Neighbor Maximum-Prefix - Allied Telesis SwitchBlade x908 Series Software Reference Manual

neighbor maximum-prefix

Use this command to control the number of prefixes that can be received from a neighbor.
Use the no parameter with this command to disable this function. Do not specify threshold to
apply the default threshold of 75% for the maximum number of prefixes before this is applied.
Syntax
neighbor <neighborid> maximum-prefix <maximum>
no neighbor <neighborid> maximum-prefix [<maximum>]
Parameter
<neighborid>
<maximum>
<maxprefix>
<threshold>
warning-only
Router mode and Address Family [ipv4 unicast | ipv4 multicast] mode
Mode
The default threshold value is 75%. If the threshold value is not specified this default is applied.
Default
The neighbor maximum-prefix command allows the configuration of a specified number
Usage
of prefixes that a BGP router is allowed to receive from a neighbor. When the warning-
only option is not used, if any extra prefixes are received, the router ends the peering. A
terminated peer, stays down until the clear ip bgp command is used.
Example
awplus(config-router)#
C613-50007-01 REV B
Description
{<ip-address>|<tag>}
<ip-
address>
<tag>
<maxprefix> [<threshold>] [warning-only]
<1-4294967295>
Specifies the maximum number of prefixes permitted.
<1-100> Specifies the threshold value, 1 to 100 percent. 75% by default.
Only gives a warning message when the limit is exceeded.
awplus# configure terminal
awplus(config)# router bgp 10
neighbor 10.10.0.72 maximum-prefix 1244 warning-
only
Software Reference for SwitchBlade® x908, x900 and x600 Series Switches
TM
AlliedWare Plus Operating System - Software Version 5.3.1
The address of an IPv4 BGP neighbor, in dotted decimal
notation A.B.C.D.
Name of an existing peer-group. For information on how
to create peer groups, refer to the
(adding a neighbor) command on page
neighbor remote-as command on page
When this parameter is used with a command, the
command applies on all peers in the specified group.
BGP Commands
neighbor peer-group
38.75, and
38.79.
38.71