An LSP can be configured that does not traverse a specified interface. The cspf-interface-constraint command forces the CSPF calculation to include any specified interface when creating an LSP.
To configure the device to always include a specified interface when forming an LSP, complete the following steps.
device# configure
device(config)# router mpls
device(config-router-mpls)# policy
device(config-router-mpls-policy)# cspf-interface-constraint
The following example shows configuration of the device to always include a specified interface when forming an LSP.
device# configure device(config)# router mpls device(config-router-mpls)# policy device(config-router-mpls-policy)# cspf-interface-constraint
The CSPF interface constraint feature may be dynamically turned on or off. Turning the feature off or on has no effect on LSPs that have already been established (primary and secondary). For LSPs that are currently retried, changing the constraint setting changes the behavior on the next retry such as when an LSP whose path is configured to use that interface fails to come up due to an interface down condition.
Note
The CSPF interface Constraint feature has significance for the ingress node only, where the CSPF calculation takes place for an LSP or a detour segment.