Layer 3 Routing Commands 1259maximum-paths (IPv6 Address FamilyConfiguration)Use this command to limit the number of ECMP next hops in IPv6 routesfrom external peers.Syntaxmaximum-paths number-of-pathsno maximum-paths• 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 furtherrestricts the range.Default ConfigurationBGP advertises a single next hop by default.Command ModeIPv6 Address Family ConfigurationUser GuidelinesPaths are considered for ECMP when their attributes are the same (localpreference, AS path, origin, MED, peer type and IGP distance). When BGPuses multiple paths in an ECMP route, BGP still selects one path as the bestpath and advertises only that path to its peers.The following ranges are supported:• N40xx—1-4• N30xx—1-16• N20xx—1-1Command HistoryIntroduced in version 6.2.0.1 firmware.Exampleconsole(config-router-af)#maximum-paths 5
