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Configuring IPv6 MBGP
The term
router
in this document refers to both routers and routing-capable Ethernet switches.
This chapter covers configuration tasks related to multiprotocol BGP for IPv6 multicast. For information
about BGP and IPv6 BGP, see
Layer 3—IP Routing Configuration Guide
.
IPv6 MBGP overview
IETF defined Multiprotocol BGP (MP-BGP) to enable BGP to carry routing information for multiple
network-layer protocols.
For an IPv6 network, the topology for IPv6 multicast might be different from that for IPv6 unicast. To
distinguish them, the MP-BGP enables BGP to carry the IPv6 unicast Network Layer Reachability
Information (NLRI) and IPv6 multicast NLRI separately, and the multicast NLRI performs reverse path
forwarding (RPF) exclusively. In this way, route selection for a destination through the IPv6 unicast routing
table and through the IPv6 multicast routing table have different results, ensuring consistent unicast
forwarding and normal multicast between domains. For information about RPF, see "Configuring
multicast routing and forwarding."
MP-BGP is defined in RFC 2858 (Multiprotocol Extensions for BGP-4). The application of MP-BGP on IPv6
multicast is called IPv6 Multicast BGP (IPv6 MBGP).
IPv6 MBGP configuration task list
Task
Remarks
Configuring basic IPv6 MBGP
functions
Required.
Configuring a preferred value for routes from a peer
or a peer group
Optional.
Controlling route distribution and
reception
Injecting a local IPv6 MBGP route
Optional.
Configuring IPv6 MBGP route redistribution
Optional.
Configuring IPv6 MBGP route summarization
Optional.
Advertising a default route to a peer or peer group
Optional.
Configuring outbound IPv6 MBGP route filtering
Optional.
Configuring inbound IPv6 MBGP route filtering
Optional.
Configuring IPv6 MBGP route dampening
Optional.
Configuring IPv6 MBGP route
attributes
Configuring IPv6 MBGP route preferences
Optional.
Configuring the default local preference
Configuring the NEXT_HOP attribute
Optional.
Configuring the AS_PATH attribute
Optional.
Configuring IPv6 MBGP soft reset
Optional.