng affinity 0×0 mask 0×0
R1(config-if)#end
R1#sh
*May 18 21:25:17.035: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Tunnel0, changed state to up
R1#sh mpls t
*May 18 21:25:17.179: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by console
R1#sh mpls tra
R1#sh mpls traffic-eng tun
R1#sh mpls traffic-eng tunnels

Name: R1_t0                               (Tunnel0) Destination: 2.2.2.2
  Status:
    Admin: up         Oper: up     Path: valid       Signalling: connected
    path option 10, type dynamic (Basis for Setup, path weight 2)
    path option 5, type explicit R1_R2

  Config Parameters:
    Bandwidth: 55000    kbps (Global)  Priority: 6  6   Affinity: 0×0/0×0
    Metric Type: TE (default)
    AutoRoute:  enabled   LockDown: disabled  Loadshare: 55000    bw-based
    auto-bw: disabled
  Active Path Option Parameters:
    State: dynamic path option 10 is active
    BandwidthOverride: disabled  LockDown: disabled  Verbatim: disabled
  InLabel  :  -
  OutLabel : FastEthernet0/1, 24
  RSVP Signalling Info:
       Src 1.1.1.1, Dst 2.2.2.2, Tun_Id 0, Tun_Instance 408
    RSVP Path Info:
      My Address: 14.0.0.1  
      Explicit Route: 14.0.0.4 24.0.0.4 24.0.0.2 2.2.2.2
      Record   Route:   NONE