Tuning and optimizing ipv6 bgp networks, Configuration prerequisites, Configuring ipv6 bgp timers – H3C Technologies H3C S10500 Series Switches User Manual

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To do…

Use the command…

Remarks

Configure to carry only the public
AS number in updates sent to a
peer or peer group

peer { ipv6-group-name |
ipv6-address } public-as-only

Optional
By default, IPv6 BGP updates carry

a private AS number.

Substitute the local AS number for
the AS number of an IPv6 peer or

peer group identified in the

AS_PATH attribute

peer { ipv6-group-name |
ipv6-address } substitute-as

Optional
Not substituted by default

Tuning and optimizing IPv6 BGP networks

This section describes configurations of IPv6 BGP timers, IPv6 BGP connection soft reset, and the

maximum number of load balanced routes.

IPv6 BGP timers

After establishing an IPv6 BGP connection, two routers send keepalive messages periodically to each

other to maintain the connection. If a router receives no keepalive message from the peer after the

holdtime elapses, it tears down the connection.
When establishing an IPv6 BGP connection, the two parties compare their holdtimes, taking the shorter
one as the common holdtime. If the holdtime is 0, neither keepalive massage is sent, nor holdtime is

checked.

IPv6 BGP connection soft reset

After modifying a route selection policy, you must reset IPv6 BGP connections to make the new one take

effect. The current IPv6 BGP implementation supports the route-refresh feature that enables dynamic route

refresh without needing to disconnect IPv6 BGP links.
After this feature is enabled on all IPv6 BGP routers, a router that wants to apply a new route selection

policy advertises a route-refresh message to its peers, which then send their routing information to the
router. After receiving the routing information, the router can perform dynamic route update by using the

new policy without tearing down connections.
If a peer not supporting route-refresh exists in the network, you must configure the peer keep-all-routes

command to save all routes from the peer. When the routing policy is changed, the system will update the

IPv6 BGP routing table and apply the new policy.

Configuration prerequisites

Before configuring IPv6 BGP timers, complete the following tasks:

Enable IPv6

Configure IPv6 BGP basic functions

Configuring IPv6 BGP timers

Follow these steps to configure IPv6 BGP timers:

To do…

Use the command…

Remarks

Enter system view system-view

Enter BGP view bgp as-number

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