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Topology
Addressing Table
Device Interface IPv4 Address IPv6 Address IPv6 Link-Local
R1 G0/0/0 [Link]/24 2001:db8:acad:1012::1/64 fe80::1:1
R1
S0/1/0 [Link]/25 2001:db8:acad:1013::1/64 fe80::1:2
R1
S0/1/1 [Link]/25 2001:db8:acad:1014::1/64 fe80::1:3
R1
Loopback0 [Link]/27 2001:db8:acad:1000::1/64 fe80::1:4
R1
Loopback1 [Link]/26 2001:db8:acad:1001::1/64 fe80::1:5
R2 G0/0/0 [Link]/24 2001:db8:acad:1012::2/64 fe80::2:1
R2
G0/0/1 [Link]/24 2001:db8:acad:1023::2/64 fe80::2:2
R2
Loopback0 [Link]/27 2001:db8:acad:2000::1/64 fe80::2:3
R2
Loopback1 [Link]/26 2001:db8:acad:2001::1/64 fe80::2:4
R3 G0/0/0 [Link]/24 2001:db8:acad:1023::3/64 fe80::3:1
R3
S0/1/0 [Link]/25 2001:db8:acad:1013::3/64 fe80::3:2
R3
S0/1/1 [Link]/25 2001:db8:acad:1014::3/64 fe80::3:3
R3
Loopback0 [Link]/27 2001:db8:acad:3000::1/64 fe80::3:4
R3
Loopback1 [Link]/26 2001:db8:acad:3001::1/64 fe80::3:5
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Objectives
Part 1: Build the Network and Configure Basic Device Settings and Interface Addressing
Part 2: Configure MP-BGP on all Routers
Part 3: Verify MP-BGP
Part 4: Configure and Verify IPv6 Summarization
Background / Scenario
In this lab, you will configure MP-BGP, BGP for IPv4 and IPv6 using address families.
Note: This lab is an exercise in developing, deploying, and verifying various path manipulation tools for BGP,
and does not reflect networking best practices.
Note: The routers used with CCNP hands-on labs are Cisco 8200L with Cisco IOS XE Release 17.12.05c
(universalk9 image). Other routers and Cisco IOS versions can be used. Depending on the model and Cisco
IOS version, the commands available and the output produced might vary from what is shown in the labs.
Note: Make sure that the routers and switches have been erased and have no startup configurations. If you
are unsure contact your instructor.
Required Resources
• 3 Routers (Cisco 8200L with Cisco IOS XE Release 17.12.05c universal image or comparable)
• 1 PC (Choice of operating system with a terminal emulation program installed)
• Console cables to configure the Cisco IOS devices via the console ports
• Ethernet and serial cables as shown in the topology
Instructions
Part 1: Build the Network and Configure Basic Device Settings and Interface
Addressing
In Part 1, you will set up the network topology and configure basic settings and interface addressing on
routers.
Step 1: Cable the network as shown in the topology.
Attach the devices as shown in the topology diagram and cable as necessary.
Step 2: Configure basic settings for each router.
a. Console into each router, enter global configuration mode, and apply the basic settings and interface
addressing. A command list for each router is listed below to perform initial configuration.
