Configuring BGP on Cisco Routers v.4.0 course teaches the underlying foundations of the Internet and new-world technologies such as Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS). It prepares students to design and implement efficient, optimal, and trouble-free BGP networks covering: - The theory of BGP and configuration of BGP on Cisco IOS routers. - Detailed troubleshooting information and hands-on exercises that provide students with the skills needed to configure and troubleshoot BGP networks in customer environments. - BGP network design issues and usage rules for various BGP features.

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Learning Objectives

After completing this course, the student should be able to:
- Describe how to configure, monitor, and troubleshoot basic BGP to enable interdomain routing in a network scenario with multiple domains
- Describe how to use BGP policy controls to influence the BGP route selection process in a network scenario In which you must support connections to multiple ISPs
- Describe how to use BGP attributes to influence the route selection process in a network scenario where you must support multiple connections
- Describe how to successfully connect the customer network to the Internet in a network scenario in which multiple connections must be implemented
- Describe how to configure the service provider network to behave as a transit AS in a typical implementation with multiple BGP connections to other autonomous systems
- Enable route reflection as possible solution to BGP scaling issues in a typical service provider network with multiple BGP connections to other autonomous systems
- Describe the available BGP tools and features to optimize the scalability of the BGP routing protocol in a typical BGP network

1

  • BGP Overview

  • Introducing BGP
    Understanding BGP Path Attributes
    Establishing BGP Sessions
    Processing BGP Routes
    Configuring Basic BGP
    Monitoring and Troubleshooting BGP
    Lab 1-1: Initial Lab Setup
    Lab 1-2: Configuring Basic 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
    Lab 2-1: Configuring 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
    Lab 3-1: Using Multihomed BGP Networks
    Lab 3-2: Employing AS-Path Filters
    Lab 3-3: Filtering with Prefix-Lists
    Lab 3-4: Implementing Changes in BGP Policy
4

  • Route Selection Using Attributes

  • Influencing BGP Route Selection with Weights
    Setting BGP Local Preference
    Using AS-Path Prepending
    Understanding BGP Multi-Exit Discriminators
    Addressing BGP Communities
    Lab 4-1: Influencing BGP Route Selection with Weights
    Lab 4-2: Setting BGP Local Preference
    Lab 4-3: Understanding BGP Multi-Exit Discriminators
    Lab 4-4: Addressing BGP Communities
5

  • Customer-to-Provider Connectivity with BGP

  • Understanding Customer-to-Provider Connectivity Requirements
    Implementing Customer Connectivity Using Static Routing
    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
    Introducing Route Reflectors
    Designing Networks with Route Reflectors
    Configuring and Monitoring Route Reflectors
    Introducing Confederations
    Configuring and Monitoring Confederations
    Lab 6-1: Introducing Route Reflectors
    Lab 6-2: 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
    Lab 7-1: Limiting the Number of Prefixes Received from a BGP Neighbor
    Lab 7-2: Implementing BGP Peer Groups
    Lab 7-3: Using BGP Route Dampening

Audience

This course is intended primarily for network administrators, network engineers, network managers and systems engineers who would like to implement BGP. The secondary audience for this course is for network designers and project managers. This course is also recommended to all individuals preparing for BGP exam.

Language

English

Prerequisites

The knowledge and skills that a learner must have before attending this course are as follows: • Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Cisco IOS Software configuration • Configuring and troubleshooting RIP, EIGRP, OSPF and IS-IS

Length: 180.0 days (40 hours)

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