You can have equal cost multi-path (ECMP) traffic flows prefer local forwarding next-hops over remote ones. This feature supports BGP prefixes that are directly reachable with IPv4 MPLS ECMP next-hops. Use ecmp-local-bias to direct ECMP traffic towards local links, for example, to ensure that the overall load on the fabric is reduced.
| Product / Application | Software | Introduced Release |
|---|---|---|
| MX5 | Junos OS | 19.2R1 |
| MX10 | Junos OS | 19.2R1 |
| MX40 | Junos OS | 19.2R1 |
| MX80 | Junos OS | 19.2R1 |
| MX104 | Junos OS | 19.2R1 |
| MX150 | Junos OS | 19.2R1 |
| MX204 | Junos OS | 19.2R1 |
| MX240 | Junos OS | 19.2R1 |
| MX301 | Junos OS | 25.4R1 |
| MX304 | Junos OS | 22.2R3 |
| MX480 | Junos OS | 19.2R1 |
| MX960 | Junos OS | 19.2R1 |
| MX2008 | Junos OS | 19.2R1 |
| MX2010 | Junos OS | 19.2R1 |
| MX2020 | Junos OS | 19.2R1 |
| MX10003 | Junos OS | 19.2R1 |
| MX10004 | Junos OS | 22.3R1 |
| MX10008 | Junos OS | 19.2R1 |
| MX10016 | Junos OS | 19.2R1 |
| Next Generation Port Extender | Junos OS | 25.4R1 |