about show ip bgp

[ninghi]

after I print show ip bgp,the bgp route will be shown .Before the network item,there is a "i" and at the end of the path item there is also a "i",i want to know what the meaning of the two "i"s and there differences.

 

[fmonteiro]

Status codes
Status of the table entry. The status is displayed at the beginning of each line in the table. It can be one of the following values:

s—The table entry is suppressed.

*—The table entry is valid.

>—The table entry is the best entry to use for that network.

i—The table entry was learned via an internal BGP session.

Origin codes
Indicates the origin of the entry. The origin code is placed at the end of each line in the table. It can be one of the following values:

i—Entry originated from IGP and was advertised with a network router configuration command.

e—Entry originated from EGP.

?—Origin of the path is not clear Usually, this is a router that is redistributed into BGP from an IGP.