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Ste
 Command
Remarks 
2.  Enter BGP view or BGP-VPN 
instance view. 
•  Enter BGP view: 
bgp as-number 
•  Enter BGP-VPN instance view: 
a.  bgp as-number 
b.  ip vpn-instance 
vpn-instance-name
 
N/A 
3.  Enter BGP IPv4 unicast 
address family view or 
BGP-VPN IPv4 unicast 
address family view. 
address-family ipv4 [ unicast ]  N/A 
4.  Configure preferences for 
EBGP, IBGP, and local BGP 
routes. 
preference { external-preference 
internal-preference 
local-preference | route-policy 
route-policy-name } 
The default preferences for EBGP, 
IBGP, and local BGP routes are 
255, 255, and 130. 
5.  Configure an EBGP route as a 
shortcut route. 
network ip-address [ mask | 
mask-length ] short-cut 
By default, an EBGP route has a 
preference of 255. 
 
To configure preferences for BGP routes (IPv6): 
 
Ste
 Command
Remarks 
1.  Enter system view. 
system-view  N/A 
2.  Enter BGP view or BGP-VPN 
instance view. 
•  Enter BGP view: 
bgp as-number 
•  Enter BGP-VPN instance view: 
a.  bgp as-number 
b.  ip vpn-instance 
vpn-instance-name
 
N/A 
3.  Enter BGP IPv6 unicast 
address family view or 
BGP-VPN IPv6 unicast 
address family view. 
address-family ipv6 [ unicast ]  N/A 
4.  Configure preferences for 
EBGP, IBGP, and local BGP 
routes. 
preference { external-preference 
internal-preference 
local-preference | route-policy 
route-policy-name } 
The default preferences for EBGP, 
IBGP, and local BGP routes are 
255, 255, and 130. 
5.  Configure an EBGP route as a 
shortcut route. 
network ipv6-address prefix-length 
short-cut 
By default, an EBGP route has a 
preference of 255. 
 
Configuring the default local preference 
The local preference is used to determine the best route for traffic leaving the local AS. When a BGP 
router obtains from several IBGP peers multiple routes to the same destination, but with different next 
hops, it considers the route with the highest local preference as the best route.  
This task allows you to specify the default local preference for routes sent to IBGP peers. 
To specify the default local preference (IPv4):