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BGP Communities

For informal and control purposes, we support BGP large communities. Informal communities are available to everyone. Actionable communities are available depending on the type of the session.

Informal Communities

Community Name Description
200482:101:1 From Us Prefix originated by us
200482:101:2 From IXP Prefix originated from an IX peer
200482:101:3 From PNI Prefix originated from a PNI peer
200482:101:4 From Upstream Prefix originated from a transit provider
200482:101:5 From Downstream Prefix originated from a customer
200482:101:6 From Remote Prefix originated from a Remote-Peer (wide-distance)
200482:102:1 EGH Prefix learned in Eygelshoven, NL
200482:102:2 FRA Prefix learned in Frankfurt, DE

Note: 200482:101:6 may be added to peers on IX sessions which are known to be in another city (e.g. NL-IX AMS->FRA).

Actionable Communities

Blackholing

Community Name Description Allowed By
200482:1:666 Blackhole Discard any traffic to this prefix. Must be /128 or /32. Blackhole will be re-distributed to Transit and Peerings if possible. Downstream

Export

Community Name Description Allowed By
200482:900:1 Prepend once to all peers Prepend the prefix once to any eBGP peer. Peering and Downstream
200482:900:2 Prepend twice to all peers Prepend the prefix twice to any eBGP peer. Peering and Downstream
200482:900:3 Prepend thrice to all peers Prepend the prefix thrice to any eBGP peer. Peering and Downstream
200482:901:XXXXX Prepend once to specific ASN Prepend the prefix once to a specific ASN. Peering and Downstream
200482:902:XXXXX Prepend twice to specific ASN Prepend the prefix twice to a specific ASN. Peering and Downstream
200482:903:XXXXX Prepend thrice to specific ASN Prepend the prefix thrice to a specific ASN. Peering and Downstream