Open configuration window
Router R1
hostname R1
no ip domain lookup
line con 0
logging sync
exec-time 0 0
exit
interface Loopback0
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ip address [Link] [Link]
ipv6 address FE80::1:4 link-local
ipv6 address 2001:DB8:ACAD:1000::1/64
no shut
interface Loopback1
ip address [Link] [Link]
ipv6 address FE80::1:5 link-local
ipv6 address 2001:DB8:ACAD:1001::1/64
no shut
interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0
ip address [Link] [Link]
ipv6 address FE80::1:1 link-local
ipv6 address 2001:DB8:ACAD:1012::1/64
no shut
interface Serial0/1/0
ip address [Link] [Link]
ipv6 address FE80::1:2 link-local
ipv6 address 2001:DB8:ACAD:1013::1/64
no shut
interface Serial0/1/1
ip address [Link] [Link]
ipv6 address FE80::1:3 link-local
ipv6 address 2001:DB8:ACAD:1014::1/64
no shut
Router R2
hostname R2
no ip domain lookup
line con 0
logging sync
exec-time 0 0
exit
interface Loopback0
ip address [Link] [Link]
ipv6 address FE80::2:3 link-local
ipv6 address 2001:DB8:ACAD:2000::1/64
no shut
interface Loopback1
ip address [Link] [Link]
ipv6 address FE80::2:4 link-local
ipv6 address 2001:DB8:ACAD:2001::1/64
no shut
interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0
ip address [Link] [Link]
ipv6 address FE80::2:1 link-local
ipv6 address 2001:DB8:ACAD:1012::2/64
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no shut
interface GigabitEthernet0/0/1
ip address [Link] [Link]
ipv6 address FE80::2:2 link-local
ipv6 address 2001:DB8:ACAD:1023::2/64
no shut
Router R3
hostname R3
no ip domain lookup
line con 0
logging sync
exec-time 0 0
exit
interface Loopback0
ip address [Link] [Link]
ipv6 address FE80::3:4 link-local
ipv6 address 2001:DB8:ACAD:3000::1/64
no shut
interface Loopback1
ip address [Link] [Link]
ipv6 address FE80::3:5 link-local
ipv6 address 2001:DB8:ACAD:3001::1/64
no shut
interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0
ip address [Link] [Link]
negotiation auto
ipv6 address FE80::3:1 link-local
ipv6 address 2001:DB8:ACAD:1023::3/64
no shut
interface Serial0/1/0
ip address [Link] [Link]
ipv6 address FE80::3:2 link-local
ipv6 address 2001:DB8:ACAD:1013::3/64
no shut
interface Serial0/1/1
ip address [Link] [Link]
ipv6 address FE80::3:3 link-local
ipv6 address 2001:DB8:ACAD:1014::3/64
no shut
b. Save the running configuration to startup-config.
Close configuration window
Part 2: Configure MP-BGP on all Routers
Step 1: Implement eBGP and neighbor relationships on R1 for IPv4 and IPv6.
a. Enable IPv6 routing.
Open configuration window
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R1(config)# ipv6 unicast-routing
b. Enter BGP configuration mode from global configuration mode, specifying AS 1000 and configure the
router ID.
R1(config)# router bgp 1000
R1(config-router)# bgp router-id [Link]
c. Based on the topology diagram, configure all the designated IPv4 neighbors for R1.
R1(config-router)# neighbor [Link] remote-as 500
R1(config-router)# neighbor [Link] remote-as 300
R1(config-router)# neighbor [Link] remote-as 300
d. Based on the topology diagram, configure all the designated IPv6 neighbors for R1.
R1(config-router)# neighbor 2001:db8:acad:1012::2 remote-as 500
R1(config-router)# neighbor 2001:db8:acad:1013::3 remote-as 300
R1(config-router)# neighbor 2001:db8:acad:1014::3 remote-as 300
e. Enter address family configuration mode for IPv4 and activate each of the IPv4 neighbors.
R1(config-router)# address-family ipv4 unicast
R1(config-router-af)# neighbor [Link] activate
R1(config-router-af)# neighbor [Link] activate
R1(config-router-af)# neighbor [Link] activate
R1(config-router-af)# exit
f. Enter address family configuration mode for IPv6 and activate each of the IPv6 neighbors.
R1(config-router)# address-family ipv6 unicast
R1(config-router-af)# neighbor 2001:db8:acad:1012::2 activate
R1(config-router-af)# neighbor 2001:db8:acad:1013::3 activate
R1(config-router-af)# neighbor 2001:db8:acad:1014::3 activate
R1(config-router-af)# exit
Close configuration window
Step 2: Implement eBGP and neighbor relationships on R2 for IPv4 and IPv6.
a. Enable IPv6 routing.
Open configuration window
R2(config)# ipv6 unicast-routing
b. Enter BGP configuration mode from global configuration mode, specifying AS 500 and configure the
router ID.
R2(config)# router bgp 500
R2(config-router)# bgp router-id [Link]
c. Based on the topology diagram, configure all the designated IPv4 neighbors for R1.
