Reference Guide

Version 9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
Version
8.3.19.0
Introduced on the S4820T.
Version 8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
Version 8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Version 7.8.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
Version 7.7.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series. Added support for the 4-byte
format.
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 connection-retry-timer
Configures the BGP connection retry timer.
Syntax
bgp connection-retry-timer retry-timer-value
To return to the default configuration, enter the no connection-retry-timer
retry-timer-value command.
Parameters
retry-timer-
value
Enter a value that denotes the time interval after which the
session retries the connection. The valid range is from 10 to
65535.
Defaults 60 seconds.
Command
Modes
ROUTER BGP
Border Gateway Protocol
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