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IPv6 Routing: Multiprotocol BGP Extensions for IPv6

Last Updated: November 30, 2012

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Information About IPv6 Routing: Multiprotocol BGP Extensions for IPv6

Multiprotocol BGP Extensions for IPv6

Multiprotocol BGP is the supported exterior gateway protocol (EGP) for IPv6. Multiprotocol BGP extensions for IPv6 supports many of the same features and functionality as IPv4 BGP. IPv6 enhancements to multiprotocol BGP include support for an IPv6 address family and network layer reachability information (NLRI) and next hop (the next router in the path to the destination) attributes that use IPv6 addresses.

How to Implement Multiprotocol BGP for IPv6

When configuring multiprotocol BGP extensions for IPv6, you must create the BGP routing process, configure peering relationships, and customize BGP for your particular network.

Configuring an IPv6 BGP Routing Process and BGP Router ID

Perform this task to configure an IPv6 BGP routing process and an optional BGP router ID for a BGP-speaking device.

BGP uses a router ID to identify BGP-speaking peers. The BGP router ID is 32-bit value that is often represented by an IPv4 address. By default, the router ID is set to the IPv4 address of a loopback interface on the device. If no loopback interface is configured on the device, then the software chooses the highest IPv4 address configured to a physical interface on the device to represent the BGP router ID.

When configuring BGP on a device that is enabled only for IPv6 (the device does not have an IPv4 address), you must manually configure the BGP router ID for the device. The BGP router ID, which is represented as a 32-bit value using an IPv4 address syntax, must be unique to the BGP peers of the device.

SUMMARY STEPS

1.    enable

2.    configure terminal

3.    router bgp as-number

4.    no bgp default ipv4-unicast

5.    bgp router-id ip-address


DETAILED STEPS
 Command or ActionPurpose
Step 1
enable


Example:

Device> enable

 

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

  • Enter your password if prompted.
 
Step 2
configure terminal


Example:

Device# configure terminal

 

Enters global configuration mode.

 
Step 3
router bgp as-number


Example:

Device(config)# router bgp 65000

 

Configures a BGP routing process, and enters router configuration mode for the specified routing process.

 
Step 4
no bgp default ipv4-unicast


Example:

Device(config-router)# no bgp default ipv4-unicast

 

Disables the IPv4 unicast address family for the BGP routing process specified in the previous step.

Note    Routing information for the IPv4 unicast address family is advertised by default for each BGP routing session configured with the neighbor remote-as command unless you configure the no bgp default ipv4-unicast command before configuring the neighbor remote-as command.
 
Step 5
bgp router-id ip-address


Example:

Device(config-router)# bgp router-id 192.168.99.70

 

(Optional) Configures a fixed 32-bit router ID as the identifier of the local device running BGP.

Note    Configuring a router ID using the bgp router-id command resets all active BGP peering sessions.
 

Configuring IPv6 Multiprotocol BGP Between Two Peers

By default, neighbors that are defined using the neighbor remote-as command in router configuration mode exchange only IPv4 unicast address prefixes. To exchange other address prefix types, such as IPv6 prefixes, neighbors must also be activated using the neighbor activate command in address family configuration mode for the other prefix types, as shown for IPv6 prefixes.

SUMMARY STEPS

1.    enable

2.    configure terminal

3.    router bgp as-number

4.    neighbor {ip-address | ipv6-address[%] | peer-group-name} remote-as autonomous-system-number [alternate-as autonomous-system-number ...]

5.    address-family ipv6 [unicast | multicast]

6.    neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name | ipv6-address %} activate


DETAILED STEPS
 Command or ActionPurpose
Step 1
enable


Example:

Device> enable

 

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

  • Enter your password if prompted.
 
Step 2
configure terminal


Example:

Device# configure terminal

 

Enters global configuration mode.

 
Step 3
router bgp as-number


Example:

Device(config)# router bgp 65000

 

Enters router configuration mode for the specified routing process.

 
Step 4
neighbor {ip-address | ipv6-address[%] | peer-group-name} remote-as autonomous-system-number [alternate-as autonomous-system-number ...]


Example:

Device(config-router)# neighbor 2001:DB8:0:CC00::1 remote-as 64600

 

Adds the IPv6 address of the neighbor in the specified autonomous system to the IPv6 multiprotocol BGP neighbor table of the local device.

