BGP Configuration Guide for Cisco 8000 Series Routers, Cisco IOS XR Releases

Enabling and Setting up BGP

Updated: February 28, 2026

Overview

Outlines BGP routing setup, including enabling BGP, supporting multi-instance and multi-AS configurations, and detailing requirements and tasks for configuring multiple BGP instances within a network environment.

You will learn how to enable BGP, define route policies, configure neighbors with address families, and validate peering using operational commands.

Enable BGP routing

Provides instructions for enabling BGP routing, guiding users through the necessary steps to activate and verify BGP functionality within network devices.

BGP multi-instance and multi-AS support

Describes support for BGP multi-instance and multi-AS configurations, explaining requirements and providing tasks for configuring multiple BGP instances for specific autonomous systems.

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