External route summarization

An ASBR can be configured to advertise one external route as an aggregate for all redistributed routes that are covered by a specified address range.

When you configure a summary address range, the range takes effect immediately. All the imported routes are summarized according to the configured summary address range. Imported routes that have already been advertised and that fall within the range are flushed out of the autonomous system and a single route corresponding to the range is advertised.

If a route that falls within a configured summary address range is imported by the device, no action is taken if the device has already advertised the aggregate route; otherwise, the device advertises the aggregate route. If an imported route that falls within a configured summary address range is removed by the device, no action is taken if there are other imported routes that fall within the same summary address range; otherwise, the aggregate route is flushed.

You can configure up to 32 summary address ranges. The device sets the forwarding address of the aggregate route to 0 and sets the tag to 0. If you delete a summary address range, the advertised aggregate route is flushed and all imported routes that fall within the range are advertised individually. If an external link-state database (LSDB) overflow condition occurs, all aggregate routes and other external routes are flushed out of the autonomous system. When the device exits the external LSDB overflow condition, all the imported routes are summarized according to the configured summary address ranges.

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If you use redistribution filters in addition to summary address ranges, the device applies the redistribution filters to routes first, and then applies them to the summary address ranges.
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If you disable redistribution, all the aggregate routes are flushed, along with other imported routes.
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Only imported, type 5 external LSA routes are affected. A single type 5 LSA is generated and flooded throughout the autonomous system for multiple external routes.