Configuration prerequisites ································································································································ 213

Configuring the BGP keepalive interval and holdtime ···················································································· 214

Configuring the interval for sending the same update ···················································································· 214

Configuring BGP soft-reset·································································································································· 215

Enabling the BGP ORF capability······················································································································ 216

Enabling 4-byte AS number suppression ·········································································································· 217

Setting the DSCP value for BGP packets ··········································································································· 217

Enabling quick EBGP session reestablishment ································································································· 218

Enabling MD5 authentication for TCP connections ························································································· 218

Configuring BGP load balancing ······················································································································ 219

Forbidding session establishment with a peer or peer group ········································································ 219

Configuring a large scale BGP network ···················································································································· 219

Configuring BGP peer groups ··························································································································· 219

Configuring BGP community ······························································································································ 221

Configuring a BGP route reflector ····················································································································· 222

Configuring a BGP confederation ····················································································································· 222

Configuring BGP GR ··················································································································································· 223

Enabling trap ································································································································································ 224

Enabling logging of peer state changes ···················································································································· 224

Configuring BFD for BGP ············································································································································ 224

Displaying and maintaining BGP ······························································································································· 225

Displaying BGP ···················································································································································· 225

Resetting BGP connections ································································································································· 226

Clearing BGP information ·································································································································· 227

BGP configuration examples ······································································································································ 227

BGP basic configuration example ····················································································································· 227

BGP and IGP synchronization configuration example ···················································································· 231

BGP load balancing configuration example ···································································································· 234

BGP community configuration example ············································································································ 236

BGP route reflector configuration example······································································································· 238

BGP confederation configuration example ······································································································· 240

BGP path selection configuration example······································································································· 243

BGP GR configuration example ························································································································· 247

BFD for BGP configuration example ················································································································· 248

Troubleshooting BGP ··················································································································································· 253

BGP peer relationship not established ·············································································································· 253

Configuring IPv6 static routing ······························································································································· 254

Hardware compatibility ··············································································································································· 254

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IPv6 static routes features ············································································································································ 254

Default IPv6 route ························································································································································· 254

Configuring an IPv6 static route ································································································································· 254

Displaying and maintaining IPv6 static routes ·········································································································· 255

IPv6 static routing configuration example ················································································································· 255

Network requirements ········································································································································· 255

Configuration procedure ···································································································································· 256

Configuring RIPng ··················································································································································· 258

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RIPng working mechanism ·································································································································· 258

RIPng packet format ············································································································································ 259

RIPng packet processing procedure ·················································································································· 260