Reference Guide

Command History
Version 8.3.12.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Version 7.8.1.0 Added support for multi-topology ISIS.
Version 6.3.1.0 Introduced.
metric-style
Configure a router to generate and accept old-style, new-style, or both styles of type, length, and values (TLV).
E-Series, S4810
Syntax
metric-style {narrow [transition] | transition | wide
[transition]} [level-1 | level-2]
To return to the default values, use the no metric-style {narrow [transition]
| transition | wide [transition]} [level-1 | level-2]
command.
Parameters
narrow Allows you to configure the E-Series to generate and accept old-style
TLVs. The metric range is 0 to 63.
transition Allows you to configure the E-Series to generate both old-style and
new-style TLVs. The metric range is 0 to 63.
wide Allows you to configure the E-Series to generate and accept only
new-style TLVs. The metric range is 0 to 16777215.
level-1 Enables the metric style on Level 1.
level-2 Enables the metric style on Level 2.
Defaults narrow; if no Level is specified, Level-1 and Level-2 are configured.
Command Modes ROUTER ISIS
Command History
Version 8.3.12.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Usage
Information
If you enter the metric-style wide command, the FTOS generates and accepts only
new-style TLVs. The router uses less memory and other resources rather than generating both
old-style and new-style TLVs.
The new-style TLVs have wider metric fields than old-style TLVs.
Related
Commands
isis metric – use this command to configure a metric for an interface.
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