Informational Coding
WiscNet exports an informational code in to BGP routes. this code is 5 digits, starting with 5.
2381:5RCCP
| 1st | 2nd - Region | 3rd+4th - Code - POP | 5 - Peer Relationship | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 - North West (Superior area) | 2 digit POP code, unique per region. 01-99 | 1 | Transit |
| 2 - North Central (Ashland area) | 2 | Peer - Public (IX) | ||
| 3 - North East (Marinette area) | 3 | Peer - Private (PNI) | ||
| 4 - West (Minneapolis area) | 4 | Peer - Research | ||
| 5 - Central (Wausau area) | 5 | Cache | ||
| 6 - East (Green Bay area) | 7 | Aggregate | ||
| 7 - South West (Platteville area) | 8 | Customer | ||
| 8 - South (Madison area) | ||||
| 9 - South East (Milwaukee area) | ||||
| Examples | 2381:51011 | Transit from Northwest Region, Pop # 01 | ||
| 2381:59342 | Peer from South East region, pop # 34 | |||
Actions
Action communities are available to WiscNet BGP speaking members. Please contact support@wiscnet.net for setup and further information. Note that reference to the Informational Codes above is required.
| Encoding | Community | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2381:666 2381:911 | Blackhole trigger. Both communities function, ipv4 or ipv6 | |
| Global Actions | ||
| 2381:A000 A - Action | 2381:1000 | Global - Prepend 1x to all peers |
| 2381:2000 | Global - Prepend 2x to all peers | |
| 2381:3SSS | Special actions, such as Cache leaking. Contact for details. | |
| 2381:4000 | Global - Prepend 4x to all peers | |
| 2381:6000 | Global - Do not advertise | |
| 2381:8LLL | Adjust localpref within AS2381 for dual homed customers
| |
| Examples | 2381:8750 | Deprefer this BGP session |
| 2381:8850 | Prefer this BGP session | |
| Peer Relationship Actions | ||
| 6500P:A000 P - Peer Type A - Action | 6500P:A000 | Peer Types:
|
| 6500P:A000 | Actions:
| |
| Examples | 65003:1000 | Prepend 1x to all Private Peers |
| 65002:4000 | Prepend 4x to all Public Peers | |
| 65001:6000 | Do not advertise to Transit providers | |
| 65008:6000 | Do Not Advertise to WiscNet Customers | |
| Per Peer AS Actions | ||
| 6540A:ASN A - Action | 65401:ASN | Prepend 1x to ASN |
| 65402:ASN | Prepend 2x to ASN | |
| 65404:ASN | Prepend 4x to ASN | |
| 65406:ASN | Do not advertise to ASN | |
| Examples | 65406:6939 | Do Not Advertise to AS 6939 (Hurricane Electric) |
| 65404:3356 | Prepend 4x to AS 3356 (Level3) | |