This page explains GoBGP policy feature for controlling the route advertisement. It might be called Route Map in other BGP implementations.
We explain the overview firstly, then the details.
Assumed that you finished Getting Started.
- Overview
- Policy Model
- Route Server Policy Model
- Policy Structure
- Configure Policies
- Policy Configuration Example
- Policy and Soft Reset
Policy is a way to control how BGP routes inserted to RIB or advertised to peers. Policy has two parts, Condition and Action. When a policy is configured, Action is applied to routes which meet Condition before routes proceed to next step.
GoBGP supports Condition like prefix, neighbor(source/destination of
the route), aspath etc.., and Action like accept, reject,
MED/aspath/community manipulation etc...
You can configure policy by configuration file, CLI or gRPC API. Here, we show how to configure policy via configuration file.
The following figure shows how policy works in normal BGP configuration.
There are Import and Export policy. Import policy is invoked before best path calculation and pushing routes to RIB. Export policy is invoked after that.
You can check each policy by the following commands.
$ gobgp global policy import
$ gobgp global policy exportThe following figure shows how policy works in route server BGP configuration.
In route server mode, Import and Export policies are defined with respect to a peer. The Import policy defines what routes will be imported into the master RIB. The Export policy defines what routes will be exported from the master RIB.
You can check each policy by the following commands.
$ gobgp neighbor <neighbor-addr> policy import
$ gobgp neighbor <neighbor-addr> policy export
A policy consists of statements. Each statement has condition(s) and action(s).
Conditions are categorized into attributes below:
- prefix
- neighbor
- aspath
- aspath length
- community
- extended community
- rpki validation result
- route type (internal/external/local)
- large community
- afi-safi in
As showed in the figure above, some of the conditions point to defined sets, which are a container for each condition item (e.g. prefixes).
Actions are categorized into attributes below:
- accept or reject
- add/replace/remove community or remove all communities
- add/subtract or replace MED value
- set next-hop
- set local-pref
- prepend AS number in the AS_PATH attribute
When ALL conditions in the statement are true, the action(s) in the
statement are executed.
You can check policy configuration by the following commands.
$ gobgp policy
$ gobgp policy statement
$ gobgp policy prefix
$ gobgp policy neighbor
$ gobgp policy as-path
$ gobgp policy community
$ gobgp policy ext-community
$ gobgp policy large-communityPolicy Configuration comes from two parts, definition and attachment. For definition, we have defined-sets and policy-definition. defined-sets defines condition item for some of the condition type. policy-definitions defines policies based on actions and conditions.
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defined-sets A single defined-sets entry has prefix match that is named prefix-sets and neighbor match part that is named neighbor-sets. It also has bgp-defined-sets, a subset of defined-sets that defines conditions referring to BGP attributes such as aspath. This defined-sets has a name and it's used to refer to defined-sets items from outside.
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policy-definitions policy-definitions is a list of policy. A single element has statements part that combines conditions with an action.
Below are the steps for policy configuration
- define defined-sets
- define prefix-sets
- define neighbor-sets
- define bgp-defined-sets
- define community-sets
- define ext-community-sets
- define as-path-setList
- define large-community-sets
- define policy-definitions
- attach policies to global rib (or neighbor local rib when neighbor is route-server-client).
defined-sets has prefix information and neighbor information in prefix-sets and neighbor-sets section, and GoBGP uses these information to evaluate routes. Defining defined-sets is needed at first. prefix-sets and neighbor-sets section are prefix match part and neighbor match part.
