Understand OSPF Route Redistribution into BGP

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Updated:September 8, 2026
Document ID:5242

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Introduction

This document describes the behavior of Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) to Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) redistribution on Cisco routers.

Prerequisites

Requirements

Cisco recommends that you have knowledge of OSPF route types, BGP fundamentals, and route redistribution before you use this document.

Components Used

This document is not restricted to specific software and hardware versions.

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Note: The examples in this document use Cisco IOS Software command syntax.

The information in this document was created from the devices in a specific lab environment. All of the devices used in this document started with a cleared (default) configuration. If your network is live, ensure that you understand the potential impact of any command.

Background Information

This Tech Note explains the behavior of the OSPF to BGP redistribution on Cisco routers. RFC 1403 documents historical guidance for interaction between OSPF and BGP.

There are several types of OSPF routes:

  • Intra-Area — In a multi-area OSPF network, routes that originate within an area are known by the routers in the same area as Intra-Area routes. These routes are flagged as O in the show ip route command output.

  • Inter-Area — When a route crosses an OSPF Area Border Router (ABR), the route is known as an OSPF Inter-Area route. These routes are flagged as O IA in the show ip route  command output.

    Both Intra- and Inter-Area routes are also called OSPF Internal routes, as they represent prefixes originated within the OSPF domain rather than routes redistributed into OSPF.

  • External Type-2 or External Type-1 — Routes that were redistributed into OSPF, such as Connected, Static, or other Routing Protocol, are known as External Type-2 or External Type-1. These routes are flagged as O E2 or O E1 in the show ip route command output.

  • NSSA External Type-2 or NSSA External Type 1 — When an area is configured as a Not-So-Stub Area (NSSA), and routes are redistributed into OSPF, the routes are known as NSSA External Type-2 or NSSA External Type-1. These routes are flagged as O N2 or O N1 in the show ip route command output.

The explanation of the differences between External and NSSA Type 2 or 1 is beyond the scope of this document — refer to the OSPF Design Guide for more information.

The default behavior is not to redistribute any routes from OSPF into BGP. Redistribution must be configured. You can use the route-map command to filter routes during OSPF to BGP redistribution. In order to select route types explicitly, use the applicable match internal, match external, or match nssa-external option. Without match options, redistribute ospf redistributes OSPF internal routes by default.

Network Setup

This document discusses five primary OSPF-to-BGP redistribution cases. Topology A applies to the first four cases. Topology B applies to the NSSA-external route case described in the Redistribute OSPF NSSA-External Routes into BGP section.


Redistribution OSPF to BGP Topology ARedistribution OSPF to BGP Topology A

Redistribute Only OSPF Internal (Intra- and Inter-Area) Routes into BGP

If you configure the redistribution of OSPF into BGP without keywords, only OSPF intra-area and inter-area routes are redistributed into BGP, by default. In order to redistribute OSPF Intra-area and Inter-area routes, you can use the internal keyword with the redistribute command under router bgp.

This Router B (RTB) configuration redistributes the OSPF internal prefixes 10.2.2.0/24, 10.108.1.0/24, and 10.108.2.0/24 into BGP:

RTB 
hostname RTB
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/0
 ip address 10.3.3.1 255.255.255.0
 duplex auto
 speed auto
 media-type rj45
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/1
 ip address 10.2.2.3 255.255.255.0
 duplex auto
 speed auto
 media-type rj45  
! 
router ospf 1
 network 10.2.2.0 0.0.0.255 area 1  
! 
router bgp 100 
redistribute ospf 1 

!-- This redistributes only OSPF intra-area and inter-area routes into BGP.  

neighbor 10.3.3.2 remote-as 200 
! 
end 

RTB#show ip route
Codes: L - local, C - connected, S - static, R - RIP, M - mobile, B - BGP
       D - EIGRP, EX - EIGRP external, O - OSPF, IA - OSPF inter area 
       N1 - OSPF NSSA external type 1, N2 - OSPF NSSA external type 2
       E1 - OSPF external type 1, E2 - OSPF external type 2
       i - IS-IS, su - IS-IS summary, L1 - IS-IS level-1, L2 - IS-IS level-2
       ia - IS-IS inter area, * - candidate default, U - per-user static route
       o - ODR, P - periodic downloaded static route, H - NHRP, l - LISP
       a - application route
       + - replicated route, % - next hop override, p - overrides from PfR

