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network
Specify the networks for the BGP process and enter them in the BGP routing table.
C-Series, E-Series
Syntax
network ipv6-address prefix-length [route-map map-name]
To remove a network, use the no network ip-address mask [route-map map-name]
command.
Parameters
ipv6-address
prefix-length
Enter the IPv6 address in the x:x:x:x::x format followed by the prefix length in
the /x format. The range is /0 to /128.
NOTE: The :: notation specifies successive hexadecimal fields of zeros.
mask Enter the mask of the IP address in the slash prefix length format (for example, /
24). The mask appears in command outputs in dotted decimal format (A.B.C.D).
route-map map-
name
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords route-map followed by the name of an
established route map. Only the following ROUTE-MAP mode commands are
supported:
● match ipv6 address
● match ipv6 next-hop
● match ipv6 route-source
● set ipv6 next-hop
If the route map is not configured, the default is deny (to drop all routes).
Defaults Not configured.
Command Modes ROUTER BGPV6-ADDRESS FAMILY
Command
History
Version 8.2.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale.
Version 7.4.1.0 Introduced
Usage
Information
The E-Series software resolves the network address configured by the network command with the
routes in the main routing table to ensure that the networks are reachable via non-BGP routes and
non-default routes.
Related
Commands
redistribute – redistributes routes into BGP.
network backdoor
Specify this IGP route as the preferred route.
C-Series, E-Series
Syntax
network ipv6-address prefix-length backdoor
To remove a network, use the no network ipv6-address prefix-length backdoor command.
Parameters
ipv6-address
prefix-length
Enter the IPv6 address in the x:x:x:x::x format followed by the prefix length in
the /x format. The r range is /0 to /128.
NOTE: The :: notation specifies successive hexadecimal fields of zeros.
Defaults Not configured.
Command Modes ROUTER BGPV6-ADDRESS FAMILY
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