System information

Configuring BGP
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Specifications
The BSR supports the following Request for Comment (RFC) specifications:
• RFC 1771 — A Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP-4)
• RFC 1745 — BGP4/IDRP for IP (OSPF Interaction)
• RFC 1965 — Autonomous System Confederations for BGP
• RFC 1966 — BGP Route Reflection, an Alternative to Full Mesh IBGP
• RFC 1997 — BGP Communities Attributes
• RFC 1998 — An Application of the BGP Community Attribute in Multi-home
Routing
• RFC 2439 — BGP Route Flap Damping
• RFC 2385 — Protection of BGP Sessions via the TCP MD5 Signature Options
Configuring Basic BGP Connectivity
BGP provides a means to organize the connectivity of BGP neighbors and peer
groups. The following are basic BGP connectivity configuration tasks:
• Configuring a BGP neighbor
• Advertising networks in an AS
Configuring a BGP Neighbor
Follow these steps to configure a BGP neighbor:
1. To find the AS configured for BGP, use the show running-config command in
Privileged EXEC mode, as shown below:
MOT#show running-config
2. To enter Router BGP Configuration mode, use the router bgp command in
Global Configuration mode, as shown below:
MOT(config)#router bgp <n>
where: