Configuring BGP policy globally
Table 35: Global BGP policy configuration commands
Command syntax
Description
Default
CLI reference
[no] bgp open-on-
accept
Delays sending the BGP
Open message until an
OPEN message is
received.
Delaying sending the
BGP open message
on
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[no] bgp maximum-
prefix
max-routes
Specifies the maximum
number of routes that BGP
will accept for installation
into the Routing
Information Base (RIB).
Specifying the maximum
routes that BGP will
accept for installation
into the RIB
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[no] bgp always-
compare-med
Enables the comparison of
the Multi Exit Discriminator
(MED) for paths from
neighbors in different
autonomous systems.
Enabling comparison of
MED for paths from
neighbors in different
autonomous systems
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[no] bgp allowas-
in
num-loops
Specifies the number of
time an Autonomous
System number can
appear in the AS_PATH.
Enabling comparison of
MED for paths from
neighbors in different
autonomous systems
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[no] bgp bestpath
as-path-ignore
Configures Border
Gateway Protocol (BGP)
to not consider the
autonomous system (AS)-
path during best path route
selection.
By default, the AS-path is
considered during BGP
best path selection.
Configuring BGP to not
consider AS_PATH
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[no] bgp bestpath
compare-originator-
id
Specifies to break ties
between routes based the
Originator ID value instead
of the neighbor’s router ID.
Breaking ties between
routes based on
originator ID value
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