Reference Guide

Related
Commands
bgp client-to-client reflection enables route reflection between route reflector and clients.
neighbor route-reflector-client configures a route reflector and clients.
show ip bgp cluster-list views paths with a cluster ID.
bgp confederation identifier
Configure an identifier for a BGP confederation.
Z9500
Syntax
bgp confederation identifier as-number
To delete a BGP confederation identifier, use the no bgp confederation identifier as-
number command.
Parameters
as-number
Enter the AS number. The range is 1 to 65535.
Defaults Not configured.
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Command
History
Version Description
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
8.2.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale.
7.4.1.0 Introduced
Usage
Information
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. The
next hop, MED, and local preference information is preserved throughout the confederation.
The system accepts confederation EBGP peers without a LOCAL_PREF attribute. The software sends
AS_CONFED_SET and accepts AS_CONFED_SET and AS_CONF_SEQ.
bgp dampening
Enable BGP route dampening and configure the dampening parameters.
Z9500
Syntax
bgp dampening [half-life reuse suppress max-suppress-time] [route-map map-
name]
To disable route dampening, use the no bgp dampening [half-life reuse suppress max-
suppress-time] [route-map map-name] command.
Parameters
half-life
(OPTIONAL) Enter the number of minutes after which the Penalty is decreased.
After the router assigns a Penalty of 1024 to a route, the Penalty is decreased by
half after the half-life period expires. The range is 1 to 45. The default is 15
minutes.
reuse
(OPTIONAL) Enter a number as the reuse value, which is compared to the flapping
routes Penalty value. If the Penalty value is less than the reuse value, the flapping
route is once again advertised (or no longer suppressed). The range is 1 to 20000.
The default is 750.
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