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Parameters
send Enter the keyword send to indicate that the system sends multiple paths to peers.
receive Enter the keyword receive to indicate that the system accepts multiple paths
from peers.
both Enter the keyword both to indicate that the system sends and accepts multiple
paths from peers.
path-count Enter the number paths supported. The range is from 2 to 64.
Defaults Disabled
Command Modes
● ROUTER BGP
● ROUTER BGP-address-family
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.
Related
Commands
neighbor add-path — specifies that this neighbor/peer group can send/receive multiple path
advertisements.
bgp always-compare-med
Allows you to enable comparison of the MULTI_EXIT_DISC (MED) attributes in the paths from different external ASs.
Syntax
bgp always-compare-med
To disable comparison of MED, enter no bgp always-compare-med.
Defaults Disabled (that is, the software only compares MEDs from neighbors within the same AS).
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
Any update without a MED attribute is the least preferred route.
If you enable this command, use the clear ip bgp * command to recompute the best path.
bgp asnotation
Allows you to implement a method for AS number representation in the command line interface (CLI).
Syntax
bgp asnotation [asplain | asdot+ | asdot]
To disable a dot or dot+ representation and return to ASPLAIN, enter the no bgp asnotation
command.
Defaults asplain
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Supported Modes Full–Switch
264 Border Gateway Protocol IPv4 (BGPv4)