R2(config-router)# neighbor [Link] remote-as 1000
R2(config-router)# neighbor [Link] remote-as 300
d. Based on the topology diagram, configure all the designated IPv6 neighbors for R1.
R2(config-router)# neighbor 2001:db8:acad:1012::1 remote-as 1000
R2(config-router)# neighbor 2001:db8:acad:1023::3 remote-as 300
e. Enter address family configuration mode for IPv4 and activate each of the IPv4 neighbors.
R2(config-router)# address-family ipv4 unicast
R2(config-router-af)# neighbor [Link] activate
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R2(config-router-af)# neighbor [Link] activate
R2(config-router-af)# exit
f. Enter address family configuration mode for IPv6 and activate each of the IPv6 neighbors.
R2(config-router)# address-family ipv6 unicast
R2(config-router-af)# neighbor 2001:db8:acad:1012::1 activate
R2(config-router-af)# neighbor 2001:db8:acad:1023::3 activate
R2(config-router-af)# exit
Close configuration window
Step 3: Implement eBGP and neighbor relationships on R3 for IPv4 and IPv6.
a. Enable IPv6 routing.
Open configuration window
R3(config)# ipv6 unicast-routing
b. Enter BGP configuration mode from global configuration mode, specifying AS 300 and configure the
router ID.
R3(config)# router bgp 300
R3(config-router)# bgp router-id [Link]
c. Based on the topology diagram, configure all the designated IPv4 neighbors for R1.
R3(config-router)# neighbor [Link] remote-as 500
R3(config-router)# neighbor [Link] remote-as 1000
R3(config-router)# neighbor [Link] remote-as 1000
d. Based on the topology diagram, configure all the designated IPv6 neighbors for R1.
R3(config-router)# neighbor 2001:db8:acad:1023::2 remote-as 500
R3(config-router)# neighbor 2001:db8:acad:1013::1 remote-as 1000
R3(config-router)# neighbor 2001:db8:acad:1014::1 remote-as 1000
e. Enter address family configuration mode for IPv4 and activate each of the IPv4 neighbors.
R3(config-router)# address-family ipv4 unicast
R3(config-router-af)# neighbor [Link] activate
R3(config-router-af)# neighbor [Link] activate
R3(config-router-af)# neighbor [Link] activate
R3(config-router-af)# exit
f. Enter address family configuration mode for IPv6 and activate each of the IPv6 neighbors.
R3(config-router)# address-family ipv6 unicast
R3(config-router-af)# neighbor 2001:db8:acad:1023::2 activate
R3(config-router-af)# neighbor 2001:db8:acad:1013::1 activate
R3(config-router-af)# neighbor 2001:db8:acad:1014::1 activate
R3(config-router-af)# exit
Close configuration window
Step 4: Advertise IPv4 and IPv6 prefixes on R1.
a. Enter address family configuration mode for IPv4 and advertise the IPv4 prefixes.
Open configuration window
R1(config-router)# address-family ipv4 unicast
R1(config-router-af)# network [Link] mask [Link]
R1(config-router-af)# network [Link] mask [Link]
R1(config-router-af)# exit
b. Enter address family configuration mode for IPv6 and advertise the IPv6 prefixes.
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R1(config-router)# address-family ipv6 unicast
R1(config-router-af)# network 2001:db8:acad:1000::/64
R1(config-router-af)# network 2001:db8:acad:1001::/64
R1(config-router-af)# exit
Close configuration window
Step 5: Advertise IPv4 and IPv6 prefixes on R2.
a. Enter address family configuration mode for IPv4 and advertise the IPv4 prefixes.
Open configuration window
R2(config-router)# address-family ipv4 unicast
R2(config-router-af)# network [Link] mask [Link]
R2(config-router-af)# network [Link] mask [Link]
R2(config-router-af)# exit
b. Enter address family configuration mode for IPv6 and advertise the IPv6 prefixes.
R2(config-router)# address-family ipv6 unicast
R2(config-router-af)# network 2001:db8:acad:2000::/64
R2(config-router-af)# network 2001:db8:acad:2001::/64
R2(config-router-af)# exit
Close configuration window
Step 6: Advertise IPv4 and IPv6 prefixes on R3.
a. Enter address family configuration mode for IPv4 and advertise the IPv4 prefixes.
