BGP Route Refresh

Gaia Embedded supports the ability to dynamically request BGP route updates from peers and to respond to requests for BGP route updates.

For example, if you change the inbound routing policy, you can request that a peer readvertise its previously advertised routes so that the routes can be checked against the new policy.

This feature is often referred to as a soft reset because it provides the ability to refresh routes received from a peer without tearing down the established session.

To configure BGP route updates in the:

• Gaia Clish- Run these commands:

  set bgp external remote-as <AS Number> peer <IP Address> send-route-refresh

  set bgp internal peer <IP Address> send-route-refresh

• Gaia Portal - Click the appropriate buttons in the Edit Peer page, in the section Advanced Settings > Route Refresh.

These options work only with peers that support the same capabilities. Gaia Embedded systems can also peer with systems that do not support these options.