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VASI interface accounting

K4ze
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Hello all,

 

I have an implemented VASI interfaces on my ASR1001. Each of the vasiright and vasileft belong to different VRFs, and there is also a ZBF running along them. My question is regarding accounting. When I look at the accounting numbers, I can see one VASI getting Inputs and the other VASI getting Outputs. Why is this unidirectional, when actual traffic flow is bidirectional between the VASI interfaces. 

 

ASR1001#show ip cef vrf CUSTOMER vasileft 500 detail
IPv4 CEF is enabled for distributed and running
VRF CUSTOMER
 27 prefixes (27/0 fwd/non-fwd)
 Table id 0xB
 Database epoch:        0 (27 entries at this epoch)

0.0.0.0/0, epoch 0, flags [attached, default route]
  5 packets, 536 bytes switched through the prefix
  tmstats: external 0 packets, 0 bytes
           internal 1 packets, 536 bytes
  attached to vasileft500


ASR1001#show int vasileft500
  MTU 9216 bytes, BW 10000000 Kbit/sec, DLY 10 usec, 
     reliability 255/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255
  Encapsulation UNKNOWN, loopback not set
  Keepalive not set
  Last input never, output never, output hang never
  Last clearing of "show interface" counters 1w0d
  Input queue: 0/375/0/0 (size/max/drops/flushes); Total output drops: 0
  Queueing strategy: fifo
  Output queue: 0/40 (size/max)
  30 second input rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
  30 second output rate 2000 bits/sec, 1 packets/sec
     46366 packets input, 7061914 bytes, 0 no buffer
     Received 0 broadcasts (0 IP multicasts)
     0 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles 
     0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored, 0 abort
     866806 packets output, 55533710 bytes, 0 underruns
     0 output errors, 0 collisions, 0 interface resets
     0 unknown protocol drops
     0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out

 

 

If you look at the vasiright, we will see input, but no output. Is there any workaround this, or I just don't understand how the VASI traffic flow works.

It is as VASI left and right are two halves of the same interface. Is that how I should be looking at it? 

Thanks,

Dino

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K4ze
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Hi,

I'm a bit smarter now after a few months. VASI interfaces are indeed two halves of the same interface. Whatever enters in one, exits on the other. Thats why in terms of counters they are considered one interface.Same goes for ZBF for example. If something enters in zone A which is VASILEFT, that same traffic will exit on VASIRIGHT, even if it is not part of the same zone. :)