Gateway of last resort is not set

      10.0.0.0/8 is variably subnetted, 6 subnets, 2 masks
C 10.2.2.0/24 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/1
L        10.2.2.3/32 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/1
C        10.3.3.0/24 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/0
L        10.3.3.1/32 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/0
O IA 10.108.1.0/24 [110/3] via 10.2.2.2, 00:08:38, GigabitEthernet0/1 O 10.108.2.0/24 [110/2] via 10.2.2.2, 00:39:13, GigabitEthernet0/1
O E2  192.168.1.0/24 [110/20] via 10.2.2.2, 00:07:39, GigabitEthernet0/1
O E1  192.168.2.0/24 [110/23] via 10.2.2.2, 00:07:38, GigabitEthernet0/1
RTB# 

Router B redistributes only OSPF Internal routes:

RTB#show ip bgp
BGP table version is 12, local router ID is 10.3.3.1
Status codes: s suppressed, d damped, h history, * valid, > best, i - internal, 
              r RIB-failure, S Stale, m multipath, b backup-path, f RT-Filter, 
              x best-external, a additional-path, c RIB-compressed, 
              t secondary path, 
Origin codes: i - IGP, e - EGP, ? - incomplete
RPKI validation codes: V valid, I invalid, N Not found

     Network          Next Hop            Metric LocPrf Weight Path
 *> 10.2.2.0/24 0.0.0.0 0 32768 ? *> 10.108.1.0/24 10.2.2.2 3 32768 ? *> 10.108.2.0/24 10.2.2.2 2 32768 ?
RTB# 

Router C learns these routes from BGP:

RTC#show ip route
Codes: L - local, C - connected, S - static, R - RIP, M - mobile, B - BGP
       D - EIGRP, EX - EIGRP external, O - OSPF, IA - OSPF inter area 
       N1 - OSPF NSSA external type 1, N2 - OSPF NSSA external type 2
       E1 - OSPF external type 1, E2 - OSPF external type 2
       i - IS-IS, su - IS-IS summary, L1 - IS-IS level-1, L2 - IS-IS level-2
       ia - IS-IS inter area, * - candidate default, U - per-user static route
       o - ODR, P - periodic downloaded static route, H - NHRP, l - LISP
       a - application route
       + - replicated route, % - next hop override, p - overrides from PfR

Gateway of last resort is not set

      10.0.0.0/8 is variably subnetted, 5 subnets, 2 masks
B 10.2.2.0/24 [20/0] via 10.3.3.1, 00:07:07
C        10.3.3.0/24 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/0
L        10.3.3.2/32 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/0
B 10.108.1.0/24 [20/3] via 10.3.3.1, 00:07:07 B 10.108.2.0/24 [20/2] via 10.3.3.1, 00:07:07
RTC#
RTC#show ip bgp
BGP table version is 8, local router ID is 10.3.3.2
Status codes: s suppressed, d damped, h history, * valid, > best, i - internal, 
              r RIB-failure, S Stale, m multipath, b backup-path, f RT-Filter, 
              x best-external, a additional-path, c RIB-compressed, 
              t secondary path, 
Origin codes: i - IGP, e - EGP, ? - incomplete
RPKI validation codes: V valid, I invalid, N Not found

     Network          Next Hop            Metric LocPrf Weight Path
 *> 10.2.2.0/24 10.3.3.1 0 0 100 ? *> 10.108.1.0/24 10.3.3.1 3 0 100 ? *> 10.108.2.0/24 10.3.3.1 2 0 100 ?
RTC# 

Redistribute Only OSPF External (Type 1 and 2) Routes into BGP

In order to redistribute OSPF external routes into BGP, use the external keyword with the redistribute command under router bgp. With the external keyword, you have three choices:

