Users Guide
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 congured.
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Command History
This guide is platform-specic. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000–ON.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.8.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
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 identied routers. You cannot mix them.
The autonomous systems congured 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
conguration.
Related Commands
bgp confederation identier — congures a confederation ID.
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