Administrator Guide

bgp confederation peers
Specify the autonomous systems (ASs) that belong to the BGP confederation.
C9000 Series
Syntax
bgp confederation peers as-number [...as-number]
To return to the default, use the no bgp confederation peers command.
Parameters
as-number
Enter the AS number. The range is from 0 to 65535 (2 byte), from 1 to
4294967295 (4 byte), or from 0.1 to 65535.65535 (dotted format).
...as-number
(OPTIONAL) Enter up to 16 confederation numbers. The range is from 0 to 65535
(2 byte), from 1 to 4294967295 (4 byte), or from 0.1 to 65535.65535 (dotted
format).
Defaults Not configured.
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the C9010.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.8.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.7.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series. Added support for the 4-byte format.
Usage
Information
All the routers in the Confederation must be 4 byte or 2 byte identified routers. You cannot mix them.
The autonomous systems configured in this command are visible to the EBGP neighbors. Each
autonomous system is fully meshed and contains a few connections to other autonomous systems.
After specifying autonomous systems numbers for the BGP confederation, recycle the peers to update
their configuration.
This command automatically restarts the BGP instance for the configuration to take effect.
Related
Commands
bgp confederation identifier configures a confederation ID.
bgp four-octet-as-support enables 4-byte support for the BGP process.
bgp dampening
Enable BGP route dampening and configure the dampening parameters.
C9000 Series
Syntax
bgp dampening [half-life reuse suppress max-suppress-time] [route-map map-
name]
334 Border Gateway Protocol