Basic IPv6 BGP example

In this example, Enterprise Core FortiGate peers with the ISP BGP Router over eBGP to receive a default route.

Topology

The following topology is used for this example:

Please note that the IPv6 addresses used in this example are for illustrative purposes only and should not be used in your environment. The 2001:db8::/32 prefix is a special IPv6 prefix designated for use in documentation examples. See RFC 3849 for more information.

Please note that the Autonomous System Numbers (ASN) used in this example are reserved for documentation use only and should not be used in your environment. See RFC 5398 for more information.

To configure BGP on the Enterprise Core FortiGate:

config router bgp
    set as 64511
    set router-id 13.13.13.13
    config neighbor
        edit "2001:db8:d0c:6::2"
            set remote-as 64510
        next
    end
    config network6
        edit 1
            set prefix6 2001:db8:d0c:6::/64
        next
    end
end

Testing the configuration

To verify the status of the neighbors:

# get router info6 bgp neighbors
VRF 0 neighbor table:
BGP neighbor is 2001:db8:d0c:6::2, remote AS 64510, local AS 64511, external link
  BGP version 4, remote router ID 1.1.1.2
  BGP state = Established, up for 02:43:35
  Last read 00:00:14, hold time is 180, keepalive interval is 60 seconds
  Configured hold time is 180, keepalive interval is 60 seconds
  Neighbor capabilities:
    Route refresh: advertised and received (old and new)
    Address family IPv4 Unicast: advertised and received
    Address family VPNv4 Unicast: advertised and received
    Address family IPv6 Unicast: advertised and received
    Address family L2VPN EVPN: advertised and received
  Received 263 messages, 0 notifications, 0 in queue
  Sent 260 messages, 1 notifications, 0 in queue
  Route refresh request: received 0, sent 0
  NLRI treated as withdraw: 0
  Minimum time between advertisement runs is 30 seconds

 For address family: IPv4 Unicast
  BGP table version 1, neighbor version 0
  Index 1, Offset 0, Mask 0x2
  Community attribute sent to this neighbor (both)
  0 accepted prefixes, 0 prefixes in rib
  0 announced prefixes

 For address family: VPNv4 Unicast
  BGP table version 1, neighbor version 0
  Index 1, Offset 0, Mask 0x2
  Community attribute sent to this neighbor (both)
  0 accepted prefixes, 0 prefixes in rib
  0 announced prefixes

 For address family: IPv6 Unicast
  BGP table version 3, neighbor version 2
  Index 1, Offset 0, Mask 0x2
  Community attribute sent to this neighbor (both)
  3 accepted prefixes, 3 prefixes in rib
  1 announced prefixes
         
 For address family: L2VPN EVPN
  BGP table version 1, neighbor version 1
  Index 1, Offset 0, Mask 0x2
  Community attribute sent to this neighbor (both)
  0 accepted prefixes, 0 prefixes in rib
  0 announced prefixes

 Connections established 2; dropped 1
Local host: 2001:db8:d0c:6::1, Local port: 179
Foreign host: 2001:db8:d0c:6::2, Foreign port: 16500
Egress interface: 9
Nexthop: 13.13.13.13
Nexthop interface: port3
Nexthop global: 2001:db8:d0c:6::1
Nexthop local: fe80::20c:29ff:fefc:1868
BGP connection: shared network
Last Reset: 02:43:42, due to BGP Notification sent
Notification Error Message: (CeaseUnspecified Error Subcode)

To verify the networks learned from neighbors or a specific network:

# get router info6 bgp network
VRF 0 BGP table version is 3, local router ID is 13.13.13.13
Status codes: s suppressed, d damped, h history, * valid, > best, i - internal,
              S Stale
Origin codes: i - IGP, e - EGP, ? - incomplete

   Network          Next Hop            Metric     LocPrf Weight RouteTag Path
*> ::/0             2001:db8:d0c:6::2(fe80::20c:29ff:febc:eec2)
                                        0                      0        0 64510 ? <-/1>
*> 64:ff9b::/96     2001:db8:d0c:6::2(fe80::20c:29ff:febc:eec2)
                                        0                      0        0 64510 ? <-/1>
*  2001:db8:d0c:6::/64
                    2001:db8:d0c:6::2(fe80::20c:29ff:febc:eec2)
                                        0                      0        0 64510 i <-/->
*>                                                    100  32768        0 i <-/1>

Total number of prefixes 3

To verify the routing table:

# get router info6 routing-table
IPv6 Routing Table
Codes: K - kernel route, C - connected, S - static, R - RIP, O - OSPF,
       IA - OSPF inter area
       N1 - OSPF NSSA external type 1, N2 - OSPF NSSA external type 2
       E1 - OSPF external type 1, E2 - OSPF external type 2
       i - IS-IS, B - BGP, V - BGP VPNv6
       * - candidate default

Timers: Uptime

Routing table for VRF=0
B*      ::/0 [20/0] via fe80::20c:29ff:febc:eec2, port3, 02:45:56, [1024/0]
C       ::1/128 via ::, root, 03:45:04
B       64:ff9b::/96 [20/0] via fe80::20c:29ff:febc:eec2, port3, 02:45:56, [1024/0]
C       2001:db8:d0c:1::/64 via ::, port1, 00:33:21
O       2001:db8:d0c:2::/64 [110/2] via fe80::20c:29ff:fe4d:f81f, port1, 00:33:04, [1024/0]
                            [110/2] via fe80::20c:29ff:fe6b:b2c9, port2, 00:33:04, [1024/0]
C       2001:db8:d0c:3::/64 via ::, port2, 03:45:04
O       2001:db8:d0c:4::/64 [110/2] via fe80::20c:29ff:fe4d:f81f, port1, 00:33:04, [1024/0]
O       2001:db8:d0c:5::/64 [110/2] via fe80::20c:29ff:fe6b:b2c9, port2, 02:51:32, [1024/0]
C       2001:db8:d0c:6::/64 via ::, port3, 03:45:04