 
Step 5
address-family ipv6 [unicast | multicast]


Example:

Device(config-router)# address-family ipv6

 

Specifies the IPv6 address family and enters address family configuration mode.

  • The unicast keyword specifies the IPv6 unicast address family. By default, the device is placed in configuration mode for the IPv6 unicast address family if a keyword is not specified with the address-family ipv6 command.
  • The multicast keyword specifies IPv6 multicast address prefixes.
 
Step 6
neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name | ipv6-address %} activate


Example:

Device(config-router-af)# neighbor 2001:DB8:0:CC00::1 activate

 

Enables the neighbor to exchange prefixes for the IPv6 address family with the local device.

 

Advertising Routes into IPv6 Multiprotocol BGP

By default, networks that are defined in router configuration mode using the network command are injected into the IPv4 unicast database. To inject a network into another database, such as the IPv6 BGP database, you must define the network using the network command in address family configuration mode for the other database, as shown for the IPv6 BGP database.

SUMMARY STEPS

1.    enable

2.    configure terminal

3.    router bgp as-number

4.    address-family ipv6 [vrf vrf-name] [unicast | multicast | vpnv6]

5.    network {network-number [mask network-mask] | nsap-prefix} [route-map map-tag]

6.    exit


DETAILED STEPS
 Command or ActionPurpose
Step 1
enable


Example:

Device> enable

 

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

  • Enter your password if prompted.
 
Step 2
configure terminal


Example:

Device# configure terminal

 

Enters global configuration mode.

 
Step 3
router bgp as-number


Example:

Device(config)# router bgp 65000

 

Enters router configuration mode for the specified BGP routing process.

 
Step 4
address-family ipv6 [vrf vrf-name] [unicast | multicast | vpnv6]


Example:

Device(config-router)# address-family ipv6 unicast

 

Specifies the IPv6 address family, and enters address family configuration mode.

  • The unicast keyword specifies the IPv6 unicast address family. By default, the device is placed in configuration mode for the IPv6 unicast address family if a keyword is not specified with the address-family ipv6 command.
  • The multicast keyword specifies IPv6 multicast address prefixes.
 
Step 5
network {network-number [mask network-mask] | nsap-prefix} [route-map map-tag]


Example:

Device(config-router-af)# network 2001:DB8::/24

 

Advertises (injects) the specified prefix into the IPv6 BGP database. (The routes must first be found in the IPv6 unicast routing table.)

  • Specifically, the prefix is injected into the database for the address family specified in the previous step.
  • Routes are tagged from the specified prefix as "local origin."
  • The ipv6-prefixargument in the network command must be in the form documented in RFC 2373 where the address is specified in hexadecimal using 16-bit values between colons.
  • The prefix-length argument is a decimal value that indicates how many of the high-order contiguous bits of the address comprise the prefix (the network portion of the address). A slash mark must precede the decimal value.
 
Step 6
exit


Example:

Device(config-router-af)# exit

 

Exits address family configuration mode, and returns the device to router configuration mode.

  • Repeat this step to exit router configuration mode and return the device to global configuration mode.
 

Configuring a Route Map for IPv6 Multiprotocol BGP Prefixes

  • By default, neighbors that are defined using the neighbor remote-as command in router configuration mode exchange only IPv4 unicast address prefixes. To exchange other address prefix types, such as IPv6 prefixes, neighbors must also be activated using the neighbor activate command in address family configuration mode for the other prefix types, as shown for IPv6 prefixes.
  • By default, route maps that are applied in router configuration mode using the neighbor route-map command are applied to only IPv4 unicast address prefixes. Route maps for other address families must be applied in address family configuration mode using the neighbor route-map command, as shown for the IPv6 address family. The route maps are applied either as the inbound or outbound routing policy for neighbors under the specified address family. Configuring separate route maps under each address family type simplifies managing complicated or different policies for each address family.
SUMMARY STEPS

1.    enable

2.    configure terminal

3.    router bgp as-number

4.    neighbor {ip-address | ipv6-address[%] | peer-group-name} remote-as autonomous-system-number [alternate-as autonomous-system-number ...]

5.    address-family ipv6 [vrf vrf-name] [unicast | multicast | vpnv6]

6.    neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name | ipv6-address %} activate

7.    neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name | ipv6-address [%]} route-map map-name {in | out}

8.    exit

9.    exit

10.    route-map map-tag [permit | deny] [sequence-number]

11.    match ipv6 address {prefix-list prefix-list-name | access-list-name}


DETAILED STEPS
 Command or ActionPurpose
Step 1
enable


Example:

Device> enable

 

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

  • Enter your password if prompted.
 
