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Table 215: show bgp neighbor Output Fields
Field Name Field Description
Peer Address of the BGP neighbor. The address is followed by the neighbor's port number.
AS AS number of the peer.
Address of the local routing device. The address is followed by the peer's port number.
Local
Type of peer:
Type
Current state of the BGP session:
State
Internal BGP flags:
Flags
Last state Previous state of the BGP session:
or
Internal External
—BGP is initiating a transport protocol connection in an attempt to connect to a peer. If the
Active
connection is successful, BGP sends an Open message.
Connect —BGP is waiting for the transport protocol connection to be completed.
—The BGP session has been established, and the peers are exchanging update messages.
Established
—This is the first stage of a connection. BGP is waiting for a Start event.
Idle
—BGP has acknowledged receipt of an open message from the peer and is waiting
OpenConfirm
to receive a keepalive or notification message.
OpenSent —BGP has sent an open message and is waiting to receive an open message from the
peer.
—BGP has aggregated a set of incoming labels (labels received from the peer) into
Aggregate Label
a single forwarding label.
—The peer session is being shut down.
CleanUp
—This peer has been deleted.
Delete
Idled —This peer has been permanently idled.
—At the last commit, this peer was identified as needing to reevaluate all received routes.
ImportEval
—The peer session is initializing.
Initializing
SendRtn —Messages are being sent to the peer.
—This peer is synchronized with the rest of the peer group.
Sync
—Another attempt is being made to connect to the peer.
TryConnect
Unconfigured —This peer is not configured.
—An attempt to write to this peer failed.
WriteFailed
—BGP is initiating a transport protocol connection in an attempt to connect to a peer. If the
Active
connection is successful, BGP sends an Open message.
—BGP is waiting for the transport protocol connection to be completed.
Connect
—The BGP session has been established, and the peers are exchanging update messages.
Established
Idle —This is the first stage of a connection. BGP is waiting for a Start event.
—BGP has acknowledged receipt of an open message from the peer and is waiting
OpenConfirm
to receive a keepalive or notification message.
—BGP has sent an open message and is waiting to receive an open message from the
OpenSent
peer.
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