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In general, BGP compares MEDs of routes received from the same AS only. NOTE: The current implementation supports using the compare-different-as-med command to force BGP to compare MED values of routes received from different ASs. • LOCAL_PREF The LOCAL_PREF attribute is exchanged between IBGP peers only; therefore, it is not advertised to any other AS. It indicates the priority of a BGP router. LOCAL_PREF is used to determine the best route for traffic leaving the local AS. When a BGP router obtains from several IBGP peers multiple routes to the same destination, but with different next hops, it considers the route with the highest LOCAL_PREF value as the best route. As shown in Figure 51, traffic from AS20 to AS10 travels through Router C that is selected according to LOCAL_PREF. Figure 51 LOCAL_PREF attribute Local_pref = 100 Router B 8.0.0.0 EBGP Router A 2.1.1.1 3.1.1.1 EBGP AS 10 IBGP Next_hop = 2.1.1.1 Local_pref = 100 IBGP Router D D = 8.0.0.0 Next_hop = 3.1.1.1 IBGP Local_pref = 200 Router C Local_pref = 200 AS 20 • COMMUNITY The COMMUNITY attribute is a group of specific data. A route can carry one or more COMMUNITY attribute values (each of which is represented by a four-byte integer). The receiving router processes the route (for example, determining whether to advertise the route and the scope for advertising the route) based on the COMMUNITY attribute values. This simplifies routing policy usage and facilitates management and maintenance. Well-known community attributes are as follows: { INTERNET-By default, all routes belong to the Internet community. Routes with this attribute can be advertised to all BGP peers. { NO_EXPORT-After received, routes with this attribute cannot be advertised out the local AS or out the local confederation, but can be advertised to other sub-ASs in the confederation. For confederation information, see "Settlements for problems in large scale BGP networks." { NO_ADVERTISE-After received, routes with this attribute cannot be advertised to other BGP peers. { NO_EXPORT_SUBCONFED-After received, routes with this attribute cannot be advertised out the local AS or other ASs in the local confederation. 123

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In general, BGP compares MEDs of routes received from the same AS only.
NOTE:
The current implementation supports using the
compare-different-as-med
command to force BGP to
compare MED values of routes received from different ASs.
LOCAL_PREF
The LOCAL_PREF attribute is exchanged between IBGP peers only; therefore, it is not advertised to
any other AS. It indicates the priority of a BGP router.
LOCAL_PREF is used to determine the best route for traffic leaving the local AS. When a BGP router
obtains from several IBGP peers multiple routes to the same destination, but with different next
hops, it considers the route with the highest LOCAL_PREF value as the best route. As shown
in
Figure 51
, traffic from AS20 to AS10 travels through Router C that is selected according to
LOCAL_PREF.
Figure 51
LOCAL_PREF attribute
COMMUNITY
The COMMUNITY attribute is a group of specific data. A route can carry one or more
COMMUNITY attribute values (each of which is represented by a four-byte integer). The receiving
router processes the route (for example, determining whether to advertise the route and the scope
for advertising the route) based on the COMMUNITY attribute values. This simplifies routing policy
usage and facilitates management and maintenance. Well-known community attributes are as
follows:
{
INTERNET
—By default, all routes belong to the Internet community. Routes with this attribute
can be advertised to all BGP peers.
{
NO_EXPORT
—After received, routes with this attribute cannot be advertised out the local AS or
out the local confederation, but can be advertised to other sub-ASs in the confederation. For
confederation information, see "
Settlements for problems in large scale BGP networks
."
{
NO_ADVERTISE
—After received, routes with this attribute cannot be advertised to other BGP
peers.
{
NO_EXPORT_SUBCONFED
—After received, routes with this attribute cannot be advertised out
the local AS or other ASs in the local confederation.
EBGP
Router B
Router A
Router C
Router D
D = 8.0.0.0
Next_hop = 3.1.1.1
Local_pref = 200
IBGP
IBGP
IBGP
EBGP
2.1.1.1
8.0.0.0
Local_pref = 100
Next_hop = 2.1.1.1
Local_pref = 100
Local_pref = 200
3.1.1.1
AS 20
AS 10