| Description | 
 This article explains the BGP SNMP trap state that would trigger a trap to be sent from FortiGate to the SNMP server.  | 
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| Scope | FortiGate. | ||||||||
| Solution | 
 Based on the documentation, BGP generates an SNMP trap when the Finite State Machine (FSM) transitions from a higher-numbered state to a lower-numbered state, provided that the bgp-backward-transition option is enabled. The SNMP trap is triggered according to the following state changes: 
 
 
 Refer to the BGP state diagram below:  | 
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