
Configuring IP Services
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BGP Updates
BGP-3 and BGP-4 speakers exchange routing information in the form of routing
updates that include a network number and a list of autonomous systems that the
routing information has passed through (the AS path).
In addition, an update includes the following:
• List of path attributes
• Local preference value (BGP-4 only)
Path Attributes
A BGP-3 update message includes a variable-length sequence of path attributes.
Each attribute entry consists of an attribute value and a field describing the
attribute. Table 8-1
describes the mandatory and optional BGP-3 path attributes.
Table 8-1. 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)
• 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 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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