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BGP Filter

A BGP filter resource (BGPFilter) represents a way to control routes imported by and exported to BGP peers specified using a BGP peer resource (BGPPeer).

The BGPFilter rules are applied sequentially: the action for the first rule that matches is executed immediately. If an address does not match any explicit BGP filter rule, the default action is Accept.

In order for a BGPFilter to be used in a BGP peering, its name must be added to filters of the corresponding BGPPeer resource.

For kubectl commands, the following case-sensitive aliases may be used to specify the resource type on the CLI: bgpfilters.crd.projectcalico.org

Sample YAML​

apiVersion: projectcalico.org/v3
kind: BGPFilter
metadata:
name: my-filter
spec:
exportV4:
- action: Accept
matchOperator: In
cidr: 77.0.0.0/16
source: RemotePeers
- action: Reject
interface: '*.calico'
importV4:
- action: Reject
matchOperator: NotIn
cidr: 44.0.0.0/16
exportV6:
- action: Reject
source: RemotePeers
- action: Reject
interface: '*.calico'
importV6:
- action: Accept
matchOperator: Equal
cidr: 5000::0/64
- action: Reject

BGP filter definition​

Metadata​

FieldDescriptionAccepted ValuesSchema
nameUnique name to describe this resource instance. Must be specified.Alphanumeric string with optional ., _, or -.string

Spec​

FieldDescriptionAccepted ValuesSchemaDefault
exportV4List of v4 CIDRs and export actionBGP Filter Rule v4
importV4List of v4 CIDRs and import actionBGP Filter Rule v4
exportV6List of v6 CIDRs and export actionBGP Filter Rule v6
importV6List of v6 CIDRs and import actionBGP Filter Rule v6

BGP Filter Rule v4​

FieldDescriptionAccepted ValuesSchemaDefault
cidrIPv6 rangeA valid IPv6 CIDRstring
matchOperatorMethod by which to match candidate routesIn, NotIn, Equal, NotEqualstring
sourceIndicator of the source of routeRemotePeers means any route learned from other BGP peersstring
interfaceString to match interface namesA valid pattern to match interfaces. "*" can be used as a wildcard.string
actionAction to be taken for this ruleAccept or Rejectstring

BGP Filter Rule v6​

FieldDescriptionAccepted ValuesSchemaDefault
cidrIPv6 rangeA valid IPv6 CIDRstring
matchOperatorMethod by which to match candidate routesIn, NotIn, Equal, NotEqualstring
sourceIndicator of the source of routeRemotePeers means any route learned from other BGP peersstring
interfaceString to match interface namesA valid pattern to match interfaces. "*" can be used as a wildcard.string
actionAction to be taken for this ruleAccept or Rejectstring

Supported operations​

Datastore typeCreate/DeleteUpdateGet/ListNotes
Kubernetes API serverYesYesYes