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● If the rt option comes after soo, without the additive option, rt overrides the communities soo
sets.
● If the rt with the additive option comes after soo, rt adds the communities soo sets.
Related
Commands
set extcommunity soo — sets the extended community site-of-origin in the route-map.
set extcommunity soo
To set extended community site-of-origin in Route Map, use this feature.
Syntax
set extcommunity soo {as4 ASN4:NN | ASN:NNNN | IPADDR:NN [non-trans]}
To delete the site-of-origin community, use the no set extcommunity command.
Parameters
as4 ASN4:NN Enter the keyword as4 then the 4-octet AS specific extended community number
in the format ASN4:NN (4-byte AS number:2-byte community value).
ASN:NNNN Enter the 2-octet AS specific extended community number in the format
ASN:NNNN (2-byte AS number:4-byte community value).
IPADDR:NN Enter the IP address specific extended community in the format IPADDR:NN (4-
byte IPv4 Unicast Address:2-byte community value).
non-trans (OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords non-trans to indicate a non-transitive BGP
extended community.
Defaults none
Command Modes ROUTE MAP (config-route-map)
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
If the set community rt and soo are in the same route-map entry, the behavior defines as:
● If the rt option comes before soo, with or without the additive option, soo overrides the
communities rt sets.
● If the rt option comes after soo, without the additive option, rt overrides the communities soo
sets.
● If the rt with the additive option comes after soo, rt adds the communities soo sets.
Related
Commands
set extcommunity rt — sets the extended community route origins using the route-map.
show ip bgp paths extcommunity
To display all BGP paths having extended community attributes, use this feature.
Syntax
show ip bgp paths extcommunity
Command Modes
● EXEC
● EXEC Privilege
Supported Modes Full–Switch
Command
History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
332 Border Gateway Protocol IPv4 (BGPv4)