
Configuring BGP Services
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When a BGP speaker receives a route in an Update message, it applies any local
routing policies to determine whether the router will use the route and whether it
will propagate the route to other routers. Then, if the route can be used, it is
compared against routes from other protocols and possibly included in the
forwarding table.
BGP-3 Update Message Format
In addition to the message header, a BGP-3 Update message includes the
following fields:
• Total Path Attributes Length. This field indicates the total length of the Path
Attributes field.
• Path Attributes. This field is a variable-length sequence of path attributes.
Each attribute entry consists of an attribute value and a field describing the
attribute. Table 5-1 lists the mandatory and optional BGP-3 path attributes.
• The Networks. This field indicates the destinations being described by the
path attributes.
Table 5-1. BGP-3 Path Attributes
Attribute Description
AS Path Mandatory attribute containing a list of the ASs that
must be traversed to reach the given destinations.
Origin Mandatory attribute containing one of the following
values: IGP (the path is valid all the way to the IGP of
the originating AS), EGP (the path was advertised
using EGP by the last AS in the AS path), or
Incomplete (the path is valid only to the last AS in the
AS Path).
Next Hop Mandatory attribute that defines the IP address of the
router to use as a next hop for the advertised
destinations.
Inter-AS attribute Optional attribute used to choose between paths to
the destinations listed.
Unreachable Discretionary attribute used to indicate destinations
that have become unreachable.
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