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7.5.1 Establishing the Configuration Task
Before configuring BGP to advertise routes, familiarize yourself with the applicable
environment, complete the pre-configuration tasks, and obtain the data required for the
configuration. This will help you complete the configuration task quickly and efficiently.
Applicable Environment
BGP is used to transmit routing information between ASs. Route advertisement directly affects
traffic forwarding.
There are usually a large number of routes in a BGP routing table. Transmitting a great deal of
routing information brings a heavy load to devices. Routes to be advertised need to be controlled
to address this problem. You can configure devices to advertise only routes that these devices
want to advertise or routes that their peers require.
Multiple routes to the same destination may exist and traverse different ASs. Routes to be
advertised need to be filtered in order to direct routes to specific ASs.
Filters can be used to filter routes to be advertised by BGP. BGP can filter routes to be advertised
to a specific peer or peer group.
Pre-configuration Tasks
Before configuring BGP to advertise routes, complete the following task:
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Configuring Basic BGP Functions
Data Preparation
To configure BGP to advertise routes, you need the following data.
No.
Data
1
Name or number of an ACL
2
Name, number, and matching mode of an IP prefix list
3
Number or name of an AS_Path filter
4
Number or name and matching mode of a community filter
5
Number or name and matching mode of an extcommunity filter
6
Name and matching mode of a route-policy, and number of the route-policy's node
7.5.2 Configuring BGP Filters
BGP filters filter routes to be advertised.
Context
BGP uses the following types of filters to filter routes:
S6700 Series Ethernet Switches
Configuration Guide - IP Routing
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