CLI Guide
network
Specify the networks for the BGP process and enter them in the BGP routing table.
Syntax
network ip-address mask [route-map map-name]
To remove a network, use the no network ip-address mask [route-map 
map-name] command.
Parameters
ip-address Enter an IP address in dotted decimal format of the network.
mask
Enter the mask of the IP address in the slash prefix length 
format (for example, /24).
The mask appears in command outputs in dotted decimal 
format (A.B.C.D).
route-map map-
name
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword route-map then the name 
of an established route map.
Only the following ROUTE-MAP mode commands are 
supported:
• match ip address
• set metric
• set tag
If the route map is not configured, the default is deny (to 
drop all routes).
Defaults Not configured.
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Supported Modes Full–Switch
Command History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.2(0.0) Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Usage Information The system software resolves the network address the network command 
configures with the routes in the main routing table to ensure that the networks are 
reachable using non-BGP routes and non-default routes.
Related 
Commands
redistribute — redistributes routes into BGP.
392
Border Gateway Protocol IPv4 (BGPv4)










