Configuring MPLS OAM for MPLS TE tunnels

MPLS OAM only supports BFD for MPLS TE tunnel connectivity verification.

To run BFD on an MPLS TE tunnel, configure both the local and remote devices as described in Table 29.

Table 29: Configurations on the local and remote devices

BFD session establishment mode

Node type

Execute the "mpls bfd enable" command?

Execute the "mpls bfd" command?

Configure the discriminator keyword?

Static mode

Local

Yes

Yes

Yes

Remote

Yes

Yes

Yes

Dynamic mode

Local

Yes

Yes

No

Remote

Yes

No

N/A

Follow these guidelines to configure BFD for an MPLS TE tunnel:

To configure MPLS BFD for MPLS TE tunnels:

Step

Command

Remarks

1. Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2. Enable MPLS BFD.

mpls bfd enable

By default, MPLS BFD is disabled.

3. Enter the view of the MPLS TE tunnel interface.

interface tunnel number

N/A

4. Configure BFD to verify MPLS TE tunnel connectivity.

mpls bfd [ discriminator local local-id remote remote-id ] [ template template-name ]

By default, BFD is not configured to verify MPLS TE tunnel connectivity.