When BGP4 is enabled, you can configure more advanced features such as route dampening and autonomous system confederation.
device# configure terminal
device(config)# router bgp
Several configurations are available from BGP router configuration mode.
device(config-bgp-router)# ? Possible completions: address-family Enter Address Family command mode always-compare-med Allow comparing MED from different neighbors as-path-ignore Ignore AS_PATH length for best route selection auto-shutdown-new-neighbors Auto shutdown new neighbor capability Set capability cluster-id Configure Route-Reflector Cluster-ID compare-med-empty-aspath Allow comparing MED from different neighbors even with empty as-path attribute compare-routerid Compare router-id for identical BGP paths confederation Configure AS confederation parameters default-local-preference Configure default local preference value describe Display transparent command information distance Define an administrative distance enforce-first-as Enforce the first AS for EBGP routes fast-external-fallover Reset session if link to EBGP peer goes down install-igp-cost Install igp cost to nexthop instead of MED value as BGP route cost local-as Configure local AS number log-dampening-debug Log dampening debug messages maxas-limit Impose limit on number of ASes in AS-PATH attribute med-missing-as-worst Consider routes missing MED attribute asleast desirable neighbor Specify a neighbor router timers Adjust routing timers