
186
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RFC 2796,
BGP Route Reflection
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RFC 3065,
Autonomous System Confederations for BGP
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RFC 4271,
A Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP-4)
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RFC 4724,
Graceful Restart Mechanism for BGP
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RFC 4360,
BGP Extended Communities Attribute
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RFC 4760,
Multiprotocol Extensions for BGP-4
BGP configuration task list
In a basic BGP network, you only need to perform the following configurations:
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Enable BGP.
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Configure BGP peers or peer groups. If you configure a BGP setting at both the peer group and the
peer level, the most recent configuration takes effect on the peer.
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Control BGP route generation.
To control BGP route distribution and path selection, you must perform additional configuration tasks.
To configure BGP, perform the following tasks (IPv4):
Tasks at a glance
Remarks
:
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(Required.)
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(Required.) Perform one of the following tasks:
{
{
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(Optional.)
Specifying the source interface for TCP connections
HP recommends
configuring BGP peer
groups on large scale
BGP networks for easy
configuration and
maintenance.
:
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Perform at least one of the following tasks:
{
{
N/A
Controlling route distribution and reception
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Configuring BGP route summarization
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Advertising optimal routes in the IP routing table
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Advertising a default route to a peer or peer group
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Limiting routes received from a peer or peer group
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Configuring BGP route filtering policies
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Configuring BGP route dampening
N/A
Controlling BGP path selection
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Specifying a preferred value for routes received
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Configuring preferences for BGP routes
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Configuring the default local preference
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Configuring the NEXT_HOP attribute
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Configuring the AS_PATH attribute
N/A