Configuring IS-IS link cost

The IS-IS cost of an interface is determined in the following order:

  1. IS-IS cost specified in interface view.

  2. IS-IS cost specified in system view.

    The cost is applied to the interfaces associated with the IS-IS process.

  3. Automatically calculated cost.

    If the cost style is wide or wide-compatible, IS-IS automatically calculates the cost using the formula: Interface cost = (Bandwidth reference value / Expected interface bandwidth) × 10, in the range of 1 to 16777214. For other cost styles, Table 13 applies.

    Configure the expected bandwidth of an interface with the bandwidth command. For more information, see Interface Command Reference.

    Table 13: Automatic cost calculation scheme for cost styles other than wide and wide-compatible

Interface bandwidth

Interface cost

≤ 10 Mbps

60

≤ 100 Mbps

50

≤ 155 Mbps

40

≤ 622 Mbps

30

≤ 2500 Mbps

20

> 2500 Mbps

10

  1. If none of the above costs is used, a default cost of 10 applies.

Configuring an IS-IS cost for an interface

Step

Command

Remarks

1. Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2. Enter IS-IS view.

isis [ process-id ] [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ]

N/A

3. (Optional.) Specify an IS-IS cost style.

cost-style { narrow | wide | wide-compatible | { compatible | narrow-compatible } [ relax-spf-limit ] }

By default, the IS-IS cost type is narrow.

4. Return to system view.

quit

N/A

5. Enter interface view.

interface interface-type interface-number

N/A

6. (Optional.) Specify a cost for the IS-IS interface.

isis cost value [ level-1 | level-2 ]

By default, no cost for the interface is specified.

Configuring a global IS-IS cost

Step

Command

Remarks

1. Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2. Enter IS-IS view.

isis [ process-id ] [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ]

N/A

3. (Optional.) Specify an IS-IS cost style.

cost-style { narrow | wide | wide-compatible | { compatible | narrow-compatible } [ relax-spf-limit ] }

By default, the IS-IS cost style is narrow.

4. Specify a global IS-IS cost.

circuit-cost value [ level-1 | level-2 ]

By default, no global cost is specified.

Enabling automatic IS-IS cost calculation

Step

Command

Remarks

1. Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2. Enter IS-IS view.

isis [ process-id ] [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ]

N/A

3. Specify an IS-IS cost style.

cost-style { wide | wide-compatible }

By default, the IS-IS cost is narrow.

4. Enable automatic IS-IS cost calculation.

auto-cost enable

By default, automatic IS-IS cost calculation is disabled.

5. (Optional.) Configure a bandwidth reference value for automatic IS-IS cost calculation.

bandwidth-reference value

The default setting is 100 Mbps.