To name a discovered BGP object, Network Protocol Manager for BGP uses the appropriate naming format in Naming formats for discovered BGP objects to assign the object a unique name. It then populates the object’s Name and DisplayName attributes with that name.

Table 1. Naming formats for discovered BGP objects

Class

Naming format

1**This object type is not imported by the Global Manager.

AutonomousSystem

Name:AS-<autonomous-system identifier>

For example:AS-100

DisplayName:<same as Name>

BGPService

Name:BGP-SVC-<host device name>

For example:BGP-SVC-qa-gw3

DisplayName:BGP-SVC-<host device name> [<BGP identifier> - <AS identifier>]

For example:BGP-SVC-qa-gw3 [192.168.101.1 - 100]

BGPProtocolEndpoint 1

Name:BGP-EP-<host device name>/<remote interface IP address>

For example:BGP-EP-qa-vpls1/172.23.21.2

Stub Name:BGP-EP-<host device name>/<remote interface IP address>

For example:BGP-EP-qa-mplspe3/10.9.254.4

DisplayName:BGP-EP-<host device name>/<remote interface IP address>->     <remote device name>/<local interface IP address>           [<local AS identifier>-><remote AS identifier>] [local interface device identifier]

For example:BGP-EP-qa-vpls1/172.22.21.2->qa-vpls2/172.22.21.1 [1097->1097] [Fa1/2]

Stub DisplayName:BGP-EP-<host device name>/<remote interface IP address>      [<local AS identifier>-><remote AS identifier>]

For example:BGP-EP-qa-mplspe3/10.9.254.4 [100->100]

BGPSession

Name:BGP-ADJ-<host device name>/<remote interface IP address><-->    <remote device name>/<local interface IP address>

For example:

BGP-ADJ-qa-gw3/10.9.254.4<-->qa-gw4/10.9.254.3

Stub Name:BGP-ADJ-<host device name>-><remote interface IP address>

For example:BGP-ADJ-qa-vpls1->172.23.21.2

DisplayName:BGP-ADJ-<host device name>/<remote interface IP address><-->    <remote device name>/<local interface IP address>           [<local AS identifier><--><remote AS identifier>]

For example:BGP-ADJ-qa-gw3/10.9.254.4<-->qa-gw4/10.9.254.3 [100<-->100]

Stub DisplayName:BGP-ADJ-<host device name>-><remote interface IP address>      [<local AS identifier>-><remote AS identifier>]

For example:BGP-ADJ-qa-vpls1->172.23.21.2 [1097->1097]

In an overlapping IP environment, Network Protocol Manager for BGP observes the following rule to ensure that it creates the correct BGP sessions in its modeled topology:

For a BGP endpoint layered over a tagged IP that has a tag value of xxx, Network Protocol Manager for BGP will create a BGP session to a neighboring BGP endpoint if and only if that endpoint is also layered over a tagged IP that has a tag value of xxx.

The following BGP session confirms the observance of this rule. The tag value in the name of the BGP session is highlighted in bold.

BGP-ADJ-qa-vpls4/192.168.98.1/64577:11000<-->
  qa-vpls2/192.168.8.1/64577:11000 [1097<-->1097]

Here are the BGP endpoints for the BGP session:

BGP-EP-qa-vpls4/192.168.98.1/64577:11000->
         
  qa-vpls2/192.168.8.1/64577:11000 [1097<-->1097] [Lo0]
BGP-EP-qa-vpls2/192.168.8.1/64577:11000->
         
  qa-vpls4/192.168.98.1/64577:11000 [1097<-->1097] [Lo98]