IPv6 static routes can be configured with link-local next-hop addresses on point-to-point interfaces. However, in deployments that rely on Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) to bring up devices with static routes, specifying link-local addresses in configuration templates is cumbersome because link-local addresses vary per device and per interface. This makes it impossible to use a single configuration template across multiple devices.

This feature will enable the configuration of IPv6 static routes with IPv4 next-hops and a MPLS label value where the IPv4 next-hop is allowed to resolve only through tunnel RIB. This will allow users to install 6PE routes using static route configuration thereby connecting IPv6 islands over IPv4 MPLS cloud.

Static Routes EOS 4.31.1F

EOS 4.23.0F adds support for ‘match ip next hop’ clause for static routes redistributed into IGPs.