Administrator Guide

Related
Commands
• bgp four-octet-as-support — enable 4-byte support for the BGP process.
bgp confederation peers
Specify the autonomous systems (ASs) that belong to the BGP confederation.
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, see the relevant Dell EMC
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.10(0.1) Introduced on the S6010-ON and S4048T-ON.
9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S3148.
9.8(2.0) Introduced on the S3100 series.
9.8(0.0P5) Introduced on the S4048-ON.
9.8(0.0P2) Introduced on the S3048-ON.
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000–ON.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
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.
Related
Commands
• bgp confederation identifier — configure a confederation ID.
• bgp four-octet-as-support — enable 4-byte support for the BGP process.
bgp dampening
Enable BGP route dampening and configure the dampening parameters.
Syntax
bgp dampening [half-life reuse suppress max-suppress-time] [route-map map-name]
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