Step 2
configure terminal


Example:

Device# configure terminal

 

Enters global configuration mode.

 
Step 3
router bgp as-number


Example:

Device(config)# router bgp 65000

 

Enters router configuration mode for the specified routing process.

 
Step 4
neighbor {ip-address | ipv6-address[%] | peer-group-name} remote-as autonomous-system-number [alternate-as autonomous-system-number ...]


Example:

Device(config-router)# neighbor 2001:DB8:0:cc00::1 remote-as 64600

 

Adds the link-local IPv6 address of the neighbor in the specified remote autonomous system to the IPv6 multiprotocol BGP neighbor table of the local device.

 
Step 5
address-family ipv6 [vrf vrf-name] [unicast | multicast | vpnv6]


Example:

Device(config-router)# address-family ipv6

 

Specifies the IPv6 address family, and enters address family configuration mode.

  • The unicast keyword specifies the IPv6 unicast address family. By default, the device is placed in configuration mode for the IPv6 unicast address family if the unicast keyword is not specified with the address-family ipv6 command.
  • The multicast keyword specifies IPv6 multicast address prefixes.
 
Step 6
neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name | ipv6-address %} activate


Example:

Device(config-router-af)# neighbor 2001:DB8:0:cc00::1 activate

 

Enables the neighbor to exchange prefixes for the IPv6 address family with the local device using the specified link-local addresses.

 
Step 7
neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name | ipv6-address [%]} route-map map-name {in | out}


Example:

Device(config-router-af)# neighbor 2001:DB8:0:cc00::1 route-map rtp in

 

Applies a route map to incoming or outgoing routes.

  • Changes to the route map will not take effect for existing peers until the peering is reset or a soft reset is performed. Using the clear bgp ipv6 command with the soft and in keywords will perform a soft reset.
 
Step 8
exit


Example:

Device(config-router-af)# exit

 

Exits address family configuration mode, and returns the device to router configuration mode.

 
Step 9
exit


Example:

Device(config-router)# exit

 

Exits router configuration mode, and returns the device to global configuration mode.

 
Step 10
route-map map-tag [permit | deny] [sequence-number]


Example:

Device(config)# route-map rtp permit 10

 

Defines a route map and enters route-map configuration mode.

  • Follow this step with a match command.
 
Step 11
match ipv6 address {prefix-list prefix-list-name | access-list-name}


Example:

Device(config-route-map)# match ipv6 address prefix-list cisco

 

Distributes any routes that have a destination IPv6 network number address permitted by a prefix list, or performs policy routing on packets.

 

Redistributing Prefixes into IPv6 Multiprotocol BGP

Redistribution is the process of redistributing, or injecting, prefixes from one routing protocol into another routing protocol. This task explains how to inject prefixes from a routing protocol into IPv6 multiprotocol BGP. Specifically, prefixes that are redistributed into IPv6 multiprotocol BGP using the redistribute router configuration command are injected into the IPv6 unicast database.

SUMMARY STEPS

1.    enable

2.    configure terminal

3.    router bgp as-number

4.    address-family ipv6 [vrf vrf-name] [unicast | multicast | vpnv6]

5.    redistribute bgp [process-id] [metric metric-value] [route-map map-name] [source-protocol-options]

6.    exit


DETAILED STEPS
 Command or ActionPurpose
Step 1
enable


Example:

Device> enable

 

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

  • Enter your password if prompted.
 
Step 2
configure terminal


Example:

Device# configure terminal

 

Enters global configuration mode.

 
Step 3
router bgp as-number


Example:

Device(config)# router bgp 65000

 

Enters router configuration mode for the specified BGP routing process.

 
Step 4
address-family ipv6 [vrf vrf-name] [unicast | multicast | vpnv6]


Example:

Device(config-router)# address-family ipv6

 

Specifies the IPv6 address family, and enters address family configuration mode.

  • The unicast keyword specifies the IPv6 unicast address family. By default, the device is placed in configuration mode for the IPv6 unicast address family if a keyword is not specified with the address-family ipv6 command.
  • The multicast keyword specifies IPv6 multicast address prefixes.
 
