IPv6 NSF and Graceful Restart for MP-BGP IPv6 Address Family

Information About IPv6 NSF and Graceful Restart for MP-BGP IPv6 Address Family

Nonstop Forwarding and Graceful Restart for MP-BGP IPv6 Address Family

The graceful restart capability is supported for IPv6 BGP unicast, multicast, and VPNv6 address families, enabling Cisco nonstop forwarding (NSF) functionality for BGP IPv6. The BGP graceful restart capability allows the BGP routing table to be recovered from peers without keeping the TCP state.

NSF continues forwarding packets while routing protocols converge, therefore avoiding a route flap on switchover. Forwarding is maintained by synchronizing the FIB between the active and standby RP. On switchover, forwarding is maintained using the FIB. The RIB is not kept synchronized; therefore, the RIB is empty on switchover. The RIB is repopulated by the routing protocols and subsequently informs FIB about RIB convergence by using the NSF_RIB_CONVERGED registry call. The FIB tables are updated from the RIB, removing any stale entries. The RIB starts a failsafe timer during RP switchover, in case the routing protocols fail to notify the RIB of convergence.

The Cisco BGP address family identifier (AFI) model is designed to be modular and scalable, and to support multiple AFI and subsequent address family identifier (SAFI) configurations.

How to Configure IPv6 NSF and Graceful Restart for MP-BGP IPv6 Address Family

Configuring the IPv6 BGP Graceful Restart Capability

SUMMARY STEPS

  1. enable
  2. configure terminal
  3. router bgp as-number
  4. address-family ipv6 [ vrf vrf-name ] [unicast | multicast | vpnv6 ]
  5. bgp graceful-restart [restart-time seconds | stalepath-time seconds ] [all ]

DETAILED STEPS

  Command or Action Purpose

Step 1

enable

Example:


Device> enable

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

  • Enter your password if prompted.

Step 2

configure terminal

Example:


Device# configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Step 3

router bgp as-number

Example:


Device(config)# router bgp 65000

Enters router configuration mode for the specified routing process.

Step 4

address-family ipv6 [ vrf vrf-name ] [unicast | multicast | vpnv6 ]

Example:


Device(config-router)# address-family ipv6

Specifies the IPv6 address family.

Step 5

bgp graceful-restart [restart-time seconds | stalepath-time seconds ] [all ]

Example:


Device(config-router-af)# bgp graceful-restart

Enables the BGP graceful restart capability.

Configuration Examples for IPv6 NSF and Graceful Restart for MP-BGP IPv6 Address Family

Example: Configuring the IPv6 BGP Graceful Restart Capability

In the following example, the BGP graceful restart capability is enabled: 

Device# configure terminal
Device(config)# router bgp 65000
Device(config-router)# address-family ipv6
Device(config-router-af)# bgp graceful-restart

In the following example, the restart timer is set to 130 seconds: 

Device# configure terminal
Device(config)# router bgp 65000
Device(config-router)# address-family ipv6
Device(config-router-af)# bgp graceful-restart restart-time 130

In the following example, the stalepath timer is set to 350 seconds: 

Device# configure terminal
Device(config)# router bgp 65000
Device(config-router)# address-family ipv6
Device(config-router-af)# bgp graceful-restart stalepath-time 350

Additional References

Related Documents

Related Topic

Document Title

IPv6 addressing and connectivity

IPv6 Configuration Guide

Cisco IOS commands

Cisco IOS Master Command List, All Releases

IPv6 commands

Cisco IOS IPv6 Command Reference

Cisco IOS IPv6 features

Cisco IOS IPv6 Feature Mapping

Standards and RFCs

Standard/RFC

Title

RFCs for IPv6

IPv6 RFCs

MIBs

MIB

MIBs Link

—

To locate and download MIBs for selected platforms, Cisco IOS releases, and feature sets, use Cisco MIB Locator found at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/go/mibs

Technical Assistance

Description

Link

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http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/support/index.html

Feature Information for IPv6 NSF and Graceful Restart for MP-BGP IPv6 Address Family

The following table provides release information about the feature or features described in this module. This table lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given software release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that feature.

Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support. To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.
Table 1. Feature Information for IPv6: NSF and Graceful Restart for MP-BGP IPv6 Address Family

Feature Name

Releases

Feature Information

IPv6: NSF and Graceful Restart for MP-BGP IPv6 Address Family

Cisco IOS XE Release 3.1

The graceful restart capability is supported for IPv6 BGP unicast, multicast, and VPNv6 address families, enabling Cisco NSF functionality for BGP IPv6. The BGP graceful restart capability allows the BGP routing table to be recovered from peers without keeping the TCP state.