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JUEX-RT-000320 - The Juniper MPLS router with RSVP-TE enabled must be configured to enable refresh reduction features.
Information
RSVP-TE can be used to perform constraint-based routing when building LSP tunnels within the network core that will support QoS and traffic engineering requirements. RSVP-TE is also used to enable MPLS Fast Reroute, a network restoration mechanism that will reroute traffic onto a backup LSP in case of a node or link failure along the primary path. When there is a disruption in the MPLS core, such as a link flap or router reboot, the result is a significant amount of RSVP signaling, such as 'PathErr' and 'ResvErr' messages that need to be sent for every LSP using that link.When RSVP messages are sent out, they are sent either hop by hop or with the router alert bit set in the IP header. This means that every router along the path must examine the packet to determine if additional processing is required for these RSVP messages. If there is enough signaling traffic in the network, it is possible for an interface to receive more packets for its input queue than it can hold, resulting in dropped RSVP messages and hence slower RSVP convergence. Increasing the size of the interface input queue can help prevent dropping packets; however, there is still the risk of having a burst of signaling traffic that can fill the queue. Solutions to mitigate this risk are RSVP message pacing or refresh reduction to control the rate at which RSVP messages are sent. RSVP refresh reduction includes the following features: RSVP message bundling, RSVP Message ID to reduce message processing overhead, Reliable delivery of RSVP messages using Message ID, and summary refresh to reduce the amount of information transmitted every refresh interval.
Solution
Configure RSVP-TE enabled routers with refresh reduction features.Junos earlier than 15.2:
set protocols rsvp interface <interface name>.<logical unit> aggregate
set protocols rsvp interface <interface name>.<logical unit> reliable
Junos 15.2 but pre 16.1R1:
set protocols rsvp interface <interface name>.<logical unit> reliable
Junos 16.1R1 and later:
set protocols rsvp interface <interface name>.<logical unit> <other configuration>
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Juniper_EX_Switches_Y23M07_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Juniper EX Series Router v1r3
Category: SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION
References: 800-53|SC-5(2), CAT|III, CCI|CCI-001095, Rule-ID|SV-254004r844045_rule, STIG-ID|JUEX-RT-000320, Vuln-ID|V-254004
Plugin: Juniper
Control ID: a997f2f451904b347b3e697e3dd8c32bab1164f63d65fd0798e28813417d0262