- defined-sets example
# prefix match part
[[defined-sets.prefix-sets]]
prefix-set-name = "ps1"
[[defined-sets.prefix-sets.prefix-list]]
ip-prefix = "10.33.0.0/16"
masklength-range = "21..24"
# neighbor match part
[[defined-sets.neighbor-sets]]
neighbor-set-name = "ns1"
neighbor-info-list = ["10.0.255.1"]prefix-sets has prefix-set-list, and prefix-set-list has prefix-set-name and prefix-list as its element. prefix-set-list is used as a condition. Note that prefix-sets has either v4 or v6 addresses.
prefix-set-list has 1 element and list of sub-elements.
| Element | Description | Example | Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| prefix-set-name | name of prefix-set | "ps1" | |
| prefix-list | list of prefix and range of length |
PrefixList has 2 elements.
| Element | Description | Example | Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| ip-prefix | prefix value | "10.33.0.0/16" | |
| masklength-range | range of length | "21..24" | Yes |
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example 1
- Match routes whose high order 2 octets of NLRI is 10.33 and its prefix length is between from 21 to 24
- If you define a prefix-list that doesn't have MasklengthRange, it matches routes that have just 10.33.0.0/16 as NLRI.
# example 1 [[defined-sets.prefix-sets]] prefix-set-name = "ps1" [[defined-sets.prefix-sets.prefix-list]] ip-prefix = "10.33.0.0/16" masklength-range = "21..24"
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example 2
- If you want to evaluate multiple routes with a single prefix-set-list, you can do this by adding an another prefix-list like this:
- This prefix-set-list match checks if a route has 10.33.0.0/21 to 24 or 10.50.0.0/21 to 24.
# example 2 [[defined-sets.prefix-sets]] prefix-set-name = "ps1" [[defined-sets.prefix-sets.prefix-list]] ip-prefix = "10.33.0.0/16" masklength-range = "21..24" [[defined-sets.prefix-sets.prefix-list]] ip-prefix = "10.50.0.0/16" masklength-range = "21..24"
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example 3
- prefix-set-name under prefix-set-list is reference to a single prefix-set.
- If you want to add different prefix-set more, you can add other blocks that form the same structure with example 1.
# example 3 [[defined-sets.prefix-sets]] prefix-set-name = "ps1" [[defined-sets.prefix-sets.prefix-list]] ip-prefix = "10.33.0.0/16" masklength-range = "21..24" [[defined-sets.prefix-sets]] prefix-set-name = "ps2" [[defined-sets.prefix-sets.prefix-list]] ip-prefix = "10.50.0.0/16" masklength-range = "21..24"
neighbor-sets has neighbor-set-list, and neighbor-set-list has neighbor-set-name and neighbor-info-list as its element. It is necessary to specify a neighbor address in neighbor-info-list. neighbor-set-list is used as a condition. Attention: an empty neighbor-set will match against ANYTHING and not invert based on the match option
neighbor-set-list has 1 element and list of sub-elements.
| Element | Description | Example | Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| neighbor-set-name | name of neighbor-set | "ns1" | |
| neighbor-info-list | list of neighbor address |
neighbor-info-list has 1 element.
| Element | Description | Example | Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| address | neighbor address | "10.0.255.1" |
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example 1
# example 1 [[defined-sets.neighbor-sets]] neighbor-set-name = "ns1" neighbor-info-list = ["10.0.255.1"] # Prefix representations are also acceptable. [[defined-sets.neighbor-sets]] neighbor-set-name = "ns2" neighbor-info-list = ["10.0.0.0/24"]
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example 2
- As with prefix-set-list, neighbor-set-list can have multiple neighbor-info-list like this.
# example 2 [[defined-sets.neighbor-sets]] neighbor-set-name = "ns1" neighbor-info-list = ["10.0.255.1", "10.0.255.2"]
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example 3
- As with prefix-set-list, multiple neighbor-set-lists can be defined.
# example 3 [[defined-sets.neighbor-sets]] neighbor-set-name = "ns1" neighbor-info-list = ["10.0.255.1"] # another neighbor-set-list [[defined-sets.neighbor-sets]] neighbor-set-name = "ns2" neighbor-info-list = ["10.0.254.1"]
bgp-defined-sets has Community information, Extended Community information and AS_PATH information in each Sets section respectively. And it is a child element of defined-sets. community-sets, ext-community-sets and as-path-sets section are each match part. Like prefix-sets and neighbor-sets, each can have multiple sets and each set can have multiple values.
