Re: bgp4-17 LOCAL_PREF

Yakov Rekhter <yakov@juniper.net> Mon, 14 January 2002 20:11 UTC

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To: Alex Zinin <azinin@nexsi.com>
Cc: Tom Petch <nwnetworks@dial.pipex.com>, idr@merit.edu
Subject: Re: bgp4-17 LOCAL_PREF
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Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 12:08:58 -0800
From: Yakov Rekhter <yakov@juniper.net>
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Alex,

> 
>  A "see section 5.1.5" instead of "disallowed" in
>  the table before 5.1 should do the trick.

fixed.

Yakov.

>  
> -- 
> Alex Zinin
> 
> Saturday, January 11, 2003, 4:56:35 AM, Tom Petch wrote:
> 
> > Section 5 states that LOCAL_PREF is disallowed for EBGP;
> > section 5.1.5 allows it for external peers as part of BGP
> > Confederations.
> 
> > I think that Section 5 needs qualifying
> 
> > Tom Petch, Network Consultant
> > nwnetworks@dial.pipex.com
> 
>