Overview
Describes the necessary prerequisites for BGP deployment, including network readiness, essential configuration requirements, and factors that must be in place before implementation.
User group and task ID requirements
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You must be part of a user group associated with a task group that includes the required task IDs.
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Refer to the command reference guides to find the task IDs necessary for each command.
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Contact your AAA administrator for assistance if you suspect that your user group assignment is restricting access to use a command.
BGP table memory requirements
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The current internet BGP table contains approximately 1.1 million IPv4 routes and 200,000 IPv6 routes. Ensure your router has at least 5.5 GB of RAM to manage the full internet BGP table, with an average of two paths per route.
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You must plan for higher memory requirements as the IPv6 internet routing table continues to expand.
Hardware requirements
Use the Service Edge (SE) version of Route Processor (RP) cards, Route Switch Processor (RSP) cards, or fixed chassis routers for devices that need to maintain a full BGP table.