- path-selection {
- (cisco-non-deterministic | always-compare-med | external-router-id);
-
- med-plus-igp {
- igp-multiplier number;
- med-multiplier number;
- }
- }
- [edit logical-systems logical-system-name protocols bgp],
- [edit logical-systems logical-system-name routing-instances routing-instance-name protocols
bgp],
- [edit protocols bgp],
- [edit routing-instances routing-instance-name protocols bgp]
Statement introduced before JUNOS Release 7.4.
med-plus-igp option introduced in JUNOS Release 8.1.
Configure BGP path selection.
If the path-selection statement is not included in the configuration, only the MEDs of routes that have the same peer ASs are compared.
cisco-non-deterministic—Configure routing table path selection so that it is performed using the same nondeterministic behavior as the Cisco IOS software. The active path is always first. All inactive, but eligible, paths follow the active path and are maintained in the order in which they were received, with the most recent path first. Ineligible paths remain at the end of the list.
always-compare-med—Always compare MEDs whether or not the peer ASs of the compared routes are the same.
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Note: We recommend that you configure the always-compare-med option. |
external-router-id—Compare the router ID between external BGP paths to determine the active path.
med-plus-igp—Add the IGP cost to the next-hop destination to the MED before comparing MED values for path selection.
igp-multiplier number—The multiplier value for the IGP cost to a next-hop address.
med-multiplier number—The multiplier value for the MED calculation.
See Configuring Routing Table Path Selection.
routing—To view this statement in the configuration.
routing-control—To add this statement to the configuration.