Administrator Guide

BGP 1321

BGP

Dell Networking N3000 and N4000 Series Switches

Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is a standardized exterior gateway path-

vector or distance-vector protocol. BGP makes routing decisions based upon

paths and network policies configured by the administrator.

This chapter includes the following topics:

•Overview

•BGP Operations

• BGP Limitations

• BGP Configuration Examples

The following terms and acronyms are used in this chapter.

NOTE: This feature is not available on Dell Networking N1500 and N2000 Series

switches. BGP is enabled on Dell Networking N3000 Series switches through use

of the AGGREGATION ROUTER firmware.

Table 39-1. BGP-Related Terms

Term Definition

Accept-RIB-In The collection of routing information that has passed inbound

policy and been accepted as candidate BGP routes.

Adj-RIB-In The collection of routing information received from peers

Adj-RIB-Out The collection of routing information sent to peers

AS Autonomous System

ASN Autonomous System Number

BGP Border Gateway Protocol

eBGP Exterior Border Gateway Protocol

iBGP Interior Border Gateway Protocol

MED Multi Exit Discriminator

RIB Routing Information Base