- bgp-defined-sets example
# Community match part
[[defined-sets.bgp-defined-sets.community-sets]]
community-set-name = "community1"
community-list = ["65100:10"]
# Extended Community match part
[[defined-sets.bgp-defined-sets.ext-community-sets]]
ext-community-set-name = "ecommunity1"
ext-community-list = ["RT:65100:10"]
# AS_PATH match part
[[defined-sets.bgp-defined-sets.as-path-sets]]
as-path-set-name = "aspath1"
as-path-list = ["^65100"]
# Large Community match part
[[defined-sets.bgp-defined-sets.large-community-sets]]
large-community-set-name = "lcommunity1"
large-community-list = ["65100:100:100"]community-sets has community-set-name and community-list as its element. The Community value are used to evaluate communities held by the destination.
| Element | Description | Example | Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| community-set-name | name of CommunitySet | "community1" | |
| community-list | list of community value |
community-list has 1 element.
| Element | Description | Example | Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| community | community value | "65100:10" |
You can use regular expressions to specify community in community-list.
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example 1
- Match routes which has "65100:10" as a community value.
# example 1 [[defined-sets.bgp-defined-sets.community-sets]] community-set-name = "community1" community-list = ["65100:10"]
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example 2
- Specifying community by regular expression
- You can use regular expressions based on POSIX 1003.2 regular expressions.
# example 2 [[defined-sets.bgp-defined-sets.community-sets]] community-set-name = "community2" community-list = ["6[0-9]+:[0-9]+"]
ext-community-sets has ext-community-set-name and ext-community-list as its element. The values are used to evaluate extended communities held by the destination.
| Element | Description | Example | Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| ext-community-set-name | name of ExtCommunitySet | "ecommunity1" | |
| ext-community-list | list of extended community value |
ext-community-list has 1 element.
| Element | Description | Example | Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| ext-community | extended community value | "RT:65001:200" |
You can use regular expressions to specify extended community in ext-community-list. However, the first one element separated by (part of "RT") does not support to the regular expression. The part of "RT" indicates a subtype of extended community and subtypes that can be used are as follows:
- RT: mean the route target.
- SoO: mean the site of origin(route origin).
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example 1
- Match routes which has "RT:65001:200" as a extended community value.
# example 1 [[defined-sets.bgp-defined-sets.ext-community-sets]] ext-community-set-name = "ecommunity1" ext-community-list = ["RT:65100:200"]
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example 2
- Specifying extended community by regular expression
- You can use regular expressions that is available in Golang.
# example 2 [[defined-sets.bgp-defined-sets.ext-community-sets]] ext-community-set-name = "ecommunity2" ext-community-list = ["RT:6[0-9]+:[0-9]+"]
as-path-sets has as-path-set-name and as-path-list as its element. The numbers are used to evaluate AS numbers in the destination's AS_PATH attribute.
| Element | Description | Example | Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| as-path-set-name | name of as-path-set | "aspath1" | |
| as-path-list | list of as path value |
as-path-list has 1 elements.
| Element | Description | Example | Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| as-path-set | as path value | "^65100" |
The AS path regular expression is compatible with
Quagga
and Cisco. Note Character _ has special meaning. It is abbreviation for
(^|[,{}() ]|$).
Some examples follow:
- From:
^65100_means the route is passed from AS 65100 directly. - Any:
_65100_means the route comes through AS 65100. - Origin:
_65100$means the route is originated by AS 65100. - Only:
^65100$means the route is originated by AS 65100 and comes from it directly. ^65100_6500165100_[0-9]+_.*$^6[0-9]_5.*_65.?00$
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example 1
- Match routes which come from AS 65100.
# example 1 [[defined-sets.bgp-defined-sets.as-path-sets]] as-path-set-name = "aspath1" as-path-list = ["^65100_"]
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example 2
- Match routes which come Origin AS 65100 and use regular expressions to other AS.
