Uniform Model; Exp Bits For Differentiated Services Overview; Incoming Traffic; Outgoing Traffic - Juniper JUNOSE SOFTWARE FOR E SERIES 11.0.X - BGP AND MPLS CONFIGURATION GUIDE 2009-12-30 Configuration Manual

JUNOSe 11.0.x BGP and MPLS Configuration Guide

Uniform Model

The uniform model of tunneling renders MPLS transparent to the differentiated
services operation. From the diff-serv perspective, it is as if MPLS is not used. In the
uniform model, if traffic conditioning is applied somewhere along the LSP, the EXP
bits of the inner header must be changed at the egress when the inner header
becomes the outer header (because of the pop of the outer label).
To specify whether MPLS uses the pipe or uniform model of tunneling for
differentiated services:
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EXP Bits for Differentiated Services Overview

MPLS matches on the EXP bits for incoming traffic to set the traffic class/color
combination, and sets the EXP bits for outgoing traffic based on the traffic class/color
combination.

Incoming Traffic

For incoming MPLS traffic, the traffic class/color combination is set according to the
EXP bits in the outermost label, either per the policy attached to the label or per the
per-VR rules. The policy has precedence over the per-VR rules. Therefore, fabric
queuing is always based on the outer label's EXP bits.
If the traffic is label-switched through the router, the EXP bits value associated with
the incoming label that is used for switching which can be either an outermost label
or an inner label after popping one or more outer labels is passed onto the egress
line module. This behavior enables the EXP bits value to be copied to outgoing labels,
used to reset the traffic class/color combination on the egress module, or both.

Outgoing Traffic

Outgoing traffic is queued according to traffic class/color combinations. The applied
combination can be the same as was set on the ingress line module, or it can be
reset on the egress line module by egress IP policy.
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EXP Bits for Differentiated Services Overview
Issue the mpls tunnel-model command.
host1(config)#mpls tunnel-model uniform
For detailed information about QoS, see the JUNOSe Quality of Service
Configuration Guide
Configuring MPLS and Differentiated Services on page 295
Configuring the Tunneling Model for Differentiated Services on page 295
mpls tunnel-model