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Environment/Versions Spirent TestCenter. BGP. Advertise routes. Answer There are different ways you can create BGP routes on Spirent TestCenter. Route Generator Wizard. Edit Routes Window Import the routes from a TXT file.   To create the routes from the Route Generator wizard follow the steps below: After creating the emulated devices on STC and setting the BGP parameters, hit the Route Generator… button under All Devices/BGP tab. The wizard will ask for: The Emulate device that’s going to advertise the routes. The BGP route type that’s going to be advertised; i.e. IPv4, IPv6, or Link-State routes. The routes information; e.g. Number or routes to create, IP Prefixes, Prefix Length, BGP attributes.  To create routes using the Edit Routes… popup window. After creating the emulated devices on STC and setting the BGP parameters, hit the Edit Routes… button under All Devices/BGP tab. In this window, you can edit the routes you have already created, or add new ones. The Select Routers drop-down table will allow you to select the router that will advertise the routes.   When you hit the Add button a new route will be added in the grid.  You can edit the values that aren’t italicized. Please consider that the routes created will be the same type as the tab selected.   If you have a txt file with the routes, please follow the steps on KB SOL12471 - Spirent TestCenter: How to Import BGP routes into STC to import them to STC.