View BGP Routes

Once BGP sessions are established on multiple connections, you can view the advertised and received routes for each connection. Go to the connection details page and select Routes:

screenshot of Routes page

The routes are oriented from the position of the Cloud Router:

  • Received: Routes from the attached cloud that are destined for other clouds. These must originate from IP addresses within the ranges listed under BGP Settings > Allowed Prefixes from Cloud.
  • Advertised: Routes from other cloud connections destined for the attached cloud. These must originate from IP addresses within the ranges listed under BGP Settings > Allowed Prefixes to Cloud.

illustration of routes coming in and going out

Routes table

  • Row

    • Field
    • Description

  • Row

    • Origin
    • The circuit ID of the Cloud Router from which the route originates.

  • Row

    • Prefix
    • The IP address and prefix of the route.

  • Row

    • Local preference
    • The local preference set for the route. Routes with the highest local preference value are preferred.

  • Row

    • MED

    • The MED for the route (if set).

      When the same route is advertised in multiple locations, those with a lower MED are preferred by the peer AS.

  • Row

    • AS Path

    • A list of AS numbers that the route has traversed and the origin:

      I – IGP, or Interior Gateway Protocol
      E – EGP, or Exterior Gateway Protocol
      ? – Incomplete (typically because the route was redistributed or the AS path was aggregated)

List BGP Routes - GET

Updated on 05 Jan 2023