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FRR BGP Configuration¶

The FRR BGP service contains numerous methods to configure and fine-tune BGP routing behavior. Due to this complexity, the topic has been split into several sections. Read through each section before attempting to create a new BGP configuration.

  • BGP Tab Configuration
    • BGP Router Options
    • Modules
    • Global Neighbor Shutdown
    • Graceful Restart/Shutdown
    • RPKI Timers
    • Network Distribution
  • BGP Neighbor Configuration
    • General Options
    • Shutdown
    • Basic Options
    • Peer Filtering
    • BFD
    • Graceful Restart
    • Advanced Options
  • Advanced BGP Configuration
    • Advanced Options
    • Advanced Timers
    • Advanced Routing Behavior
    • Route Reflecting
    • Aggregate Behavior
    • Multi-Exit Discriminator
    • Confederation
    • Distance
    • Best Path Selection
    • eBGP
    • Networking Behavior
  • BGP AS Paths
    • BGP AS Path Configuration
  • BGP Community Lists
    • BGP Well-Known Communities
    • BGP Community List Configuration
  • BGP RPKI Cache Servers
    • RPKI Cache Server Configuration

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