| 
                                 Feature  | 
                            
                                 Product  | 
                            
                                 Release introduced  | 
                        
|---|---|---|
| 
                                 Border Gateway Protocol for IPv4 (BGPv4)  | 
                            
                                 5320 Series  | 
                            
                                
                                 Fabric Engine 8.6  | 
                        
| 
                                 5420 Series  | 
                            
                                
                                 VOSS 8.4  | 
                        |
| 
                                 5520 Series  | 
                            
                                
                                 VOSS 8.2.5  | 
                        |
| 
                                 5720 Series  | 
                            
                                
                                 Fabric Engine 8.7  | 
                        |
| 
                                 7520 Series  | 
                            
                                 Fabric Engine 8.10  | 
                        |
| 
                                 7720 Series  | 
                            
                                 Fabric Engine 8.10  | 
                        |
| 
                                 VSP 4900 Series  | 
                            
                                
                                 VOSS 8.1  | 
                        |
| 
                                 VSP 7400 Series  | 
                            
                                 VOSS 8.0  | 
                        |
| 
                                 BGP+ (BGPv4 for IPv6)  | 
                            
                                 5320 Series  | 
                            
                                
                                 Fabric Engine 8.6  | 
                        
| 
                                 5420 Series  | 
                            
                                
                                 VOSS 8.4  | 
                        |
| 
                                 5520 Series  | 
                            
                                
                                 VOSS 8.2.5  | 
                        |
| 
                                 5720 Series  | 
                            
                                
                                 Fabric Engine 8.7  | 
                        |
| 
                                 7520 Series  | 
                            
                                 Fabric Engine 8.10  | 
                        |
| 
                                 7720 Series  | 
                            
                                 Fabric Engine 8.10  | 
                        |
| 
                                 VSP 4900 Series  | 
                            
                                
                                 VOSS 8.1  | 
                        |
| 
                                 VSP 7400 Series  | 
                            
                                 VOSS 8.0  | 
                        |
| 
                                 BGPv6  | 
                            
                                 5320 Series  | 
                            
                                
                                 Fabric Engine 8.6  | 
                        
| 
                                 5420 Series  | 
                            
                                
                                 VOSS 8.4  | 
                        |
| 
                                 5520 Series  | 
                            
                                
                                 VOSS 8.2.5  | 
                        |
| 
                                 5720 Series  | 
                            
                                
                                 Fabric Engine 8.7  | 
                        |
| 
                                 7520 Series  | 
                            
                                 Fabric Engine 8.10  | 
                        |
| 
                                 7720 Series  | 
                            
                                 Fabric Engine 8.10  | 
                        |
| 
                                 VSP 4900 Series  | 
                            
                                
                                 VOSS 8.1  | 
                        |
| 
                                 VSP 7400 Series  | 
                            
                                 VOSS 8.0  | 
                        |
| 
                                 External BGP (eBGP)  | 
                            
                                 5320 Series  | 
                            
                                
                                 Fabric Engine 8.6  | 
                        
| 
                                 5420 Series  | 
                            
                                
                                 VOSS 8.4  | 
                        |
| 
                                 5520 Series  | 
                            
                                
                                 VOSS 8.2.5  | 
                        |
| 
                                 5720 Series  | 
                            
                                
                                 Fabric Engine 8.7  | 
                        |
| 
                                 7520 Series  | 
                            
                                 Fabric Engine 8.10  | 
                        |
| 
                                 7720 Series  | 
                            
                                 Fabric Engine 8.10  | 
                        |
| 
                                 VSP 4900 Series  | 
                            
                                
                                 VOSS 8.1  | 
                        |
| 
                                 VSP 7400 Series  | 
                            
                                 VOSS 8.0  | 
                        |
| 
                                 Internal BPG (iBGP)  | 
                            
                                 5320 Series  | 
                            
                                
                                 Fabric Engine 8.6  | 
                        
| 
                                 5420 Series  | 
                            
                                
                                 VOSS 8.4  | 
                        |
| 
                                 5520 Series  | 
                            
                                
                                 VOSS 8.2.5  | 
                        |
| 
                                 5720 Series  | 
                            
                                
                                 Fabric Engine 8.7  | 
                        |
| 
                                 7520 Series  | 
                            
                                 Fabric Engine 8.10  | 
                        |
| 
                                 7720 Series  | 
                            
                                 Fabric Engine 8.10  | 
                        |
| 
                                 VSP 4900 Series  | 
                            
                                
                                 VOSS 8.1  | 
                        |
| 
                                 VSP 7400 Series  | 
                            
                                 VOSS 8.0  | 
                        |
| 
                                 Route metric for BGP route redistribution  | 
                            
                                 5320 Series  | 
                            
                                
                                 Fabric Engine 8.6  | 
                        
| 
                                 5420 Series  | 
                            
                                
                                 VOSS 8.4  | 
                        |
| 
                                 5520 Series  | 
                            
                                
                                 VOSS 8.2.5  | 
                        |
| 
                                 5720 Series  | 
                            
                                
                                 Fabric Engine 8.7  | 
                        |
| 
                                 7520 Series  | 
                            
                                 Fabric Engine 8.10  | 
                        |
| 
                                 7720 Series  | 
                            
                                 Fabric Engine 8.10  | 
                        |
| 
                                 VSP 4900 Series  | 
                            
                                
                                 VOSS 8.1  | 
                        |
| 
                                 VSP 7400 Series  | 
                            
                                 VOSS 8.0  | 
                        |
| 
                                 iBGP over user-created VRFs  | 
                            
                                 5320 Series  | 
                            
                                
                                 Fabric Engine 8.6 Only 5320-48P-8XE and 5320-48T-8XE support more than one VRF with IP configuration.  | 
                        
| 
                                 5420 Series  | 
                            
                                
                                 VOSS 8.4  | 
                        |
| 
                                 5520 Series  | 
                            
                                
                                 VOSS 8.2.5  | 
                        |
| 
                                 5720 Series  | 
                            
                                
                                 Fabric Engine 8.7  | 
                        |
| 
                                 7520 Series  | 
                            
                                 Fabric Engine 8.10  | 
                        |
| 
                                 7720 Series  | 
                            
                                 Fabric Engine 8.10  | 
                        |
| 
                                 VSP 4900 Series  | 
                            
                                 VOSS 8.1  | 
                        |
| 
                                 VSP 7400 Series  | 
                            
                                 VOSS 8.1  | 
                        
Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is an inter-domain routing protocol that provides loop-free routing between autonomous systems (AS) or within an AS. This section describes the major BGP features.