5/28/2017 BGPExpertTestResults

TheAnswers:
Question1
WhatistheversionofBGPthatfirstsupportedCIDR?

Youranswer:

Incorrect,CIDRissupportedinBGP4,thecurrentversion.

Question2
WhatarevalidBGPterms?

Youranswers:

Incorrect,communitiesareusedtotagBGProutessoupstreamrouters(withinthesameora
differentAS)maytakespecialactionsforthisroute.ConfederationsusemultipleASnumbers
internally,butpresentonlyasingleAStotherestoftheworld.Thismakesitpossibletohave
manyBGProutersinanASwithoutneedinganiBGPconnectionbetweeneverypair.

Question3
OntopofwhichprotocoldoesBGPrun?

Youranswer:

Incorrect,BGPrunsontopofTCP.

Question4
TheCiscoIOS"nosynchronization"configurationoptionisusedtodisablesynchronization
betweenBGPandtheIGP,sothereisnoneedtoaddittotheconfigurationunderthefollowing
circumstances:

Youranswer:

Incorrect,thecorrectansweris"Noneoftheabove",because:
thedefaultistosynchronize
runninganIGPdoesnotnecessarilymeanyouwanttosynchronize
whenyou'renotrunninganIGPyoumustturnofsynchronization,otherwiseiBGPwon'twork

Question5
MBGPmeans:

Youranswer:

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Incorrect,theanswerisMultiprotocolBGP.MBGPisusedtopropagatemulticastandIPv6routing
information.

Question6
Intheglobalroutingtable,sometimesthesameASnumbershowsupmorethanonceinapath.

Youranswer:

Incorrect,thecorrectansweris"Yes".ThishappensbecausesomeASesinjecttheirASnumberin
thepathmorethanonce.IntheabsenceofASpathprepending,everyASnumbershouldonly
showuponce,becauseBGPdoesn'tallowloopingASpaths.

Question7
WhenARIN,RIPEortheAPNICassignsyoutherange221.30.48.0221.30.50.255outofa
221.30.48.0221.30.63.255allocation,youshouldannounceoverBGP:

Youranswer:

Incorrect,a/20providesforoptimalrouteaggregationandstability.

Question8
WhatwouldyousaytosomeonewhowantstorunBGPonaCisco2500router(checkallthat
apply):

Youranswers:

Incorrect,aCisco2500canrunBGP.Therouterwon'tholdafullBGPtable,butthisiscertainly
notalwaysanecessity.Also,processingalargeamountofroutinginformationtakesalongtime,
butitdoeswork.

Question9
Localpreferenceis:

Youranswer:

Incorrect,localpreferenceislocaltoasingleAS.ThelocalpreferenceiscommunicatedoveriBGP
butnotovereBGP.

Question10
Whenselectingthebestpath,theBGPprotocoltakesintoaccountthefollowinginformationinthe
statedorder:

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Incorrect,theansweris:

Localpreference,path,origintype,multiexitdiscriminator

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