# example 2 [[defined-sets.bgp-defined-sets.as-path-sets]] as-path-set-name = "aspath1" as-path-list = ["[0-9]+_65[0-9]+_65100$"]
policy-definitions consists of condition and action. Condition part is used to evaluate routes from neighbors, if matched, action will be applied.
- an example of policy-definitions
[[policy-definitions]]
name = "example-policy"
[[policy-definitions.statements]]
name = "statement1"
[policy-definitions.statements.conditions.match-prefix-set]
prefix-set = "ps1"
match-set-options = "any"
[policy-definitions.statements.conditions.match-neighbor-set]
neighbor-set = "ns1"
match-set-options = "invert"
[policy-definitions.statements.conditions.bgp-conditions.match-community-set]
community-set = "community1"
match-set-options = "any"
[policy-definitions.statements.conditions.bgp-conditions.match-ext-community-set]
community-set = "ecommunity1"
match-set-options = "any"
[policy-definitions.statements.conditions.bgp-conditions.match-as-path-set]
as-path-set = "aspath1"
match-set-options = "any"
[policy-definitions.statements.conditions.bgp-conditions.as-path-length]
operator = "eq"
value = 2
[policy-definitions.statements.conditions.bgp-conditions]
afi-safi-in = ["l3vpn-ipv4-unicast", "ipv4-unicast"]
[policy-definitions.statements.actions]
route-disposition = "accept-route"
[policy-definitions.statements.actions.bgp-actions]
set-med = "-200"
[policy-definitions.statements.actions.bgp-actions.set-as-path-prepend]
as = "65005"
repeat-n = 5
[policy-definitions.statements.actions.bgp-actions.set-community]
options = "add"
[policy-definitions.statements.actions.bgp-actions.set-community.set-community-method]
communities-list = ["65100:20"]The elements of policy-definitions are as follows:
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policy-definitions
Element Description Example name policy's name "example-policy" -
policy-definitions.statements
Element Description Example name statements's name "statement1" -
policy-definitions.statements.conditions.match-prefix-set
Element Description Example prefix-set name for defined-sets.prefix-sets.prefix-set-list that is used in this policy "ps1" match-set-options option for the check:
"any" or "invert". default is "any""any" -
policy-definitions.statements.conditions.match-neighbor-set
Element Description Example neighbor-set name for defined-sets.neighbor-sets.neighbor-set-list that is used in this policy "ns1" match-set-options option for the check:
"any" or "invert". default is "any""any" -
policy-definitions.statements.conditions.bgp-conditions.match-community-set
Element Description Example community-set name for defined-sets.bgp-defined-sets.community-sets.CommunitySetList that is used in this policy "community1" match-set-options option for the check:
"any" or "all" or "invert". default is "any""invert" -
policy-definitions.statements.conditions.bgp-conditions.match-ext-community-set
Element Description Example ext-community-set name for defined-sets.bgp-defined-sets.ext-community-sets that is used in this policy "ecommunity1" match-set-options option for the check:
"any" or "all" or "invert". default is "any""invert" -
policy-definitions.statements.conditions.bgp-conditions.match-as-path-set
Element Description Example as-path-set name for defined-sets.bgp-defined-sets.as-path-sets that is used in this policy "aspath1" match-set-options option for the check:
"any" or "all" or "invert". default is "any""invert" -
policy-definitions.statements.conditions.bgp-conditions.match-as-path-length
Element Description Example operator operator to compare the length of AS number in AS_PATH attribute.
"eq","ge","le" can be used.
"eq" means that length of AS number is equal to Value element
"ge" means that length of AS number is equal or greater than the Value element
"le" means that length of AS number is equal or smaller than the Value element"eq" value value used to compare with the length of AS number in AS_PATH attribute 2 -
policy-definitions.statements.actions
Element Description Example route-disposition stop following policy/statement evaluation and accept/reject the route:
"accept-route" or "reject-route""accept-route" -
policy-definitions.statements.actions.bgp-actions
Element Description Example set-med set-med used to change the med value of the route.
