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Figure 26-1. ISO Address Format
Multi-Topology IS-IS
FTOS 7.8.1.0 and later support Multi-Topology Routing IS-IS.
E-Series ExaScale platform
e
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supports Multi-Topology IS-IS with FTOS 8.2.1.0 and later.
Multi-Topology IS-IS (MT IS-IS) allows you to create multiple IS-IS topologies on a single router with
separate databases. This feature is used to place a virtual physical topology into logical routing domains,
which can each support different routing and security policies.
All routers on a LAN or point-to-point must have at least one common supported topology when operating
in Multi-Topology IS-IS mode. If IPv4 is the common supported topology between those two routers,
adjacency can be formed. All topologies must share the same set of L1-L2 boundaries.
You must implement a
wide metric-style globally on the Autonomous System to run Multi-Topology IS-IS
for IPv6 because the TLVs used to advertise IPv6 information in link-state packets (LSPs) are defined to
use only extended metrics.
The Multi-Topology ID is shown in the first octet of the IS-IS packet. Certain MT topologies are assigned
to serve predetermined purposes:
• MT ID #0: Equivalent to the "standard" topology.
• MT ID #1: Reserved for IPv4 in-band management purposes.
• MT ID #2: Reserved for IPv6 routing topology.
• MT ID #3: Reserved for IPv4 multicast routing topology.
• MT ID #4: Reserved for IPv6 multicast routing topology.
• MT ID #5: Reserved for IPv6 in-band management purposes.
variable 6 bytes 1 byte
FN00060a
47.0005.0001.000c.000a.4321.00
N-selector
system-id
area address