Operation Manual – Routing Protocol
Quidway S5600 Series Ethernet Switches-Release 1510 Chapter 5 BGP Configuration
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 Note:
z The operations described in this section applyto both BGP and MP-BGP.
z As BGP is bsed on TCP connections, you need to assign IP addresses for BGP
peers.BGP peers are not necessarily the neighbor routers. A BGP peer can also be
obtained through logical links. Loopback interfaces are usually used to establish
BGP connections for stability.
5.3.1 Configuration Prerequisites
Before performing basic BGP configuration, you need to ensure:
z Network layer connectivity between adjacent nodes.
Before performing basic BGP configuration, make sure the following are available.
z Local AS number and router ID
z IPv4 address and AS number of the peers
z Source interface of update packets.
5.3.2 Configuring BGP Multicast Address Family
Table 5-3 Configure BGP multicast address family
Operation Command Description
Enter system view
system-view
—
Enable BGP and enter
BGP view
bgp as-number
Required
BGPBy default, BGP is
disabled.
Enter multicast address
family view
ipv4-family multicast
Required
 Note:
Configuration in multicast address family view is similar to that in BGP view. So, unless
otherwise noted, refer to configuration in BGP view for information about the
configuration in multicast address family view. For information about the related
commands, refer to the command manual of this manual. The following configurations
are all for BGP view.
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