If only numbers have been specified, replace the med value of route.
if number and operater(+ or -) have been specified, adding or subtracting the med value of route."-200" -
policy-definitions.statements.actions.bgp-actions.set-community
Element Description Example options operator to manipulate Community attribute in the route "ADD" communities communities used to manipulate the route's community according to options below "65100:20" -
policy-definitions.statements.actions.bgp-actions.set-as-path-prepend
Element Description Example as AS number to prepend. You can use "last-as" to prepend the leftmost AS number in the aspath attribute. "65100" repeat-n repeat count to prepend AS 5
Action statement is executed when the result of each Condition, including match-set-options is all true. match-set-options is defined how to determine the match result, in the condition with multiple evaluation set as follows:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| any | match is true if given value matches any member of the defined set |
| all | match is true if given value matches all members of the defined set |
| invert | match is true if given value does not match any member of the defined set |
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example 1
- This policy definition has prefix-set ps1 and neighbor-set ns1 as its condition and routes matches the condition is rejected.
# example 1 [[policy-definitions]] name = "policy1" [[policy-definitions.statements]] name = "statement1" [policy-definitions.statements.conditions.match-prefix-set] prefix-set = "ps1" [policy-definitions.statements.conditions.match-neighbor-set] neighbor-set = "ns1" [policy-definitions.statements.actions] route-disposition = "reject-route"
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example 2
- policy-definition has two statements
- If a route matches the condition inside the first statement(1), GoBGP applies its action and quits the policy evaluation.
# example 2 [[policy-definitions]] name = "policy1" # first statement - (1) [[policy-definitions.statements]] name = "statement1" [policy-definitions.statements.conditions.match-prefix-set] prefix-set = "ps1" [policy-definitions.statements.conditions.match-neighbor-set] neighbor-set = "ns1" [policy-definitions.statements.actions] route-disposition = "reject-route" # second statement - (2) [[policy-definitions.statements]] name = "statement2" [policy-definitions.statements.conditions.match-prefix-set] prefix-set = "ps2" [policy-definitions.statements.conditions.match-neighbor-set] neighbor-set = "ns2" [policy-definitions.statements.actions] route-disposition = "reject-route"
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example 3
- If you want to add other policies, just add policy-definitions block following the first one like this
# example 3 # first policy [[policy-definitions]] name = "policy1" [[policy-definitions.statements]] name = "statement1" [policy-definitions.statements.conditions.match-prefix-set] prefix-set = "ps1" [policy-definitions.statements.conditions.match-neighbor-set] neighbor-set = "ns1" [policy-definitions.statements.actions] route-disposition = "reject-route" # second policy [[policy-definitions]] name = "policy2" [[policy-definitions.statements]] name = "statement2" [policy-definitions.statements.conditions.match-prefix-set] prefix-set = "ps2" [policy-definitions.statements.conditions.match-neighbor-set] neighbor-set = "ns2" [policy-definitions.statements.actions] route-disposition = "reject-route"
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example 4
- This PolicyDefinition has multiple conditions including BgpConditions as
follows:
- prefix-set: ps1
- neighbor-set: ns1
- community-set: community1
- ext-community-set: ecommunity1
- as-path-set: aspath1
- as-path length: equal 2
- If a route matches all these conditions, it will be accepted with community "65100:20", next-hop 10.0.0.1, local-pref 110, med subtracted 200, as-path prepended 65005 five times.
