Configuring External Route Exchanges Between Level 2 Carrier PEs

Procedure

• Perform the following steps on the Level 2 carrier PE:
  1. Run system-view

     The system view is displayed.

  2. Run bgp { as-number-plain | as-number-dot }

     The BGP view is displayed.

  3. Run peer ipv4-address as-number { as-number-plain | as-number-dot }

     The remote PE is specified as the BGP peer.

  4. Run peer ipv4-address connect-interface loopback interface-number

     The interface used to set up a TCP connection is specified.

  5. Run peer ipv4-address ebgp-max-hop [ hop-count ]

     The number of maximum hops of the EBGP connection is set.

     If the MP-EBGP peer relationship exists between the Level 2 carrier PEs, you need to configure Step 5.

  6. Run ipv6-family vpnv6

     The BGP-VPN IPv6 address family is displayed.

  7. Run peer ipv4-address enable

     The function of exchanging VPN-IPv6 routes with the peer is enabled.

  8. Run commit

     The configuration is committed.