Open configuration window
R3(config-router)# address-family ipv4 unicast
R3(config-router-af)# network [Link] mask [Link]
R3(config-router-af)# network [Link] mask [Link]
R3(config-router-af)# exit
b. Enter address family configuration mode for IPv6 and advertise the IPv6 prefixes.
R3(config-router)# address-family ipv6 unicast
R3(config-router-af)# network 2001:db8:acad:3000::/64
R3(config-router-af)# network 2001:db8:acad:3001::/64
R3(config-router-af)# exit
Close configuration window
Note: Notice that the networks between the routers are not being advertised in eBGP. Typically, only the
prefixes of the AS need to be advertised in eBGP. eBGP neighbors are typically directly connected and
therefore will be able to form an adjacency. There is typically no need to advertise and inject the directly
connected prefixes into the BGP routing table.
Part 3: Verify MP-BGP
Step 1: Display detailed neighbor adjacency information.
Use the show bgp all neighbors command on R2 to display detailed information about BGP connections to
neighbors for all (IPv4 and IPv6) address families. Each neighbor shows that it is in the “Established” state.
This indicates that the router can send and receive BGP messages. R2 has two neighbor addresses, R1 and
R3, for each address family, IPv4 and IPv6.
Open configuration window
R2# show bgp all neighbors
For address family: IPv4 Unicast
BGP neighbor is [Link], remote AS 1000, external link
BGP version 4, remote router ID [Link]
BGP state = Established, up for 01:56:25
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Last read 00:00:48, last write 00:00:50, hold time is 180, keepalive interval is 60
seconds
<output omitted>
BGP neighbor is [Link], remote AS 300, external link
BGP version 4, remote router ID [Link]
BGP state = Established, up for 01:55:47
Last read 00:00:04, last write 00:00:41, hold time is 180, keepalive interval is 60
seconds
<output omitted>
For address family: IPv6 Unicast
BGP neighbor is 2001:DB8:ACAD:1012::1, remote AS 1000, external link
BGP version 4, remote router ID [Link]
BGP state = Established, up for 01:56:39
Last read 00:00:07, last write 00:00:04, hold time is 180, keepalive interval is 60
seconds
<output omitted>
BGP neighbor is 2001:DB8:ACAD:1023::3, remote AS 300, external link
BGP version 4, remote router ID [Link]
BGP state = Established, up for 01:56:09
Last read 00:00:32, last write 00:00:48, hold time is 180, keepalive interval is 60
seconds
<output omitted>
Note: Most information displayed using show bgp all neighbors command has been omitted for brevity. The
command show bgp neighbors is used to display only BGP for IPv4 adjacencies. To display the same
information for only IPv6 neighbors, use the command show bgp ipv6 neighbors.
Questions:
What is the BGP state for each neighbor adjacency?
Type your answers here.
How often are BGP keepalives sent?
Type your answers here.
How many seconds will a BGP session remain open if no further keepalive messages are received?
Type your answers here.
Step 2: Display summary neighbor adjacency information.
Use the show bgp ipv4 unicast summary and show bgp ipv6 unicast summary commands on R2 to
display a summary of IPv4/IPv6 peering information with R1 and R3. The information displayed using the
show bgp ipv4 unicast summary is a subset of show ip all bgp command.
