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Checking the BGP Layer

This chapter describes how to check the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) layer of the layered Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) model. (See Table 18.)


Table 18: Checklist for Checking the BGP Layer
Checking the BGP Layer Tasks
Command or Action


  1. Check That BGP Traffic Is Using the LSP

traceroute hostname

  1. Check BGP Sessions

show bgp summary

  1. Verify the BGP Configuration

show configuration

  1. Examine BGP Routes

show route destination-prefix detail

  1. Verify Received BGP Routes

show route receive protocol bgp neighbor-address

  1. Take Appropriate Action

The following sequence of commands addresses the specific problem described in this section:

[edit]
edit protocols bgp

[edit protocols bgp]
show
set local-address 10.0.0.1
delete group internal neighbor 10.1.36.2
show
commit

  1. Check That BGP Traffic Is Using the LSP Again

traceroute hostname



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