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authorOndrej Zajicek (work) <santiago@crfreenet.org>2018-12-12 16:04:15 +0100
committerOndrej Zajicek (work) <santiago@crfreenet.org>2018-12-12 16:04:15 +0100
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Doc: Document BGP import table option
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@@ -2609,6 +2609,16 @@ be used in explicit configuration.
for every allowed table type. Default: the same as the main table
the channel is connected to (if eligible).
+ <tag><label id="bgp-import-table">import table <m/switch/</tag>
+ A BGP import table contain all received routes from given BGP neighbor,
+ before application of import filters. It is also called <em/Adj-RIB-In/
+ in BGP terminology. BIRD BGP by default operates without import tables,
+ in which case received routes are just processed by import filters,
+ accepted ones are stored in the master table, and the rest is forgotten.
+ Enabling <cf/import table/ allows to store unprocessed routes, which can
+ be examined later by <cf/show route/, and can be used to reconfigure
+ import filters without full route refresh. Default: off.
+
<tag><label id="bgp-secondary">secondary <m/switch/</tag>
Usually, if an export filter rejects a selected route, no other route is
propagated for that network. This option allows to try the next route in