Use this command to limit the number of Equal Cost Multipath (ECMP) next hops in IPv6 routes from external peers. BGP may include in an ECMP route derived from paths received from neighbors outside the local autonomous system.
Paths are considered for ECMP when their attributes are the same (local preference, AS path, origin, MED, peer type and IGP distance). When BGP uses multiple paths in an ECMP route, BGP still selects one path as the best path and advertises only that path to its peers.
| Default | BGP uses a single next hop by default. |
| Format | maximum-paths number-of-paths |
| Mode | IPv6 Address Family Config |
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| number-of-paths | The maximum number of next hops in a BGP route. The range is from 1 to 32 unless the platform or SDM template further restricts the range. |