# example 4 [[policy-definitions]] name = "policy1" [[policy-definitions.statements]] name = "statement1" [policy-definitions.statements.conditions.match-prefix-set] prefix-set = "ps1" [policy-definitions.statements.conditions.match-neighbor-set] neighbor-set = "ns1" [policy-definitions.statements.conditions.bgp-conditions.match-community-set] community-set = "community1" [policy-definitions.statements.conditions.bgp-conditions.match-ext-community-set] community-set = "ecommunity1" [policy-definitions.statements.conditions.bgp-conditions.match-as-path-set] community-set = "aspath1" [policy-definitions.statements.conditions.bgp-conditions.as-path-length] operator = "eq" value = 2 [policy-definitions.statements.actions] route-disposition = "accept-route" [policy-definitions.statements.actions.bgp-actions] set-med = "-200" set-next-hop = "10.0.0.1" set-local-pref = 110 [policy-definitions.statements.actions.bgp-actions.set-as-path-prepend] as = "65005" repeat-n = 5 [policy-definitions.statements.actions.bgp-actions.set-community] options = "ADD" [policy-definitions.statements.actions.bgp-actions.set-community.set-community-method] communities-list = ["65100:20"]
- This PolicyDefinition has multiple conditions including BgpConditions as
follows:
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example 5
- example of multiple statement
# example 5 [[policy-definitions]] name = "policy1" [[policy-definitions.statements]] # statement without route-disposition continues to the next statement [policy-definitions.statements.actions.bgp-actions] set-med = "+100" [[policy-definitions.statements]] # if matched with "ps1", reject the route and stop evaluating # following statements [policy-definitions.statements.conditions.match-prefix-set] prefix-set = "ps1" [policy-definitions.statements.actions] route-disposition = "reject-route" [[policy-definitions.statements]] # if matched with "ps2", accept the route and stop evaluating # following statements [policy-definitions.statements.conditions.match-prefix-set] prefix-set = "ps2" [policy-definitions.statements.actions] route-disposition = "accept-route" [[policy-definitions.statements]] # since this is the last statement, if the route matched with "ps3", # add 10 to MED value and continue to the next policy if exists. # If not, default-policy is applied. [policy-definitions.statements.conditions.match-prefix-set] prefix-set = "ps3" [policy-definitions.statements.actions.bgp-actions] set-med = "+10"
Here we explain how to attach defined policies to global rib and neighbor local rib.
To attach policies to global rib, add policy name to
global.apply-policy.config.
[global.apply-policy.config]
import-policy-list = ["policy1"]
export-policy-list = ["policy2"]
default-import-policy = "accept-route"
default-export-policy = "accept-route"| Element | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| import-policy | policy-definitions.name for Import policy | "policy1" |
| export-policy | policy-definitions.name for Export policy | "policy2" |
| default-import-policy | action when the route doesn't match any policy or none of the matched policy specifies route-disposition:"accept-route" or "reject-route". default is "accept-route" |
"accept-route" |
| default-export-policy | action when the route doesn't match any policy or none of the matched policy specifies route-disposition:"accept-route" or "reject-route". default is "accept-route" |
"accept-route" |
You can use policies defined above as Import or Export or In policy by attaching them to neighbors which is configured to be route-server client.
To attach policies to neighbors, you need to add policy's name to
neighbors.apply-policy in the neighbor's setting.
This example attaches policy1 to Import policy and policy2 to Export policy
and policy3 is used as the In policy.
[[neighbors]]
[neighbors.config]
neighbor-address = "10.0.255.2"
peer-as = 65002
[neighbors.route-server.config]
route-server-client = true
[neighbors.apply-policy.config]
import-policy-list = ["policy1"]
export-policy-list = ["policy2"]
default-import-policy = "accept-route"
default-export-policy = "accept-route"neighbors has a section to specify policies and the section's name is apply-policy. The apply-policy has 6 elements.
| Element | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| import-policy | policy-definitions.name for Import policy | "policy1" |
| export-policy | policy-definitions.name for Export policy | "policy2" |
| default-import-policy | action when the route doesn't match any policy or none of the matched policy specifies route-disposition:"accept-route" or "reject-route". default is "accept-route" |
"accept-route" |
| default-export-policy | action when the route doesn't match any policy or none of the matched policy specifies route-disposition:"accept-route" or "reject-route". default is "accept-route" |
"accept-route" |
Neighbor 10.0.255.1 advertises 10.33.0.0/16 and 10.3.0.0/16 routes. We define an import policy for neighbor 10.0.255.2 that drops 10.33.0.0/16 route from Neighbor 10.0.255.1.
