Chapter14 Routing
BGP Configuration
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Network Mask—Length in bits of the IP address prefix in the Network Layer
Reachability Information field.
Network Address—An IP address prefix in the Network Layer Reachability
Information field. This object is an IP address containing the prefix with the
length specified by the Network Mask attribute. Any bits beyond the length
specified by Network Mask attribute are zeroed.
Path Origin—The ultimate origin of the path information.
Border Router IP Address—The address of the border router that should be used
for the destination network.
Best Path—Indicates whether the BGP4 route is the best chosen or not.
Multiple Exit Point Discriminate Metric—This metric is used to discriminate
between multiple exit points to an adjacent autonomous number. A value of -1
indicates the absence of this attribute.
Degree of Preference—The originating BGP4 speaker's degree of preference for
an advertised route. A value of -1 indicates the absence of this attribute.
Calculated Degree of Preference—The degree of preference calculated by the
receiving BGP4 speaker for an advertise route.
Less Specific Route Selected—Indicates whether or not the local system has
selected a less specific route without selecting a more specific route.
Router Aggregator AS—The AS number of the last BGP4 speaker that performed
route aggregation. When the value is zero, it indicates the absence of this attribute.
Route Aggregator IP Address—The IP address of the last BGP4 speaker that
performed route aggregation.
Actions
Add/Remove Network—Clicking this button opens the BGP Network
Configuration window. For more details, see “BGP Network Configuration”
section on page 14.
BGP Network Configuration
The BGP Network Configuration window allows the user to add or remove a
network entry to be advertised through the BGP Network. To configure the BGP
Network, proceed as follows: