Extreme Networks ExtremeWare XOS Guide - Chapter 29: Border Gateway Protocol; Licensing

ExtremeWare XOS 11.3 Concepts Guide
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29 Border Gateway Protocol
This chapter covers the following topics:
● Overview on page 568
● BGP Attributes on page 568
● BGP Communities on page 568
● BGP Features on page 569
This chapter describes how to configure the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), an exterior routing
protocol available on the switch.
For more information on BGP, refer to the following documents:
● RFC 1771—Border Gateway Protocol version 4 (BGP-4)
● RFC 1965—Autonomous System Confederations for BGP
● RFC 1966—BGP Route Reflection
● RFC 1997—BGP Communities Attribute
● RFC 1745—BGP/IDRP for IP—OSPF Interaction
● RFC 2385—Protection of BGP Sessions via the TCP MD5 Signature Option
● RFC 2439—BGP Route Flap Damping
● RFC 2796—BGP Route Reflection - An Alternative to Full Mesh IBGP
● RFC 2842—Capabilities Advertisement with BGP-4
● RFC 2858—Multiprotocol Extensions for BGP-4
● RFC 2918—Route Refresh Capability for BGP-4
NOTE
ExtremeWare XOS supports BGP version 4 only.
NOTE
Although the CLI commands are available, this release of ExtremeWare XOS does not support the MBGP/Route-
refresh features.
Licensing
BGP requires a Core license, at a minimum. The BGP process will not spawn without the required
license level. The MSM-1XL is shipped with an Advanced Core license and the MSM-1 is shipped with
a Core license. Other platforms can be upgraded to a Core license. See the section “Software Licensing”
on page 33 for more information about licensing.