Administrator Guide
NOTE: When you congure a new set of BGP policies, to ensure the changes are made, always reset the neighbor or peer group
by using the clear ip bgp command in EXEC Privilege mode.
To lter routes using prex lists, use the following commands.
1 Create a prex list and assign it a name.
CONFIGURATION mode
ip prefix-list prefix-name
2 Create multiple prex list lters with a deny or permit action.
CONFIG-PREFIX LIST mode
seq sequence-number {deny | permit} {any | ip-prefix [ge | le] }
• ge: minimum prex length to be matched.
• le: maximum prex length to me matched.
For information about conguring prex lists, refer to Access Control Lists (ACLs).
3 Return to CONFIGURATION mode.
CONFIG-PREFIX LIST mode
exit
4 Enter ROUTER BGP mode.
CONFIGURATION mode
router bgp as-number
5 Filter routes based on the criteria in the congured prex list.
CONFIG-ROUTER-BGP mode
neighbor {ip-address | ipv6-address | peer-group-name} distribute-list prefix-list-name {in |
out}
Congure the following parameters:
• ip-address or ipv6-address or peer-group-name: enter the neighbor’s IPv4 or IPv6 address or the peer group’s name.
• prefix-list-name: enter the name of a congured prex list.
• in: apply the prex list to inbound routes.
• out: apply the prex list to outbound routes.
As a reminder, the following are rules concerning prex lists:
• If the prex list contains no lters, all routes are permitted.
• If none of the routes match any of the lters in the prex list, the route is denied. This action is called an implicit deny. (If you want to
forward all routes that do not match the prex list criteria, you must congure a prex list lter to permit all routes. For example, you
could have the following lter as the last lter in your prex list permit 0.0.0.0/0 le 32).
• After a route matches a lter, the lter’s action is applied. No additional lters are applied to the route.
To view the BGP conguration, use the show config command in ROUTER BGP mode. To view a prex list conguration, use the show
ip prefix-list detail
or show ip prefix-list summary commands in EXEC Privilege mode.
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