Open configuration window
R2# show bgp ipv4 unicast summary
BGP router identifier [Link], local AS number 500
BGP table version is 11, main routing table version 11
6 network entries using 1488 bytes of memory
10 path entries using 1360 bytes of memory
5/3 BGP path/bestpath attribute entries using 1400 bytes of memory
4 BGP AS-PATH entries using 128 bytes of memory
0 BGP route-map cache entries using 0 bytes of memory
0 BGP filter-list cache entries using 0 bytes of memory
BGP using 4376 total bytes of memory
BGP activity 12/0 prefixes, 20/0 paths, scan interval 60 secs
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Neighbor V AS MsgRcvd MsgSent TblVer InQ OutQ Up/Down State/PfxRcd
[Link] 4 1000 10 10 7 0 0 00:04:43 4
[Link] 4 300 11 10 7 0 0 00:04:28 4
R2# show bgp ipv6 unicast summary
BGP router identifier [Link], local AS number 500
BGP table version is 9, main routing table version 9
6 network entries using 1632 bytes of memory
10 path entries using 1520 bytes of memory
5/3 BGP path/bestpath attribute entries using 1400 bytes of memory
4 BGP AS-PATH entries using 128 bytes of memory
0 BGP route-map cache entries using 0 bytes of memory
0 BGP filter-list cache entries using 0 bytes of memory
BGP using 4680 total bytes of memory
BGP activity 12/0 prefixes, 20/0 paths, scan interval 60 secs
Neighbor V AS MsgRcvd MsgSent TblVer InQ OutQ Up/Down State/PfxRcd
2001:DB8:ACAD:1012::1
4 1000 12 12 7 0 0 00:06:26 4
2001:DB8:ACAD:1023::3
4 300 12 12 7 0 0 00:06:12 4
Question:
What is the difference between the "local AS number" and the "AS" number displayed in the list of BGP
neighbors?
Step 3: Verify BGP tables for IPv4 and IPv6.
a. Use the show bgp ipv4 unicast command on R2 to display its IPv4 BGP table. This command is
equivalent to the show ip bgp command and either command can be used. Notice that R1 shows six
IPv4 networks in its IPv4 BGP table. Each network is valid “*” and has one path which is the best path “>”.
Amongst other information, the next hop IPv4 address and the AS path are included.
R2# show bgp ipv4 unicast | b Network
Network Next Hop Metric LocPrf Weight Path
* [Link]/27 [Link] 0 300 1000 i
*> [Link] 0 0 1000 i
* [Link]/26 [Link] 0 300 1000 i
*> [Link] 0 0 1000 i
*> [Link]/27 [Link] 0 32768 i
*> [Link]/26 [Link] 0 32768 i
* [Link]/27 [Link] 0 1000 300 i
*> [Link] 0 0 300 i
* [Link]/26 [Link] 0 1000 300 i
*> [Link] 0 0 300 i
b. Use the show bgp ipv6 unicast command on R2 to display similar information for its IPv6 BGP table.
R2# show bgp ipv6 unicast | b Network
Network Next Hop Metric LocPrf Weight Path
* 2001:DB8:ACAD:1000::/64
2001:DB8:ACAD:1023::3
0 300 1000 i
*> 2001:DB8:ACAD:1012::1
0 0 1000 i
* 2001:DB8:ACAD:1001::/64
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2001:DB8:ACAD:1023::3
0 300 1000 i
*> 2001:DB8:ACAD:1012::1
0 0 1000 i
*> 2001:DB8:ACAD:2000::/64
:: 0 32768 i
*> 2001:DB8:ACAD:2001::/64
:: 0 32768 i
* 2001:DB8:ACAD:3000::/64
2001:DB8:ACAD:1012::1
0 1000 300 i
*> 2001:DB8:ACAD:1023::3
0 0 300 i
* 2001:DB8:ACAD:3001::/64
2001:DB8:ACAD:1012::1
0 1000 300 i
Network Next Hop Metric LocPrf Weight Path
*> 2001:DB8:ACAD:1023::3
0 0 300 i
Questions:
In the first output show bgp ipv4 unicast, why is [Link] the preferred next hop address for [Link]
instead of [Link]?
Type your answers here.
Why do some entries in the show bgp ipv6 unicast output include a next hop address of "::"?
Type your answers here.
Step 4: Viewing explicit routes and path attributes.
a. Use the show bgp ipv4 unicast ipv4-prefix subnet-mask command on R2 to display all the paths for a
specific route and BGP path attributes for that route.
R2# show bgp ipv4 unicast [Link] [Link]
BGP routing table entry for [Link]/27, version 2
Paths: (2 available, best #2, table default)
Advertised to update-groups:
1
Refresh Epoch 1
300 1000
[Link] from [Link] ([Link])
Origin IGP, localpref 100, valid, external
rx pathid: 0, tx pathid: 0
Refresh Epoch 1
1000
[Link] from [Link] ([Link])
Origin IGP, metric 0, localpref 100, valid, external, best
rx pathid: 0, tx pathid: 0x0
The show bgp ipv6 unicast ipv6-prefix prefix-length command displays similar information for IPv6
prefixes.