Step 5
redistribute bgp [process-id] [metric metric-value] [route-map map-name] [source-protocol-options]


Example:

Device(config-router-af)# redistribute bgp 64500 metric 5 metric-type external

 

Redistributes IPv6 routes from one routing domain into another routing domain.

 
Step 6
exit


Example:

Device(config-router-af)# exit

 

Exits address family configuration mode, and returns the device to router configuration mode.

  • Repeat this step to exit router configuration mode and return the device to global configuration mode.
 

Clearing External BGP Peers

SUMMARY STEPS

1.    enable

2.    clear bgp ipv6 {unicast | multicast} external [soft] [in | out]

3.    clear bgp ipv6 {unicast | multicast} peer-group name


DETAILED STEPS
 Command or ActionPurpose
Step 1
enable


Example:

Device> enable

 

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

  • Enter your password if prompted.
 
Step 2
clear bgp ipv6 {unicast | multicast} external [soft] [in | out]


Example:

Device# clear bgp ipv6 unicast external soft in

 

Clears external IPv6 BGP peers.

 
Step 3
clear bgp ipv6 {unicast | multicast} peer-group name


Example:

Device# clear bgp ipv6 unicast peer-group marketing

 

Clears all members of an IPv6 BGP peer group.

 

Advertising IPv4 Routes Between IPv6 BGP Peers

If an IPv6 network is connecting two separate IPv4 networks, IPv6 can be used to advertise the IPv4 routes. Configure the peering using the IPv6 addresses within the IPv4 address family. Set the next hop with a static route or with an inbound route map because the advertised next hop will usually be unreachable. Advertising IPv6 routes between two IPv4 peers is also possible using the same model.

SUMMARY STEPS

1.    enable

2.    configure terminal

3.    router bgp as-number

4.    neighbor peer-group-name peer-group

5.    neighbor {ip-address | ipv6-address[%] | peer-group-name} remote-as autonomous-system-number [alternate-as autonomous-system-number ...]

6.    address-family ipv4 [mdt | multicast | tunnel | unicast [vrf vrf-name] | vrf vrf-name]

7.    neighbor ipv6-address peer-group peer-group-name

8.    neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name | ipv6-address [%]} route-map map-name {in | out}

9.    exit

10.    exit

11.    route-map map-tag [permit | deny] [sequence-number]

12.    set ip next-hop ip-address [... ip-address] [peer-address]


DETAILED STEPS
 Command or ActionPurpose
Step 1
enable


Example:

Device> enable

 

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

  • Enter your password if prompted.
 
Step 2
configure terminal


Example:

Device# configure terminal

 

Enters global configuration mode.

 
Step 3
router bgp as-number


Example:

Device(config)# router bgp 65000

 

Enters router configuration mode for the specified routing process.

 
Step 4
neighbor peer-group-name peer-group


Example:

Device(config-router)# neighbor 6peers peer-group

 

Creates a multiprotocol BGP peer group.

 
Step 5
neighbor {ip-address | ipv6-address[%] | peer-group-name} remote-as autonomous-system-number [alternate-as autonomous-system-number ...]


Example:

Device(config-router)# neighbor 6peers remote-as 65002

 

Adds the IPv6 address of the neighbor in the specified autonomous system to the IPv6 multiprotocol BGP neighbor table of the local device.

 
Step 6
address-family ipv4 [mdt | multicast | tunnel | unicast [vrf vrf-name] | vrf vrf-name]


Example:

Device(config-router)# address-family ipv4

 

Enters address family configuration mode to configure a routing session using standard IPv4 address prefixes.

 
Step 7
neighbor ipv6-address peer-group peer-group-name


Example:

Device(config-router-af)# neighbor 2001:DB8:1234::2 peer-group 6peers

 

Assigns the IPv6 address of a BGP neighbor to a peer group.

 
Step 8
neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name | ipv6-address [%]} route-map map-name {in | out}


Example:

Device(config-router-af)# neighbor 6peers route-map rmap out

 

Applies a route map to incoming or outgoing routes.

  • Changes to the route map will not take effect for existing peers until the peering is reset or a soft reset is performed. Using the clear bgp ipv6 command with the soft and in keywords will perform a soft reset.
 
Step 9
exit


Example:

Device(config-router-af)# exit

 

Exits address family configuration mode, and returns the device to router configuration mode.

 
Step 10
exit


Example:

Device(config-router)# exit

 

Exits router configuration mode, and returns the device to global configuration mode.