[global.config]
as = 64512
router-id = "192.168.255.1"
[[neighbors]]
[neighbors.config]
neighbor-address = "10.0.255.1"
peer-as = 65001
[neighbors.route-server.config]
route-server-client = true
[[neighbors]]
[neighbors.config]
neighbor-address = "10.0.255.2"
peer-as = 65002
[neighbors.route-server.config]
route-server-client = true
[neighbors.apply-policy.config]
import-policy-list = ["pd2"]
[[neighbors]]
[neighbors.config]
neighbor-address = "10.0.255.3"
peer-as = 65003
[neighbors.route-server.config]
route-server-client = true
[[defined-sets.prefix-sets]]
prefix-set-name = "ps2"
[[defined-sets.prefix-sets.prefix-list]]
ip-prefix = "10.33.0.0/16"
[[defined-sets.prefix-sets.prefix-list]]
ip-prefix = "10.50.0.0/16"
[[defined-sets.neighbor-sets]]
neighbor-set-name = "ns1"
[[defined-sets.neighbor-sets.neighbor-info-list]]
address = "10.0.255.1"
[[policy-definitions]]
name = "pd2"
[[policy-definitions.statements]]
name = "statement1"
[policy-definitions.statements.conditions.match-prefix-set]
prefix-set = "ps2"
match-set-options = "any"
[policy-definitions.statements.conditions.match-neighbor-set]
neighbor-set = "ns1"
match-set-options = "any"
[policy-definitions.statements.actions]
route-disposition = "reject-route"Neighbor 10.0.255.2 has pd2 policy. The pd2 policy consists of ps2 prefix match
and ns1 neighbor match. The ps2 specifies 10.33.0.0 and 10.50.0.0 address. The
ps2 specifies the mask with MASK keyword. masklength-range keyword can
specify the range of mask length like masklength-range 24..26. The ns1
specifies neighbor 10.0.255.1.
The pd2 sets multiple condition, This means that only when all match conditions meets, the policy will be applied.
The match-prefix-set sets match-set-options to "any". This means that when match to any of prefix-list, the policy will be applied. the policy will be applied to 10.33.0.0/16 or 10.50.0.0 route from neighbor 10.0.255.1.
If the match-prefix-set sets match-set-options to "invert", It does not match to any of prefix-list, the policy will be applied. the policy will be applied to other than 10.33.0.0/16 or 10.50.0.0 route from neighbor 10.0.255.1
Let's confirm that 10.0.255.1 neighbor advertises two routes.
$ gobgp neighbor 10.0.255.1 adj-in
Network Next Hop AS_PATH Age Attrs
10.3.0.0/16 10.0.255.1 [65001] 00:51:57 [{Origin: 0} {Med: 0}]
10.33.0.0/16 10.0.255.1 [65001] 00:51:57 [{Origin: 0} {Med: 0}]Now let's check out if the policy works as expected.
$ gobgp neighbor 10.0.255.2 local
Network Next Hop AS_PATH Age Attrs
*> 10.3.0.0/16 10.0.255.1 [65001] 00:49:36 [{Origin: 0} {Med: 0}]
$ gobgp neighbor 10.0.255.3 local
Network Next Hop AS_PATH Age Attrs
*> 10.3.0.0/16 10.0.255.1 [65001] 00:49:38 [{Origin: 0} {Med: 0}]
*> 10.33.0.0/16 10.0.255.1 [65001] 00:49:38 [{Origin: 0} {Med: 0}]When you change an import policy and reset the inbound routing table (aka soft reset in), a withdraw for a route rejected by the latest import policies will be sent to peers. However, when you change an export policy and reset the outbound routing table (aka soft reset out), even if a route is rejected by the latest export policies, a withdraw for the route will not be sent.
The outbound routing table doesn't exist for saving memory usage, it's impossible to know whether the route was actually sent to peer or the route also was rejected by the previous export policies and not sent. GoBGP doesn't send such withdraw rather than possible unwilling leaking information.
Please report if other implementations such as bird work in a different way.