R2# show bgp ipv6 unicast 2001:db8:acad:1000::/64
BGP routing table entry for 2001:DB8:ACAD:1000::/64, version 2
Paths: (2 available, best #2, table default)
Flag: 0x100
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Advertised to update-groups:
1
Refresh Epoch 1
300 1000
2001:DB8:ACAD:1023::3 (FE80::3:1) from 2001:DB8:ACAD:1023::3 ([Link])
Origin IGP, localpref 100, valid, external
rx pathid: 0, tx pathid: 0
Refresh Epoch 1
1000
2001:DB8:ACAD:1012::1 (FE80::1:1) from 2001:DB8:ACAD:1012::1 ([Link])
Origin IGP, metric 0, localpref 100, valid, external, best
rx pathid: 0, tx pathid: 0x0
Question:
Why does the output for the show bgp ipv6 unicast command include the link-local address following
the global unicast address?
Type your answers here.
b. Use the show bgp ipv4 unicast neighbors ipv4-prefix advertised-routes command on R2 to display
IPv4 routes advertised to a specific neighbor.
R2# show bgp ipv4 unicast neighbors [Link] advertised-routes | b Network
Network Next Hop Metric LocPrf Weight Path
*> [Link]/27 [Link] 0 0 1000 i
*> [Link]/26 [Link] 0 0 1000 i
*> [Link]/27 [Link] 0 32768 i
*> [Link]/26 [Link] 0 32768 i
*> [Link]/27 [Link] 0 0 300 i
*> [Link]/26 [Link] 0 0 300 i
Total number of prefixes 6
c. Use the show bgp ipv6 unicast ipv5-prefix prefix-length command to display similar information for IPv6
advertised routes.
R2# show bgp ipv6 unicast neighbors 2001:db8:acad:1012::1 advertised-routes |
b Network
Network Next Hop Metric LocPrf Weight Path
*> 2001:DB8:ACAD:1000::/64
2001:DB8:ACAD:1012::1
0 0 1000 i
*> 2001:DB8:ACAD:1001::/64
2001:DB8:ACAD:1012::1
0 0 1000 i
*> 2001:DB8:ACAD:2000::/64
:: 0 32768 i
*> 2001:DB8:ACAD:2001::/64
:: 0 32768 i
*> 2001:DB8:ACAD:3000::/64
2001:DB8:ACAD:1023::3
0 0 300 i
*> 2001:DB8:ACAD:3001::/64
2001:DB8:ACAD:1023::3
0 0 300 i
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Total number of prefixes 6
Question:
Why do some entries in the show bgp ipv4 unicast neighbors output include a next hop address of
[Link] and the show bgp ipv6 unicast neighbors output includes a next hop address of "::"?
Type your answers here.
Step 5: Verifying the IP routing tables for IPv4 and IPv6.
a. By examining the IPv4 and IPv6 routing tables on R2, you can verify that BGP is receiving the IPv4 and
IPv6 prefixes from R1 and R3.
R2# show ip route bgp | begin Gateway
Gateway of last resort is not set
[Link]/24 is variably subnetted, 2 subnets, 2 masks
B [Link]/27 [20/0] via [Link], 04:29:03
B [Link]/26 [20/0] via [Link], 04:28:32
[Link]/24 is variably subnetted, 2 subnets, 2 masks
B [Link]/27 [20/0] via [Link], 04:17:14
B [Link]/26 [20/0] via [Link], 04:16:44
R2# show ipv6 route bgp | b 2001
B 2001:DB8:ACAD:1000::/64 [20/0]
via FE80::1:1, GigabitEthernet0/0/0
B 2001:DB8:ACAD:1001::/64 [20/0]
via FE80::1:1, GigabitEthernet0/0/0
B 2001:DB8:ACAD:3000::/64 [20/0]
via FE80::3:1, GigabitEthernet0/0/1
B 2001:DB8:ACAD:3001::/64 [20/0]
via FE80::3:1, GigabitEthernet0/0/1
Close configuration window
Part 4: Configure and Verify IPv6 Route Summarization
Summarizing prefixes conserves router resources and accelerates best-path calculation by reducing the size
of the table. Summarization can be configured either for prefixes originated by the AS or prefixes received
from downstream providers. Summarization also provides the benefits of stability by hiding flapping routes or
having to install new prefixes when they are contained within a summary.
a. Verify R2 and R3 are receiving 2001:db8:acad:1000::/64 and 2001:db8:acad:1001::/64 from R1.