  • Redistribute both External Type-1 and Type-2 (Default)

  • Redistribute Type-1

  • Redistribute Type-2


Enter the commands in the configuration mode as described here:

RTB(config)#router bgp 100
RTB(config-router)#redistribute ospf 1 match external

This Router B configuration redistributes only OSPF external routes, including both type 1 and type 2 routes:

RTB 
hostname RTB
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/0
 ip address 10.3.3.1 255.255.255.0
 duplex auto
 speed auto
 media-type rj45
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/1
 ip address 10.2.2.3 255.255.255.0
 duplex auto
 speed auto
 media-type rj45  
! 
router ospf 1
 network 10.2.2.0 0.0.0.255 area 1  
! 
router bgp 100   
 redistribute ospf 1 match external 1 external 2 

!--- This redistributes ONLY OSPF External routes, but both type-1 and type-2.  

neighbor 10.3.3.2 remote-as 200 
! 
end

Note: The configuration shows the command entered was redistribute ospf 1 match external. This is normal because OSPF automatically appends external 1 external 2  in the configuration. It matches both OSPF external 1 and external 2 routes and it redistributes both routes into BGP.

Router B redistributes only the OSPF external routes:

RTB#show ip bgp
BGP table version is 25, local router ID is 10.3.3.1
Status codes: s suppressed, d damped, h history, * valid, > best, i - internal, 
              r RIB-failure, S Stale, m multipath, b backup-path, f RT-Filter, 
              x best-external, a additional-path, c RIB-compressed, 
              t secondary path, 
Origin codes: i - IGP, e - EGP, ? - incomplete
RPKI validation codes: V valid, I invalid, N Not found

     Network          Next Hop            Metric LocPrf Weight Path
 *>   192.168.1.0      10.2.2.2                20         32768 ?
 *>   192.168.2.0      10.2.2.2                23         32768 ?
RTB# 

Router C learns about these two OSPF external routes from BGP:

RTC#show ip route
Codes: L - local, C - connected, S - static, R - RIP, M - mobile, B - BGP
       D - EIGRP, EX - EIGRP external, O - OSPF, IA - OSPF inter area 
       N1 - OSPF NSSA external type 1, N2 - OSPF NSSA external type 2
       E1 - OSPF external type 1, E2 - OSPF external type 2
       i - IS-IS, su - IS-IS summary, L1 - IS-IS level-1, L2 - IS-IS level-2
       ia - IS-IS inter area, * - candidate default, U - per-user static route
       o - ODR, P - periodic downloaded static route, H - NHRP, l - LISP
       a - application route
       + - replicated route, % - next hop override, p - overrides from PfR

Gateway of last resort is not set

      10.0.0.0/8 is variably subnetted, 2 subnets, 2 masks
C        10.3.3.0/24 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/0
L        10.3.3.2/32 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/0
B 192.168.1.0/24 [20/20] via 10.3.3.1, 00:02:16 B 192.168.2.0/24 [20/23] via 10.3.3.1, 00:02:16

RTC#show ip bgp
BGP table version is 21, local router ID is 10.3.3.2
Status codes: s suppressed, d damped, h history, * valid, > best, i - internal, 
              r RIB-failure, S Stale, m multipath, b backup-path, f RT-Filter, 
              x best-external, a additional-path, c RIB-compressed, 
              t secondary path, 
Origin codes: i - IGP, e - EGP, ? - incomplete
RPKI validation codes: V valid, I invalid, N Not found

     Network          Next Hop            Metric LocPrf Weight Path
 *> 192.168.1.0 10.3.3.1 20 0 100 ? *> 192.168.2.0 10.3.3.1 23 0 100 ?
RTC# 

Redistribute Only OSPF External Type 1 or Type 2 Routes into BGP

In order to redistribute only OSPF external type 1 routes, enter this command under router bgp 100 on Router B:

RTB(config)#router bgp 100 
RTB(config-router)#redistribute ospf 1 match external 1

