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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.
Related
Commands
bgp four-octet-as-support — enables 4-byte support for the BGP process.
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]
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 from 1 to 45. The default is 15
minutes.
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