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bier

date_range 06-Dec-24

Syntax

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    bier {
       sub-domain sub-domain-id {
           bfr-id bfr-id;
           bfr-prefix bfr-prefix;
           encapsulation {
                         mpls;
                         bitstringlen 256;
                         number-sets number of sets;                         
           }                        
       }
    }

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Description

Enable Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER) on the routing device.

You must include the bier statement in the configuration to enable BIER on the router.

Options

sub-domain

Assign a numeric value to the sub-domain. It represents a specific topology within a BIER domain.

  • Range: 0 through 255.

bfr-id

A BFR-ID is a number assigned to an ingress or egress BFR. A BFR-ID must be unique within that BIER sub-domain.

  • Range: 1 through 1024.

bfr-prefix

A BFR prefix is typically the configured loopback address of a BFR and must be a routable IP address in the BIER domain. Mandatory.

encapsulation

Specify encapsulation type.

  • mpls—Currently Junos only supports MPLS encapsulation.
bitstringlen

Configure bit string length.

  • Currently Junos only supports a bit string length of 256.
number-sets

Specify the number of BIER sets.

  • Default: 4

  • Range: 1 through 4

Default

BIER is disabled on the routing device.

Required Privilege Level

routing—To view this statement in the configuration.

routing-control—To add this statement to the configuration.

Release Information

Statement introduced in Junos Evolved OS Release 23.4R2-S1.

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