With the previous configuration, the Router B (RTB) BGP table shows that Router B redistributes only external type 1 routes into BGP, and all other OSPF routes are not redistributed into BGP:

RTB#show ip bgp
BGP table version is 28, local router ID is 10.3.3.1
Status codes: s suppressed, d damped, h history, * valid, > best, i - internal, 
              r RIB-failure, S Stale, m multipath, b backup-path, f RT-Filter, 
              x best-external, a additional-path, c RIB-compressed, 
              t secondary path, 
Origin codes: i - IGP, e - EGP, ? - incomplete
RPKI validation codes: V valid, I invalid, N Not found

     Network          Next Hop            Metric LocPrf Weight Path
 *>   192.168.2.0      10.2.2.2                23         32768 ?
RTB# 

In order to redistribute only OSPF external type 2 routes, enter this command under router bgp 100 on Router B:

RTB(config)#router bgp 100 
RTB(config-router)#redistribute ospf 1 match external 2

Redistribute OSPF Internal and External Routes into BGP

In this case, OSPF internal routes and OSPF external type 1 and type 2 routes are redistributed into BGP with the internal and external match options, as shown in this Router B configuration:

RTB 
hostname RTB
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/0
 ip address 10.3.3.1 255.255.255.0
 duplex auto
 speed auto
 media-type rj45
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/1
 ip address 10.2.2.3 255.255.255.0
 duplex auto
 speed auto
 media-type rj45  
! 
router ospf 1
 network 10.2.2.0 0.0.0.255 area 1  
! 
router bgp 100
 redistribute ospf 1 match internal external 1 external 2 

!--- This redistributes OSPF internal and external type 1 & 2 routes into BGP.  

neighbor 10.3.3.2 remote-as 200 
! 
end


Again, external  is replaced with external 1 external 2 in the configuration. This is normal unless you specify which specific external routes you want to redistribute into BGP. After the configuration change, Router B redistributes the selected internal and external routes, and Router C learns them through BGP:

RTB#show ip bgp
BGP table version is 6, local router ID is 10.3.3.1
Status codes: s suppressed, d damped, h history, * valid, > best, i - internal, 
              r RIB-failure, S Stale, m multipath, b backup-path, f RT-Filter, 
              x best-external, a additional-path, c RIB-compressed, 
              t secondary path, 
Origin codes: i - IGP, e - EGP, ? - incomplete
RPKI validation codes: V valid, I invalid, N Not found

     Network          Next Hop            Metric LocPrf Weight Path
 *> 10.2.2.0/24 0.0.0.0 0 32768 ? *> 10.108.1.0/24 10.2.2.2 3 32768 ? *> 10.108.2.0/24 10.2.2.2 2 32768 ? *> 192.168.1.0 10.2.2.2 20 32768 ? *> 192.168.2.0 10.2.2.2 23 32768 ?
RTB#  RTC#show ip route
Codes: L - local, C - connected, S - static, R - RIP, M - mobile, B - BGP
       D - EIGRP, EX - EIGRP external, O - OSPF, IA - OSPF inter area 
       N1 - OSPF NSSA external type 1, N2 - OSPF NSSA external type 2
       E1 - OSPF external type 1, E2 - OSPF external type 2
       i - IS-IS, su - IS-IS summary, L1 - IS-IS level-1, L2 - IS-IS level-2
       ia - IS-IS inter area, * - candidate default, U - per-user static route
       o - ODR, P - periodic downloaded static route, H - NHRP, l - LISP
       a - application route
       + - replicated route, % - next hop override, p - overrides from PfR

Gateway of last resort is not set

      10.0.0.0/8 is variably subnetted, 5 subnets, 2 masks
B 10.2.2.0/24 [20/0] via 10.3.3.1, 00:03:27
C        10.3.3.0/24 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/0
L        10.3.3.2/32 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/0
B 10.108.1.0/24 [20/3] via 10.3.3.1, 00:03:27 B 10.108.2.0/24 [20/2] via 10.3.3.1, 00:03:27 B 192.168.1.0/24 [20/20] via 10.3.3.1, 00:03:27 B 192.168.2.0/24 [20/23] via 10.3.3.1, 00:03:27
RTC# 

