Dell Force10 Z9000 - Bgp Confederation Peers

FTOS accepts confederation EBGP peers without a LOCAL_PREF attribute. The software sends
AS_CONFED_SET and accepts AS_CONFED_SET and AS_CONF_SEQ.
Related
Commands
bgp four-octet-as-support – enables 4-byte support for the BGP process.
bgp confederation peers
Specify the autonomous systems (ASs) that belong to the BGP confederation.
C-Series, E-Series, S-Series, Z-Series, S4810
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 0 to 65535 (2-byte), 1 to 4294967295
(4-byte), or 0.1 to 65535.65535 (dotted format).
...as-number (OPTIONAL) Enter up to 16 confederation numbers. The range is 0 to
65535 (2-byte), 1 to 4294967295 (4-byte), or 0.1 to 65535.65535 (dotted
format).
Defaults Not configured.
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Command History
Version 8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
Version 8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Version 7.8.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
Version 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- 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 – configures a confederation ID.
bgp four-octet-as-support – enables 4-byte support for the BGP process.
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