Cease Subcodes

BGP uses the cease subcode in notification message to convey the reason for terminating the session. The cease subcodes currently supported are given in Supported Cease Subcodes.

Table 1. Supported Cease Subcodes
Subcode Description Supported?
1 Maximum Number of Prefixes Reached Yes
2 Administrative Shutdown Yes
3 Peer De-configured Yes
4 Administrative Reset No
5 Connection Rejected Yes
6 Other Configuration Change No
7 Connection Collision Resolution Yes
8 Out of Resources No