IPv6 BGP configuration task list

Task

Remarks

Configuring IPv6 BGP basic functions

Specifying an IPv6 BGP peer

Required

Injecting a local IPv6 route

Optional

Configuring a preferred value for routes from a peer or peer group

Optional

Specifying the source interface for establishing TCP connections

Optional

Allowing the establishment of an indirect EBGP connection

Optional

Configuring a description for an IPv6 peer or peer group

Optional

Disabling session establishment to an IPv6 peer or peer group

Optional

Logging IPv6 peer or peer group state changes

Optional

Controlling route distribution and reception

Configuring IPv6 BGP route redistribution

Optional

Configuring IPv6 BGP route summarization

Optional

Advertising a default route to an IPv6 peer or peer group

Optional

Configuring outbound route filtering

Optional

Configuring inbound route filtering

Optional

Configuring IPv6 BGP and IGP route synchronization

Optional

Configuring route dampening

Optional

Configuring IPv6 BGP route attributes

Configuring IPv6 BGP preference and default LOCAL_PREF and NEXT_HOP attributes

Optional

Configuring the MED attribute

Optional

Configuring the AS_PATH attribute

Optional

Tuning and optimizing IPv6 BGP networks

Configuring IPv6 BGP timers

Optional

Configuring IPv6 BGP soft reset

Optional

Enabling the IPv6 BGP ORF capability

Optional

Enabling 4-byte AS number suppression

Optional

Setting the DSCP value for IPv6 BGP packets

Optional

Configuring the maximum number of ECMP routes

Optional

Enabling MD5 authentication for TCP connections

Optional

Applying an IPsec policy to an IPv6 BGP peer or peer group

Optional

Configuring a large-scale IPv6 BGP network

Configuring IPv6 BGP peer group

Optional

Configuring IPv6 BGP community

Optional

Configuring an IPv6 BGP route reflector

Optional

Configuring BFD for IPv6 BGP

Optional