Redistribute OSPF NSSA-External Routes into BGP

This is a special case in which only NSSA routes are redistributed into BGP. This case is very similar to the case described in the Redistribute Only OSPF External (Type 1 and 2) Routes into BGP  section. The only difference is that OSPF now matches NSSA-external routes instead of just external routes. The routing table of Router B shows these OSPF NSSA-external routes:

RTB#show ip route
Codes: L - local, C - connected, S - static, R - RIP, M - mobile, B - BGP
       D - EIGRP, EX - EIGRP external, O - OSPF, IA - OSPF inter area 
       N1 - OSPF NSSA external type 1, N2 - OSPF NSSA external type 2
       E1 - OSPF external type 1, E2 - OSPF external type 2
       i - IS-IS, su - IS-IS summary, L1 - IS-IS level-1, L2 - IS-IS level-2
       ia - IS-IS inter area, * - candidate default, U - per-user static route
       o - ODR, P - periodic downloaded static route, H - NHRP, l - LISP
       a - application route
       + - replicated route, % - next hop override, p - overrides from PfR

Gateway of last resort is not set

      10.0.0.0/8 is variably subnetted, 6 subnets, 2 masks
C        10.2.2.0/24 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/1
L        10.2.2.3/32 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/1
C        10.3.3.0/24 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/0
L        10.3.3.1/32 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/0
O IA 10.108.1.0/24 [110/3] via 10.2.2.2, 00:05:00, GigabitEthernet0/1 O 10.108.2.0/24 [110/2] via 10.2.2.2, 00:05:00, GigabitEthernet0/1 O N2 192.168.1.0/24 [110/20] via 10.2.2.1, 00:10:14, GigabitEthernet0/1 O N1 192.168.2.0/24 [110/22] via 10.2.2.2, 00:03:43, GigabitEthernet0/1
RTB# 

This network diagram is used for this case:

Redistribution OSPF to BGP Topology BRedistribution OSPF to BGP Topology B

The network diagram shows that Router B receives both OSPF N1 and N2 routes. The default behavior is to redistribute both N1 and N2 routes if only the nssa-external keyword is used. This configuration allows RTB to redistribute OSPF N2 (192.168.1.0/24) and OSPF N1 (192.168.2.0/24) routes into BGP:

RTB 
hostname RTB
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/0
 ip address 10.3.3.1 255.255.255.0
 duplex auto
 speed auto
 media-type rj45
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/1
 ip address 10.2.2.3 255.255.255.0
 duplex auto
 speed auto
 media-type rj45  
! 
router ospf 1
 area 1 nssa  network 10.2.2.0 0.0.0.255 area 1  
! 
router bgp 100 
 redistribute ospf 1 match nssa-external 1 nssa-external 2

!--- This redistributes only OSPF NSSA-external routes Type-1 and Type-2 into BGP.

 neighbor 10.3.3.2 remote-as 200
!
end 

Note: Like the OSPF external configuration, the previous configuration displays match nssa-external 1 nssa-external 2 and the command entered was redistribute ospf 1 match nssa-external. This is normal because OSPF automatically appends nssa-external 1 nssa-external 2  in the configuration. It matches both OSPF N1 and OSPF N2 routes and redistributes both routes into BGP.

