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metric-style
To generate and accept old-style, new-style, or both styles of type, length, and values (TLV), configure a 
router.
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 generate and accept old-style TLVs. The 
metric range is from 0 to 63.
transition
Allows you to generate both old-style and new-style TLVs. 
The metric range is from 0 to 63.
wide
Allows you to generate and accept only new-style TLVs. The 
metric range is from 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
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, 
refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version
Description
9.7(0.0)
Introduced on the S6000-ON.
9.0.2.0
Introduced on the S6000.
8.3.19.0
Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1
Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.12.0
Introduced on the S4810.
Usage 
Information
If you enter the metric-style wide command, the Dell Networking OS 
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.
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Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS)