Specifications

next-address
MP-373
Cisco IOS Multiprotocol Label Switching Command Reference
January 2010
next-address
To specify the next IP address in the explicit path, use the next-address command in IP explicit path
configuration mode.
next-address [lo
ose | strict] ip-address
Syntax Description
Command Default The next IP address in the explicit path is not specified.
Command Modes IP explicit path configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines To specify an explicit path that includes only the addresses specified, specify each address in sequence
b
y using the next-address command without the loose keyword.
To configure an interarea traffic engineering (TE) tunnel, configure the tunnel path options as loose
e
xplicit paths. Specify that each Autonomous System Boundary Router (ASBR) traversed by the tunnel
label switched path (LSP) is a loose hop by entering the loose keyword with the next-address command.
To use explicit paths for TE tunnels within an Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) area, you can specify a
co
mbination of both loose and strict hops.
When specifying an explicit path for an MPLS TE tunnel, you can specify link or node addresses of the
next
-hop routers in an explicit path. You can also specify a mixture of link and node addresses. However,
there are some restrictions:
loose (Optional) Specifies that the previous address (if any) in the explicit path
nee
d not be directly connected to the next IP address, and that the router is
free to determine the path from the previous address (if any) to the next IP
address.
strict (Optional) Specifies that the previous address (if any) in the explicit path
must
be directly connected to the next IP address.
ip-address Next IP address in the explicit path.
Release Modification
12.0(5)S This command was introduced.
12.0(19)ST1 The lo
ose and strict keywords were added.
12.0(21)ST Support for the Cisco 12000 series router was added.
12.2(18)S This command was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.2(18)S.
12.2(18)SXD This command was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.2(18)SXD.
12.2(27)SBC This command was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.2(27)SBC.
12.2(28)SB This command was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.2(28)SB.
12.2(33)SRA This command was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.2(33)SRA.
12.4(20)T This command was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.4(20)T.