Open configuration window
R2# show ipv6 route bgp | b 2001
B 2001:DB8:ACAD:1000::/64 [20/0]
via FE80::1:1, GigabitEthernet0/0/0
B 2001:DB8:ACAD:1001::/64 [20/0]
via FE80::1:1, GigabitEthernet0/0/0
B 2001:DB8:ACAD:3000::/64 [20/0]
via FE80::3:1, GigabitEthernet0/0/1
B 2001:DB8:ACAD:3001::/64 [20/0]
via FE80::3:1, GigabitEthernet0/0/1
R3# show ipv6 route bgp | b 2001
B 2001:DB8:ACAD:1000::/64 [20/0]
via FE80::1:2, Serial0/1/0
B 2001:DB8:ACAD:1001::/64 [20/0]
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via FE80::1:2, Serial0/1/0
B 2001:DB8:ACAD:2000::/64 [20/0]
via FE80::2:2, GigabitEthernet0/0/0
B 2001:DB8:ACAD:2001::/64 [20/0]
via FE80::2:2, GigabitEthernet0/0/0
b. Although AS 1000 only has two IPv6 prefixes - 2001:db8:acad:1000::/64 and 2001:db8:acad:1001::/64,
this customer has been allocated the entire 2001:db8:acad:1000::/52 prefix (2001:db8:acad:1xxx).
R1 is configured using the aggregate-address command in IPv6 AF mode to summarize its IPv6
prefixes. This is known as a summary route or aggregate route. The summary-only option suppresses
the more specific prefixes from also being advertised.
R1(config)# router bgp 1000
R1(config-router)# address-family ipv6 unicast
R1(config-router-af)# aggregate-address 2001:db8:acad:1000::/52 summary-only
c. Verify that R2 and R3 are now receiving the aggregate route and installing it in the IPv6 BGP table.
R2# show bgp ipv6 unicast | begin Network
Network Next Hop Metric LocPrf Weight Path
* 2001:DB8:ACAD:1000::/52
2001:DB8:ACAD:1023::3
0 300 1000 i
*> 2001:DB8:ACAD:1012::1
0 0 1000 i
<output omitted>
R3# show bgp ipv6 unicast | begin Network
Network Next Hop Metric LocPrf Weight Path
* 2001:DB8:ACAD:1000::/52
2001:DB8:ACAD:1023::2
0 500 1000 i
* 2001:DB8:ACAD:1014::1
0 0 1000 i
<output omitted>
d. Verify that R2 and R3 are now receiving the aggregate route and it is installed in the IPv6 routing table.
R2# show ipv6 route bgp | begin 2001
B 2001:DB8:ACAD:1000::/52 [20/0]
via FE80::1:1, GigabitEthernet0/0/0
B 2001:DB8:ACAD:3000::/64 [20/0]
via FE80::3:1, GigabitEthernet0/0/1
B 2001:DB8:ACAD:3001::/64 [20/0]
via FE80::3:1, GigabitEthernet0/0/1
R3# show ipv6 route bgp | begin 2001
B 2001:DB8:ACAD:1000::/52 [20/0]
via FE80::1:2, Serial0/1/0
B 2001:DB8:ACAD:2000::/64 [20/0]
via FE80::2:2, GigabitEthernet0/0/0
B 2001:DB8:ACAD:2001::/64 [20/0]
via FE80::2:2, GigabitEthernet0/0/0
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Question:
If R1's 2001:db8:acad:1000::/64 network went down, what would be the effect, if any, on the routing
tables of R2 and R3? Explain.
Type your answers here.
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