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Cisco 12000/10700 v3.1.1 Router Manager User Guide
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Chapter 14 Routing
BGP Configuration
Step 3 Choose the chassis from the left side of the window.

Network Tab—Detailed Description

The Networ k tab displays a singl e area, BGP Ne twork Informa tion.

BGP Network Information

Neighbor I P A ddre ss —The IP address of the peer where the path information was learnt.
Network Mask—Length in bits of the IP address prefix in the Network Layer Reachability Information
field.
Network Addre ss—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 beyon d t he leng t h spec ified by N etwor k Ma sk attri bute are ze roed.
Path Origin—The ultimate origin of the path information.
Border Router IP Address—The addre ss of the bor de r rou ter tha t sho uld be used fo r th e dest inati on
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 indica tes 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 ad vertis e 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 A ggr egator A S—The AS number of t he last BGP4 spe aker that pe rformed route a ggregation.
When the value is zero, it indicates the absence of th is attribute.
Route Ag gregat or I P A dd re ss—Th e IP addre ss of the last BGP4 spe aker that per forme d route
aggregati on .
Actions
Add/Remove Network—Clicking this button opens the BG P Network Configurat i on window. For more
details, see “BGP Network Configuratio n” section on page 11.