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6.10. Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Commands
6.10.1. Show commands
6.10.1.1. show ip bgp
This command displays information relevant to the BGP router.
Format show ip bgp
Default None
Mode Privileged Exec
Display Message
Fields
Definition
BGP table version
The BGP Table Version is the main number used. This number is the same as the
Generation ID of any BGP prefix for a specific address family and is used to track
changes to the BGP route table. Each time phase 2 of the BGP decision process
runs to select new BGP routes, this number is incremented.
Local Route ID
A 32-bit integer in dotted decimal format identifying the router, about which
information is displayed. This is a configured value.
Status Codes
Status of the table entry. The status is displayed at the beginning of each line in
the table. It can be one of the following values:
s The table entry is suppressed.
* The table entry is valid.
> The table entry is the best entry to use for that network.
i The table entry was learned via an internal BGP (iBGP) session.
S The table entry is stale route.
Origin codes
Origin of the entry. The origin code is placed at the end of each line in the table.
It can be one of the following values:
i Entry originated from an Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) and was
advertised with a network router configuration command.
e Entry originated from an Exterior Gateway Protocol (EGP).
? Origin of the path is not clear. Usually, this is a router that is
redistributed into BGP from an IGP.
Network
Destination prefix.
Next Hop
The routes BGP next hop.