After the configuration change on Router B, it redistributes OSPF NSSA-external routes, and Router C learns OSPF NSSA-external routes from BGP:

RTB#show ip route
Codes: L - local, C - connected, S - static, R - RIP, M - mobile, B - BGP
       D - EIGRP, EX - EIGRP external, O - OSPF, IA - OSPF inter area 
       N1 - OSPF NSSA external type 1, N2 - OSPF NSSA external type 2
       E1 - OSPF external type 1, E2 - OSPF external type 2
       i - IS-IS, su - IS-IS summary, L1 - IS-IS level-1, L2 - IS-IS level-2
       ia - IS-IS inter area, * - candidate default, U - per-user static route
       o - ODR, P - periodic downloaded static route, H - NHRP, l - LISP
       a - application route
       + - replicated route, % - next hop override, p - overrides from PfR

Gateway of last resort is not set

      10.0.0.0/8 is variably subnetted, 6 subnets, 2 masks
C        10.2.2.0/24 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/1
L        10.2.2.3/32 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/1
C        10.3.3.0/24 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/0
L        10.3.3.1/32 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/0
O IA     10.108.1.0/24 [110/3] via 10.2.2.2, 00:09:40, GigabitEthernet0/1
O        10.108.2.0/24 [110/2] via 10.2.2.2, 00:09:40, GigabitEthernet0/1
O N2 192.168.1.0/24 [110/20] via 10.2.2.1, 00:14:54, GigabitEthernet0/1 O N1 192.168.2.0/24 [110/22] via 10.2.2.2, 00:08:23, GigabitEthernet0/1
RTB#
RTB#show ip bgp
BGP table version is 17, local router ID is 10.3.3.1
Status codes: s suppressed, d damped, h history, * valid, > best, i - internal, 
              r RIB-failure, S Stale, m multipath, b backup-path, f RT-Filter, 
              x best-external, a additional-path, c RIB-compressed, 
              t secondary path, 
Origin codes: i - IGP, e - EGP, ? - incomplete
RPKI validation codes: V valid, I invalid, N Not found

     Network          Next Hop            Metric LocPrf Weight Path
 *> 192.168.1.0 10.2.2.1 20 32768 ? *> 192.168.2.0 10.2.2.2 22 32768 ?
RTB#  RTC#show ip route
Codes: L - local, C - connected, S - static, R - RIP, M - mobile, B - BGP
       D - EIGRP, EX - EIGRP external, O - OSPF, IA - OSPF inter area 
       N1 - OSPF NSSA external type 1, N2 - OSPF NSSA external type 2
       E1 - OSPF external type 1, E2 - OSPF external type 2
       i - IS-IS, su - IS-IS summary, L1 - IS-IS level-1, L2 - IS-IS level-2
       ia - IS-IS inter area, * - candidate default, U - per-user static route
       o - ODR, P - periodic downloaded static route, H - NHRP, l - LISP
       a - application route
       + - replicated route, % - next hop override, p - overrides from PfR

Gateway of last resort is not set

      10.0.0.0/8 is variably subnetted, 2 subnets, 2 masks
C        10.3.3.0/24 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/0
L        10.3.3.2/32 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/0
B 192.168.1.0/24 [20/20] via 10.3.3.1, 00:01:29 B 192.168.2.0/24 [20/22] via 10.3.3.1, 00:01:29
RTC# 
RTC#show ip bgp
BGP table version is 41, local router ID is 10.3.3.2
Status codes: s suppressed, d damped, h history, * valid, > best, i - internal, 
              r RIB-failure, S Stale, m multipath, b backup-path, f RT-Filter, 
              x best-external, a additional-path, c RIB-compressed, 
              t secondary path, 
Origin codes: i - IGP, e - EGP, ? - incomplete
RPKI validation codes: V valid, I invalid, N Not found

     Network          Next Hop            Metric LocPrf Weight Path
 *> 192.168.1.0 10.3.3.1 20 0 100 ? *> 192.168.2.0 10.3.3.1 22 0 100 ?
RTC# 

In the same way as with OSPF External routes, to redistribute only OSPF N1 routes, enter this command under router BGP 100 on Router B:

RTB(config)#router bgp 100 
RTB(config-router)#redistribute ospf 1 match nssa-external 1 

!--- This redistributes only OSPF NSSA-external Type-1 routes into BGP.

In order to redistribute only OSPF N2 routes, enter this command under router bgp 100 on Router B:

RTB(config)#router bgp 100  
RTB(config-router)#redistribute ospf 1 match nssa-external 2 

!--- This redistributes only OSPF NSSA-external Type-2 routes into BGP.

