[c-nsp] BGP Community framework

[James]

On Sun, Nov 14, 2004 at 10:38:40AM -0600, Brian Feeny wrote:
> 
> Does anyone have any good examples out there of a complete or at least 
> mostly complete BGP Community framework?  What I mean, is not just a 
> menu showing what communities and what those communities do, but the 
> community lists, route-maps, community blocking / clearing, order of 
> processing, etc.

This is for an IPv6 setup, but the concept is almost the same.
http://mailman.twdx.net/pipermail/occaid/2004-January/000519.html

> 
> I am getting ready to deploy communities and want to make sure I have 
> everything clear in my head so I don't get off on the wrong foot.  I 
> have read quite a bit of stuff out there on network wide community 
> deployment, but have yet to find something as comprehensive as I would 
> like to see, as far as showing actual router configs so I can better 
> visualize.

Just my personal opinion, but route-map's give me headaches :)

> 
> I realize most NSP's/ISP's will adopt a customized version of 
> communities tailored specifically to their network and things they are 
> doing, however the bulk of community deployment seems to have much in 
> common.

Once you master the wonders of route-maps, it should be fairly straight forward
to deploy comm's. But I understand what you mean though ;)

HTH,
-J

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