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In This Chapter Configuring BGP
page 4-2 OmniSwitch AOS Release 7 Advanced Routing Configuration Guide March 2015
In This Chapter
The topics and configuration procedures in this chapter include:
• Setting up global BGP parameters, such as a router’s Autonomous System (AS) number and default
local preference. See “Setting Global BGP Parameters” on page 4-20.
• Configuring a BGP peer and setting various parameters on that peer, such as timers, soft
reconfiguration, and policies. See “Configuring a BGP Peer” on page 4-26.
• Configuring the advertising of IPv4 routes for IPv4 BGP peer. See “Configuring the advertising of
IPv4 routes for an IP BGP peer” on page 4-31.
• Configuring route dampening parameters for the router. See “Controlling Route Flapping Through
Route Dampening” on page 4-37.
• Configuring route reflection using single and multiple route reflectors. See “Setting Up Route
Reflection” on page 4-41.
• Configuring aggregate routes as well as values for aggregates, such as community strings and local
preference. See “Configuring Aggregate Routes” on page 4-33.
• Configuring BGP local networks. See “Configuring Local Routes (Networks)” on page 4-34.
• Configuring confederations. See “Creating a Confederation” on page 4-46.
• Configuring redistribution using route maps. See “Configuring Redistribution” on page 4-47.
• Enabling IPv6 BGP Unicast. See “Enabling/Disabling IPv6 BGP Unicast” on page 4-61.
• Configuring an IPv6 BGP Peer. See “Configuring an IPv6 BGP Peer” on page 4-61.
• Configuring the advertising of IPv4 routes for IPv6 BGP peer. See “Configuring the advertising of
IPv4 routes for IPv6 peers” on page 4-70.
• Setting MD5 authentication key for IPv6 peer. See “Setting Peer Authentication” on page 4-70.
• Configuring IPv6 BGP Networks. See “Configuring IPv6 BGP Networks” on page 4-71.
• Configuring IPv6 Redistribution. See “Configuring IPv6 Redistribution” on page 4-74.
• Using policies to control BGP routing. See “Routing Policies” on page 4-81.