3com S7906E Guide De Référence
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Default Level
2: System level
Parameters
value: Default local preference, in the range 0 to 4294967295. The larger the value is, the higher the
preference is.
Description
Use the default local-preference command to configure the default local preference.
Use the undo default local-preference command to restore the default value.
By default, the default local preference is 100.
Use this command to affect IPv6 BGP route selection.
Examples
# Two devices A and B in the same AS are connected to another AS. Change the local preference of B
from default value 100 to 180, making the route passing B preferred.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] bgp 100
[Sysname-bgp] ipv6-family
[Sysname-bgp-af-ipv6] default local-preference 180
default med (IPv6 address family view)
Syntax
default med med-value
undo default med
View
IPv6 address family view
Default Level
2: System level
Parameters
med-value: MED value, in the range 0 to 4294967295.
Description
Use the default med command to specify the default MED value.
Use the undo default med command to restore the default.
By default, the default med-value is 0.
The multi-exit discriminator (MED) is an external metric of a route. Different from local preference, MED
is exchanged between ASs and will stay in the AS once it enters the AS. The route with a lower MED is
preferred. When a router running BGP obtains several routes with the identical destination and different
next-hops from various external peers, it will select the best route depending on the MED value. In the