Reference Guide

Field Description
If a maximum limit was configured with the neighbor
maximum-prefix command, (prfxd) appears in this
column.
If the neighbor is not in Established stage, the current stage
is displayed (Idle, Connect, Active, OpenSent,
OpenConfirm). When the peer is transitioning between
states and clearing the routes received, the phrase (Purging)
may appear in this column.
If the neighbor is disabled, the phrase (Admin shut) appears
in this column.
Example
Dell#show ip bgp ipv6 unicast summary
BGP router identifier 5.5.10.4, local AS number 100
BGP table version is 12, main routing table version 12
2 network entrie(s) and 4 paths using 536 bytes of memory
1 BGP path attribute entrie(s) using 112 bytes of memory
1 BGP AS-PATH entrie(s) using 39 bytes of memory
Dampening enabled. 0 history paths, 0 dampened paths, 0
penalized paths
Neighbor AS MsgRcvd MsgSent TblVer InQ OutQ Up/Down State/Pfx
5ffe:10::3 1 28 0 12 0 0 00:01:01 2
5ffe:11::3 1 27 0 12 0 0 00:00:55 2
Dell#
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IPv6 Border Gateway Protocol (IPv6 BGP)