Note: Route maps can also be used in order to redistribute OSPF type 1 or type 2 routes into BGP. 

Modify the Redistribution Option in OSPF

It is important to understand how successive configuration change alters your configuration. A new command with the match option does not overwrite the previous one but is added to it. The next example explains how the configuration command sequence can have an impact on redistribution:

R4#configure terminal
R4(config)#router bgp 100
R4(config-router)#redistribute ospf 1 match internal
R4(config-router)#^Z

!--- Initially, you redistribute internal OSPF routes into BGP 100.

R4#show run | include redistribute ospf
 redistribute ospf 1 match internal
R4#configure terminal
R4(config)#router bgp 100
R4(config-router)#redistribute ospf 1 match external
R4(config-router)#^Z

!--- With this second command, you tell BGP to also redistribute external OSPF routes.

R4#show run | include redistribute ospf
 redistribute ospf 1 match internal external 1 external 2
R4#
R4#configure terminal
R4(config)#router bgp 100
R4(config-router)#no redistribute ospf 1 match external 2
R4(config-router)#^Z

!--- With this no command, you only disable the redistribution of external type 2 into BGP. 
!--- All other types of routes previously configured remain.

R4#show run | include redistribute ospf
 redistribute ospf 1 match internal external 1
 
!--- As you can see, internal and external type 1 remain.

R4#configure terminal
R4(config)#router bgp 100
R4(config-router)#no redistribute ospf 1 match internal external 1
R4(config-router)#^Z 

!--- This no command removes all explicit match options but does not disable redistribution 
!--- The remaining redistribute ospf 1 command uses the default behavior and redistributes 
!--- internal routes only.

R4#show run | include redistribute ospf
 redistribute ospf 1
R4#configure terminal
R4(config)#router bgp 100
R4(config-router)#no redistribute ospf 1 

!--- Use no redistribute ospf <process> command in order to disable OSPF-to-BGP redistribution completely.

R4(config-router)# ^Z
R4#show run | include redistribute ospf
R4#


Unable to Redistribute iBGP-Learned Routes into an IGP

Route redistribution propagates routes learned through one protocol into another routing protocol. When BGP is redistributed into an IGP, only eBGP-learned routes are redistributed by default. The iBGP learned routes known on the router are not introduced into the IGP in order to prevent the creation of routing loops.

By default, the iBGP redistribution into IGP is disabled. Run the bgp redistribute-internal command in order to enable redistribution of iBGP routes into an IGP. Precautions need to be taken to redistribute specific routes with the use of route maps into IGP.

A sample configuration for redistribution of iBGP routes into OSPF is shown here:

Router(config)#router bgp 65345 
Router(config-router)#bgp redistribute-internal
!
Router(config)#router ospf 100
Router(config-router)#redistribute bgp 65345 subnets
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Caution: Redistribution of iBGP-learned routes into an IGP can create routing loops within the autonomous system. Redistribute only explicitly approved prefixes with a route map.

Redistribute OSPF Default Routes into BGP

In order to redistribute an OSPF-learned default route into BGP, permit only 0.0.0.0/0 in a route map, apply the route map to OSPF redistribution, and enable redistribution of the default route with default-information originate:

!
route-map map_default_only permit 10
 match ip address acl_default_only
!
ip access-list standard acl_default_only
 permit 0.0.0.0
!
router bgp 64601
 redistribute ospf 1 route-map map_default_only
 default-information originate
!

!--- Distributes the default route in bgp

The network 0.0.0.0 command is a separate origination method and requires an exact default route in the routing table: 

!
router bgp 64601
 network 0.0.0.0
!

After the configuration, verify the default route with show ip bgp 0.0.0.0 and verify its advertisement with show ip bgp neighbors <neighbor-address> advertised-routes.

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Note: BGP normally advertises the new route without a session reset. In order to request an immediate, nondisruptive update exchange, run clear ip bgp * soft command. This command keeps the BGP sessions established.

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11-Oct-2001
Initial Release
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  • Julio Jimenez
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