Users Guide

Layer 3 Routing Commands 1405
The command output provides the following information.
Term Description
BGP table version Each time phase 2 of the BGP decision process runs to select
new BGP routes, this number is incremented
Status codes One of the following:
• s: The route is aggregated into an aggregate address configured
with the summary-only option.
• *: BGP never displays invalid routes; so this code is always
displayed (to maintain consistency with the industry
standard).
• >: Indicates that BGP has selected this path as the best path
to the destination.
• i: If the route is learned from an internal peer
.
Route Distinguisher The RD associated with the VRF.
Network The destination prefix.
Next Hop The route’s BGP NEXT HOP.
Metric BGP metric.
LocPrf The local preference.
Path The AS path per route.
Prefix/Prefix Length The destination prefix and prefix length.
Generation ID The version of the BGP routing table when this route last
changed.
Forwarding If this BGP route is used for forwarding.
Advertised To
Update Groups
The outbound update groups to which this route is advertised.
Local Preference The local preference, either as received from the peer or as set
according to local policy.
AS Path The AS Path. This form of show ip bgp displays AS Paths as
long as allowed by bgp maxas-limit.
Origin Value of the ORIGIN attribute.
Metric Value of the MED attribute, if included.