| CPC H04L 45/741 (2013.01) [H04L 45/02 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |

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1. A system, comprising:
a processor configured to:
advertise in Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) a new address-family capability in combination with an existing address-family in a network that supports a plurality of address families;
undo BGP filters to allow BGP routes to be exchanged at a time that a network administrator enables the new address-family capability in the network; and
filter out all new address-family compatible routes prior to deployment of a new address-family; and
a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.
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