Setting BGP Aggregator Attribute in Filters

Pavel Trefný pavel.trefny at trefcon.cz
Tue Apr 14 14:31:25 CEST 2026


Hi,

I have a question regarding BIRD. Is it possible to set the BGP 
aggregator attribute for a prefix using filters?

This would be useful in our anycast setup, where it can be difficult to 
determine the origin of a prefix. Using communities is unfortunately not 
a viable option for us — some of our hardware does not support extended 
communities, and upstream networks often filter them.

To clarify, I am not looking for route aggregation itself, but 
specifically a way to set the aggregator attribute.

Thank you for any insights.

Best regards,
Pavel Trefny


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