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SunilKhanna
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    Introduction

    The document represents a configuration example of IPv6 Multiprotocol BGP peering between two routers using Link Local Address. Each router's active interface (here Serial 0/0) is configured with a unique link local address by command "ipv6 address {ipv6 address} link-local".

     

    Under BGP configuration mode, the remote router's link-local address is combined with keyword "update-source <interface type>". Using link-local addresses requires that the interface for the neighbor be identified by using the update-source command and that a route map be configured to set an IPv6 global next hop. Under the address-family mode, neighbour is activated and a route-map specifying the Next Hop is applied to the neighbour.

    Background

    In this document, two routers Austin and Dallas are forming EBGP peering over Serial 0/0 interface configured with IPv6 Link-Local addresses (Fe80:1::1 and FE80:2::1). The interfaces are also configured with Global Unicast Address (2012:1:1:1::x/64 in our topology). Austin is residing in AS 100 while the router Dallas in AS 200. Austin is advertising its Loopback 10 address (2012:10:10:10::10/128).

     

    Note: All configurations are tested on Cisco 3745 series router operating on C3745-ADVIPSERVICESK9-M, IOS Version 12.4(15)T14.

    Prerequisite

    1. IPv6 Addressing scheme
    2. Multiprotocol BGP

    Topology Diagram

    Topology Diagram.bmp

    Configurations

     

    AustinDallas

    hostname Austin

    ip cef

    no ip domain lookup

    ipv6 unicast-routing

    !

    interface Loopback10

    no ip address

    ipv6 address 2012:10:10:10::10/128

    !

    interface Serial0/0

    no ip address

    ipv6 address FE80:1::1 link-local

    ipv6 address 2012:1:1:1::1/64

    ipv6 enable

    clock rate 2000000

    !

    router bgp 100

    bgp router-id 1.1.1.1

    no bgp default ipv4-unicast

    bgp log-neighbor-changes

    neighbor FE80:2::1 remote-as 200

    neighbor FE80:2::1 update-source Serial0/0

    !

    address-family ipv6

      neighbor FE80:2::1 activate

      neighbor FE80:2::1 route-map Next-Hop out

      network 2012:10:10:10::10/128

    exit-address-family

    !

    route-map Next-Hop permit 10

    set ipv6 next-hop 2012:1:1:1::1

    !

    end

    hostname Dallas

    ip cef

    no ip domain lookup

    !

    ipv6 unicast-routing

    !

    interface Serial0/0

    no ip address

    ipv6 address FE80:2::1 link-local

    ipv6 address 2012:1:1:1::2/64

    ipv6 enable

    clock rate 2000000

    !

    router bgp 200

    bgp router-id 2.2.2.2

    no bgp default ipv4-unicast

    bgp log-neighbor-changes

    neighbor FE80:1::1 remote-as 100

    neighbor FE80:1::1 update-source Serial0/0

    !

    address-family ipv6

      neighbor FE80:1::1 activate

      neighbor FE80:1::1 route-map Next-Hop out

    exit-address-family

    !

    route-map Next-Hop permit 10

    set ipv6 next-hop 2012:1:1:1::2

    !

    end

     

    Verification

    1. show bgp ipv6 unicast summary
    2. show bgp ipv6 unicast

     

    show bgp ipv6 unicast summary.bmp

     

    show bgp ipv6 unicast.bmp

    References

    IPv6 FAQ

    Configuring an IPv6 Multiprotocol BGP Peer Using a Link-Local Address

    IP Version 6 (IPv6) - Cisco Systems

    Multiprotocol BGP for IPv6 Configuration Example

    Comments
    mberend
    Community Member

    Hi

     

    It seems to me that the result is identical to what you would get with peering to the global address.

    So then why would you ever do this? That is the benefit of this feature?

     

    Thanks

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