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diff --git a/doc/bird.sgml b/doc/bird.sgml index b36e81f3..c8f80c46 100644 --- a/doc/bird.sgml +++ b/doc/bird.sgml @@ -2650,12 +2650,19 @@ using the following configuration parameters: keeps MED attribute). Default: disabled. <tag><label id="bgp-allow-local-pref">allow bgp_local_pref <m/switch/</tag> - A standard BGP implementation do not send the Local Preference attribute - to eBGP neighbors and ignore this attribute if received from eBGP + Standard BGP implementations do not send the Local Preference attribute + to EBGP neighbors and ignore this attribute if received from EBGP neighbors, as per <rfc id="4271">. When this option is enabled on an - eBGP session, this attribute will be sent to and accepted from the peer, + EBGP session, this attribute will be sent to and accepted from the peer, which is useful for example if you have a setup like in <rfc id="7938">. - The option does not affect iBGP sessions. Default: off. + The option does not affect IBGP sessions. Default: off. + + <tag><label id="bgp-allow-med">allow bgp_med <m/switch/</tag> + Standard BGP implementations do not propagate the MULTI_EXIT_DESC + attribute unless it is configured locally. When this option is enabled + on an EBGP session, this attribute will be sent to the peer regardless, + which is useful for example if you have a setup like in <rfc id="7938">. + The option does not affect IBGP sessions. Default: off. <tag><label id="bgp-allow-local-as">allow local as [<m/number/]</tag> BGP prevents routing loops by rejecting received routes with the local |