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BGP Configuration Task List·················································································································6-17
Configuring BGP Basic Functions·········································································································6-18
Prerequisites··································································································································6-18
Creating a BGP Connection··········································································································6-18
Specifying the Source Interface for TCP Connections··································································6-19
Allowing Establishment of eBGP Connection to a Non Directly Connected Peer/Peer Group·····6-20
Controlling Route Generation ···············································································································6-21
Prerequisites··································································································································6-21
Injecting a Local Network ··············································································································6-21
Configuring BGP Route Redistribution··························································································6-21
Enabling Default Route Redistribution into BGP···········································································6-22
Controlling Route Distribution and Reception·······················································································6-22
Prerequisites··································································································································6-22
Configuring BGP Route Summarization························································································6-23
Advertising a Default Route to a Peer or Peer Group···································································6-23
Configuring BGP Route Distribution/Reception Filtering Policies·················································6-24
Enabling BGP and IGP Route Synchronization············································································6-25
Limiting Prefixes Received from a Peer/Peer Group ····································································6-26
Configuring BGP Route Dampening ·····························································································6-27
Configuring a Shortcut Route········································································································6-27
Configuring BGP Route Attributes········································································································6-27
Prerequisites··································································································································6-27
Specifying a Preferred Value for Routes Received·······································································6-27
Configuring Preferences for BGP Routes ·····················································································6-28
Configure the Default Local Preference························································································6-28
Configuring the MED Attribute·······································································································6-29
Configuring the Next Hop Attribute································································································6-31
Configuring the AS-PATH Attribute·······························································································6-32
Tuning and Optimizing BGP Networks ·································································································6-34
Prerequisites··································································································································6-34
Configuring BGP Keepalive Interval and Holdtime ·······································································6-34
Configuring the Interval for Sending the Same Update·································································6-35
Configuring BGP Soft-Reset ·········································································································6-36
Enabling the BGP ORF Capability ································································································6-37
Enabling Quick eBGP Session Reestablishment··········································································6-38
Enabling MD5 Authentication for TCP Connections ·····································································6-38
Configuring BGP Load Balancing··································································································6-39
Forbiding Session Establishment with a Peer or Peer Group·······················································6-39
Configuring a Large Scale BGP Network······························································································6-39
Configuration Prerequisites···········································································································6-40
Configuring BGP Peer Groups······································································································6-40
Configuring BGP Community········································································································6-42
Configuring a BGP Route Reflector ······························································································6-43
Configuring a BGP Confederation·································································································6-44
Configuring BGP GR·····························································································································6-45
Enabling Trap········································································································································6-46