BGP (Configuring BGP on Cisco?? Routers v3.2) Training Class

1. BGP Overview

• Introduction to BGP


• BGP Session Establishment


• BGP Path Attributes


• BGP Route Processing


• Basic BGP Configuration


• Monitoring and Troubleshooting BGP

2. BGP Transit Autonomous Systems

• Working with a Transit AS


• Interacting with IBGP and EBGP in a Transit AS


• Forwarding Packets in a Transit AS


• Configuring a Transit AS


• Monitoring and Troubleshooting IBGP in a Transit AS

3. Route Selection Using Policy Controls

• Using Multihomed BGP Networks


• Employing AS Path Filters


• Filtering with Prefix Lists


• Using Outbound Route Filtering


• Applying Route Maps as BGP Filters


• Implementing Changes in BGP Policy

4. Route Selection Using Attributes

• Influencing BGP Route Selection with Weights


• Setting BGP Local Preference


• Using AS-Path Prepending


• UnderstandingBGP Multi-Exit Discriminator (MED)


• Addressing BGP Communities

5. Customer-to-Provider Connectivity with BGP

• Understanding Customer-to-Provider Connectivity Requirements


• Implementing Customer Connectivity Using Static Routes


• Connecting a Multihomed Customer to a Single Service Provider


• Connecting a Multihomed Customer to Multiple Service Providers

6. Scaling Service Provider Networks

• Scaling IGP and BGP in Service Provider Networks


• Introduction to Route Reflectors


• Designing Networks and Route Reflectors


• Configuring and Monitoring Route Reflectors


• Introducing Confederations


• Configuring and Monitoring Confederations

7. Optimizing BGP Scalability

• Improving BGP Convergence


• Limiting the Number of Prefixes Received from a BGP Neighbor


• Implementing BGP Peer Groups


• Using BGP Route Dampening

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