Previous state

Contains the previous state of the connection to the BGP neighbor.

SNMP ID:
1.93.1.1.8 
Telnet path:
Status > Routing-Protocols > BGP > Neighbors
Possible values:
Idle
In this state, no connections are established to the neighbors or accepted from them. No resources are made available to establish a connection.
Connect
The device is connecting to the neighbor and is waiting for the completion of the TCP handshake.
Active
The device accepts incoming connections from the neighbor.
Open sent
The device sent an OPEN message to the neighbor and is waiting for its OPEN message.
Open confirmed
The device has accepted the OPEN message from the neighbor, has sent a keepalive message to the neighbor, and is waiting for its keepalive message.
Established
The device and BGP neighbor are exchanging BGP messages.
Default:
Active