How to disable/enable MBGP capabilties ?

From: slo (nebulite@gmail.com)
Date: Thu Mar 12 2009 - 12:02:37 ARST


TO: ALL

Today, I have test case to test ipv6 MBGP capabilities negotiation.
Test case is :
[Spirent STC]----eBGP----[Cisco ASR 1006]-----iBGP------[Cisco 7206]

I capture BGP open message between STC and ASR, ASR and 7206
I can setting disable Route Refresh on STC's port setting,
Following is STC open message:
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
Border Gateway Protocol
    OPEN Message
        Marker: 16 bytes
        Length: 37 bytes
        Type: OPEN Message (1)
        Version: 4
        My AS: 100
        Hold time: 90
        BGP identifier: 10.81.24.37
        Optional parameters length: 8 bytes
        Optional parameters
            Capabilities Advertisement (8 bytes)
                Parameter type: Capabilities (2)
                Parameter length: 6 bytes
                Multiprotocol extensions capability (6 bytes)
                    Capability code: Multiprotocol extensions capability (1)
                    Capability length: 4 bytes
                    Capability value
                        Address family identifier: IPv6 (2)
                        Reserved: 1 byte
                        Subsequent address family identifier: Unicast (1)
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+

Following is ASR 1006 BGP Open Message:

Border Gateway Protocol
    OPEN Message
        Marker: 16 bytes
        Length: 50 bytes
        Type: OPEN Message (1)
        Version: 4
        My AS: 37901
        Hold time: 180
        BGP identifier: 10.81.2.1
        Optional parameters length: 21 bytes
        Optional parameters
            Capabilities Advertisement (8 bytes)
                Parameter type: Capabilities (2)
                Parameter length: 6 bytes
                Multiprotocol extensions capability (6 bytes)
                    Capability code: Multiprotocol extensions capability (1)
                    Capability length: 4 bytes
                    Capability value
                        Address family identifier: IPv6 (2)
                        Reserved: 1 byte
                        Subsequent address family identifier: Unicast (1)
            Capabilities Advertisement (4 bytes)
                Parameter type: Capabilities (2)
                Parameter length: 2 bytes
                Route refresh capability (2 bytes)
                    Capability code: Route refresh capability (128)
                    Capability length: 0 bytes
            Capabilities Advertisement (4 bytes)
                Parameter type: Capabilities (2)
                Parameter length: 2 bytes
                Route refresh capability (2 bytes)
                    Capability code: Route refresh capability (2)
                    Capability length: 0 bytes
            Capabilities Advertisement (5 bytes)
                Parameter type: Capabilities (2)
                Parameter length: 3 bytes
                Unknown capability (3 byte)
                    Capability code: Unknown capability (131)
                    Capability code: Private use (131)
                    Capability length: 1 byte
                    Capability value: Unknown
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+

I can setting Address family ipv6 unicast or Address family ipv6 multicast
To control Address family identifier: IPv6 (2) & Subsequent address family identifier: Unicast (1)

And my question is :

How to disable/enable any MBGP capabilities on Cisco IOS ?

Slo
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