 
Step 11
route-map map-tag [permit | deny] [sequence-number]


Example:

Device(config)# route-map rmap permit 10

 

Defines a route map and enters route-map configuration mode.

 
Step 12
set ip next-hop ip-address [... ip-address] [peer-address]


Example:

Device(config-route-map)# set ip next-hop 10.21.8.10

 

Overrides the next hop advertised to the peer for IPv4 packets.

 

Configuration Examples for Multiprotocol BGP for IPv6

Example: Configuring a BGP Process, BGP Router ID, and IPv6 Multiprotocol BGP Peer

The following example enables IPv6 globally, configures a BGP process, and establishes a BGP router ID. Also, the IPv6 multiprotocol BGP peer 2001:DB8:0:CC00:: is configured and activated. 

ipv6 unicast-routing
!
router bgp 65000
no bgp default ipv4-unicast
bgp router-id 192.168.99.70
neighbor 2001:DB8:0:CC00::1 remote-as 64600
address-family ipv6 unicast
  neighbor 2001:DB8:0:CC00::1 activate

Example: Configuring an IPv6 Multiprotocol BGP Peer Group

The following example configures the IPv6 multiprotocol BGP peer group named group1: 

router bgp 65000
no bgp default ipv4-unicast
neighbor group1 peer-group
neighbor 2001:DB8:0:CC00::1 remote-as 64600
address-family ipv6 unicast
 neighbor group1 activate
 neighbor 2001:DB8:0:CC00::1 peer-group group1

Example: Advertising Routes into IPv6 Multiprotocol BGP

The following example injects the IPv6 network 2001:DB8::/24 into the IPv6 unicast database of the local device. (BGP checks that a route for the network exists in the IPv6 unicast database of the local device before advertising the network.) 

router bgp 65000
 no bgp default ipv4-unicast
address-family ipv6 unicast
  network 2001:DB8::/24

Example: Configuring a Route Map for IPv6 Multiprotocol BGP Prefixes

The following example configures the route map named rtp to permit IPv6 unicast routes from network 2001:DB8::/24 if they match the prefix list named cisco: 

router bgp 64900
no bgp default ipv4-unicast
neighbor 2001:DB8:0:CC00::1 remote-as 64700
address-family ipv6 unicast
 neighbor 2001:DB8:0:CC00::1 activate
 neighbor 2001:DB8:0:CC00::1 route-map rtp in
ipv6 prefix-list cisco seq 10 permit 2001:DB8::/24
route-map rtp permit 10
 match ipv6 address prefix-list cisco

Example: Redistributing Prefixes into IPv6 Multiprotocol BGP

The following example redistributes RIP routes into the IPv6 unicast database of the local device: 

router bgp 64900
no bgp default ipv4-unicast
address-family ipv6 unicast
 redistribute rip

Example: Advertising IPv4 Routes Between IPv6 Peers

The following example advertises IPv4 routes between IPv6 peers when the IPv6 network is connecting two separate IPv4 networks. Peering is configured using IPv6 addresses in the IPv4 address family configuration mode. The inbound route map named rmap sets the next hop because the advertised next hop is likely to be unreachable. 

router bgp 65000
!
 neighbor 6peers peer-group
 neighbor 2001:DB8:1234::2 remote-as 65002
 address-family ipv4
 neighbor 6peers activate
 neighbor 6peers soft-reconfiguration inbound
 neighbor 2001:DB8:1234::2 peer-group 6peers
 neighbor 2001:DB8:1234::2 route-map rmap in
!   
route-map rmap permit 10
 set ip next-hop 10.21.8.10

Additional References

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Cisco IOS IPv6 Feature Mapping

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Feature Information for IPv6 Routing: Multiprotocol BGP Extensions for IPv6

The following table provides release information about the feature or features described in this module. This table lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given software release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that feature.

Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support. To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

Table 1Feature Information for IPv6 Routing: Multiprotocol BGP Extensions for IPv6
Feature Name Releases Feature Information

IPv6 Routing: Multiprotocol BGP Extensions for IPv6

12.0(22)S

12.2(2)T

12.2(14)S

12.2(17a)SX1

12.2(25)SG

12.2(28)SB

12.2(33)SRA

12.3

12.3(2)T

12.4

12.4(2)T

15.0(1)S

Multiprotocol BGP Extensions for IPv6 supports the same features and functionality as IPv4 BGP.

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