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MP-BGP, Overview, MP-BGP extended attributes, Address family, Protocols and standards

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MP-BGP Overview BGP-4 supports IPv4 unicasts, but does not support other network layer protocols, such as IPv6. To support more network layer protocols, IETF extended BGP-4 by introducing Multiprotocol Extensions for BGP-4 (MP-BGP) in RFC 4760. Routers supporting MP-BGP can communicate with routers not supporting MP-BGP. MP-BGP extended attributes In BGP-4, the attributes for IPv4 address format are NLRI, NEXT_HOP and AGGREGATOR (AGGREGATOR contains the IP address of the speaker generating the summary route). They are all carried in updates. To support multiple network layer protocols, BGP-4 puts information about network layer into NLRI and NEXT_HOP. MP-BGP introduces the following path attributes: • MP_REACH_NLRI-Multiprotocol Reachable NLRI, for advertising feasible routes and next hops • MP_UNREACH_NLRI-Multiprotocol Unreachable NLRI, for withdrawing unfeasible routes These path attributes are both optional non-transitive, so BGP speakers not supporting multiprotocol ignore these attributes and do not forward them to its peers. Address family MP-BGP uses address families to differentiate network layer protocols. For address family values, see RFC 1700, Assigned Numbers. The system supports multiple MP-BGP extensions, including VPN extension, and IPv6 extension (see "Configuring IPv6 BGP."). Different extensions are configured in respective address family view. NOTE: This chapter provides no detailed commands related to any specific extension application in MP-BGP address family view. Protocols and standards • RFC 1771, A Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP-4) • RFC 2858, Multiprotocol Extensions for BGP-4 • RFC 3392, Capabilities Advertisement with BGP-4 • RFC 2918, Route Refresh Capability for BGP-4 • RFC 2439, BGP Route Flap Damping • RFC 1997, BGP Communities Attribute • RFC 2796, BGP Route Reflection • RFC 3065, Autonomous System Confederations for BGP • RFC 4271, A Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP-4) • RFC 5291, Outbound Route Filtering Capability for BGP-4 • RFC 5292, Address-Prefix-Based Outbound Route Filter for BGP-4 • draft-ietf-idr-restart-08, Graceful Restart Mechanism for BGP 130

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MP-BGP
Overview
BGP-4 supports IPv4 unicasts, but does not support other network layer protocols, such as IPv6.
To support more network layer protocols, IETF extended BGP-4 by introducing Multiprotocol Extensions
for BGP-4 (MP-BGP) in RFC 4760.
Routers supporting MP-BGP can communicate with routers not supporting MP-BGP.
MP-BGP extended attributes
In BGP-4, the attributes for IPv4 address format are NLRI, NEXT_HOP and AGGREGATOR
(AGGREGATOR contains the IP address of the speaker generating the summary route). They are all
carried in updates.
To support multiple network layer protocols, BGP-4 puts information about network layer into NLRI and
NEXT_HOP. MP-BGP introduces the following path attributes:
MP_REACH_NLRI
—Multiprotocol Reachable NLRI, for advertising feasible routes and next hops
MP_UNREACH_NLRI
—Multiprotocol Unreachable NLRI, for withdrawing unfeasible routes
These path attributes are both optional non-transitive, so BGP speakers not supporting multiprotocol
ignore these attributes and do not forward them to its peers.
Address family
MP-BGP uses address families to differentiate network layer protocols. For address family values, see RFC
1700,
Assigned Numbers
. The system supports multiple MP-BGP extensions, including VPN extension,
and IPv6 extension (see "Configuring IPv6 BGP."). Different extensions are configured in respective
address family view.
NOTE:
This chapter provides no detailed commands related to any specific extension application in MP-BGP
address family view.
Protocols and standards
RFC 1771,
A Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP-4)
RFC 2858,
Multiprotocol Extensions for BGP-4
RFC 3392,
Capabilities Advertisement with BGP-4
RFC 2918,
Route Refresh Capability for BGP-4
RFC 2439,
BGP Route Flap Damping
RFC 1997,
BGP Communities Attribute
RFC 2796,
BGP Route Reflection
RFC 3065,
Autonomous System Confederations for BGP
RFC 4271,
A Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP-4)
RFC 5291,
Outbound Route Filtering Capability for BGP-4
RFC 5292,
Address-Prefix-Based Outbound Route Filter for BGP-4
draft-ietf-idr-restart-08,
Graceful Restart Mechanism for BGP