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authorJan Moskyto Matejka <mq@ucw.cz>2016-04-08 12:09:31 +0200
committerJan Moskyto Matejka <mq@ucw.cz>2016-04-08 12:28:33 +0200
commit7a7ac656829223713f9e6bcef63d2b5a5efce7d2 (patch)
tree153afd214a815124b37fcd88c66134d716a390cf /doc
parent4bdf1881dc6230b742d7efcaad8eeac4ed25f445 (diff)
parent06edbb67ed807811654e7fd8f0f9b83766430216 (diff)
Merge branch 'master' into int-new-channels
Diffstat (limited to 'doc')
-rw-r--r--doc/bird.sgml23
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/doc/bird.sgml b/doc/bird.sgml
index 86df0456..5e5aeee4 100644
--- a/doc/bird.sgml
+++ b/doc/bird.sgml
@@ -318,8 +318,9 @@ protocol rip {
<p><descrip>
<tag>include "<m/filename/"</tag>
This statement causes inclusion of a new file. <m/Filename/ could also
- be a wildcard. The maximal depth is 8. Note that this statement could be
- used anywhere in the config file, not just as a top-level option.
+ be a wildcard, in that case matching files are included in alphabetic
+ order. The maximal depth is 8. Note that this statement could be used
+ anywhere in the config file, not just as a top-level option.
<tag><label id="dsc-log">log "<m/filename/"|syslog [name <m/name/]|stderr all|{ <m/list of classes/ }</tag>
Set logging of messages having the given class (either <cf/all/ or
@@ -1119,9 +1120,12 @@ foot).
<cf><m/P/.last</cf> returns the last ASN (the source ASN) in path <m/P/.
+ <cf><m/P/.last_nonaggregated</cf> returns the last ASN in the non-aggregated part of the path <m/P/.
+
Both <cf/first/ and <cf/last/ return zero if there is no appropriate
ASN, for example if the path contains an AS set element as the first (or
- the last) part.
+ the last) part. If the path ends with an AS set, <cf/last_nonaggregated/
+ may be used to get last ASN before any AS set.
<cf><m/P/.len</cf> returns the length of path <m/P/.
@@ -1859,6 +1863,11 @@ using the following configuration parameters:
in neighbor's implementation of 4B AS extension. Even when disabled
(off), BIRD behaves internally as AS4-aware BGP router. Default: on.
+ <tag>enable extended messages <m/switch/</tag>
+ The BGP protocol uses maximum message length of 4096 bytes. This option
+ provides an extension to allow extended messages with length up
+ to 65535 bytes. Default: off.
+
<tag>capabilities <m/switch/</tag>
Use capability advertisement to advertise optional capabilities. This is
standard behavior for newer BGP implementations, but there might be some
@@ -2054,7 +2063,7 @@ protocol bgp {
multihop; # ... which is connected indirectly
export filter { # We use non-trivial export rules
if source = RTS_STATIC then { # Export only static routes
- # Assign our community
+ # Assign our community
bgp_community.add((65000,64501));
# Artificially increase path length
# by advertising local AS number twice
@@ -2263,7 +2272,7 @@ these attributes:
<tag>ip <cf/krt_prefsrc/</tag> (Linux)
The preferred source address. Used in source address selection for
- outgoing packets. Has to be one of the IP addresses of the router.
+ outgoing packets. Has to be one of the IP addresses of the router.
<tag>int <cf/krt_realm/</tag> (Linux)
The realm of the route. Can be used for traffic classification.
@@ -2608,8 +2617,8 @@ protocol ospf &lt;name&gt; {
updates. Default value is 5.
<tag>priority <M>num</M></tag>
- On every multiple access network (e.g., the Ethernet) Designed Router
- and Backup Designed router are elected. These routers have some special
+ On every multiple access network (e.g., the Ethernet) Designated Router
+ and Backup Designated router are elected. These routers have some special
functions in the flooding process. Higher priority increases preferences
in this election. Routers with priority 0 are not eligible. Default
value is 1.