Reference Guide

IPv6 Border Gateway Protocol (IPv6 BGP) | 791
Usage
Information
By default, when a neighbor/peer group configuration is created in the Router BGP context, it
is enabled for the IPv6/Unicast AFI/SAFI. By using
activate in the new context, the neighbor/
peer group is enabled for AFI/SAFI.
neighbor advertisement-interval
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Set the advertisement interval between BGP neighbors or within a BGP peer group.
Syntax
neighbor {ipv6-address | peer-group-name} advertisement-interval seconds
To return to the default value, use the no neighbor {ipv6-address | peer-group-name}
advertisement-interval command.
Parameters
Defaults
seconds
= 5 seconds (internal peers); seconds = 30 seconds (external peers)
Command Modes
ROUTER BGPV6-ADDRESS FAMILY
Command
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neighbor allowas-in
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Set the number of times an AS number can occur in the AS path
Syntax
neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} allowas-in number
To return to the default value, use the no neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} allowas-in
command.
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ipv6-address
Enter the IPv6 address in the x:x:x:x::x format.
The :: notation specifies successive hexadecimal fields of zeros.
peer-group-name
Enter the name of the peer group to set the advertisement interval
for all routers in the peer group.
seconds
Enter a number as the time interval, in seconds, between BGP
advertisements.
Range: 0 to 600 seconds.
Default: 5 seconds for internal BGP peers; 30 seconds for
external BGP peers.
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