Reference Guide

IPv6 Border Gateway Protocol (IPv6 BGP) | 799
To disable MED comparison on BGP confederation paths, enter no bgp bestpath med
confed
.
Defaults
Disabled.
Command Modes
ROUTER BGP
Command
History
Usage
Information
The software compares the MEDs only if the path contains no external autonomous
system numbers.
If you enable this command, use the capture bgp-pdu max-buffer-size * command to
recompute the best path.
bgp bestpath med missing-as-best
c e
During path selection, indicate preference to paths with missing MED
(MULTI_EXIT_DISC) over those paths with an advertised MED attribute.
Syntax
bgp bestpath med missing-as-best
To return to the default selection, use the no bgp bestpath med missing-as-best
command.
Defaults
Disabled
Command Modes
ROUTER BGP
Command
History
Usage
Information
The MED is a 4-byte unsigned integer value and the default behavior is to assume a
missing MED as 4294967295. This command causes a missing MED to be treated as
0. During the path selection, paths with a lower MED are preferred over those with a
higher MED.
Version 8.3.19.0 Introduced on S4820T.
Version 8.4.2.1 Introduced on C-Series and S4810.
Version 8.2.1.0 Introduced on E-Series ExaScale
Version 7.4.1.0 Introduced on E-Series TeraScale
Version 8.3.19.0 Introduced on S4820T
Version 8.4.2.1 Introduced on C-Series and S4810
Version 8.2.1.0 Introduced on E-Series ExaScale
Version 7.4.1.0 Introduced on E-Series TeraScale