CLI Guide

bgp confederation peers
Specify the autonomous systems (ASs) that belong to the BGP confederation.
Syntax
bgp confederation peers as-number [...as-number]
To return to the default, use the no bgp confederation peers command.
Parameters
as-number Enter the AS number. The range is from 0 to 65535 (2 byte),
from 1 to 4294967295 (4 byte), or from 0.1 to 65535.65535
(dotted format).
...as-number (OPTIONAL) Enter up to 16 confederation numbers. The
range is from 0 to 65535 (2 byte), from 1 to 4294967295 (4
byte), or from 0.1 to 65535.65535 (dotted format).
Defaults Not configured.
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Supported Modes Full–Switch
Command History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.2(0.0) Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Usage Information
All the routers in the Confederation must be 4 byte or 2 byte identified routers. You
cannot mix them.
The autonomous systems configured in this command are visible to the EBGP
neighbors. Each autonomous system is fully meshed and contains a few
connections to other autonomous systems.
After specifying autonomous systems numbers for the BGP confederation, recycle
the peers to update their configuration.
Related
Commands
bgp confederation identifier — configures a confederation ID.
bgp four-octet-as-support — enables 4-byte support for the BGP process.
bgp dampening
Enable BGP route dampening and configure the dampening parameters.
Syntax
bgp dampening [half-life reuse suppress max-suppress-time]
[route-map map-name]
Border Gateway Protocol IPv4 (BGPv4)
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