Maximum-Paths (Ipv6 Address Family Config) - NETGEAR M6100 Series Reference Manual

maximum-paths (BGP Router Config)
Use this command to specify the maximum number of next hops BGP may include in an
Equal Cost Multipath (ECMP) route derived from paths received from neighbors outside the
local autonomous system.
Paths are considered for ECMP when their attributes are the same (local preference, AS
path, origin, MED, peer type and IGP distance). When BGP uses multiple paths in an ECMP
route, BGP still selects one path as the best path and advertises only that path to its peers.
Default BGP uses a single next hop by default
Format
maximum-paths number-of-paths
Mode BGP Router Config
Parameter Description
number-of-paths The maximum number of next hops in a BGP route. The range is from 1 to 32 unless the platform or
SDM template further restricts the range.
no maximum-paths (BGP Router Config)
This command resets back to the default the number of next hops BGP may include in an
ECMP route.
Format
no maximum-paths
Mode BGP Router Config

maximum-paths (IPv6 Address Family Config)

Use this command to limit the number of Equal Cost Multipath (ECMP) next hops in IPv6
routes from external peers. BGP may include in an ECMP route derived from paths received
from neighbors outside the local autonomous system.
Paths are considered for ECMP when their attributes are the same (local preference, AS
path, origin, MED, peer type and IGP distance). When BGP uses multiple paths in an ECMP
route, BGP still selects one path as the best path and advertises only that path to its peers.
Default BGP uses a single next hop by default
Format
maximum-paths number-of-paths
Mode IPv6 Address Family Config
Parameter Description
number-of-paths The maximum number of next hops in a BGP route. The range is from 1 to 32 unless the platform or
SDM template further restricts the range.
M6100 Series Switches
Border Gateway Protocol Commands
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