Tuning and optimizing ipv6 bgp networks, Configuration prerequisites, Configuring ipv6 bgp timers – H3C Technologies H3C SR8800 User Manual

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Remarks

6.

Disable IPv6 MBGP from
considering the AS_PATH

during best route selection.

bestroute as-path-neglect

Optional.
Enabled by default.

7.

Configure to carry only the
public AS number in updates

sent to a peer/peer group.

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

Optional.
By default, IPv6 BGP updates carry

private AS number.

8.

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

peer/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 have to 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, 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 you configure IPv6 BGP timers, complete the following tasks:

Enable IPv6.

Configure IPv6 BGP basic functions.

Configuring IPv6 BGP timers

To configure IPv6 BGP timers:

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