Routing & Sviteling
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BGP Workbook
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Sikandar Shaik, a dual CCIE (RS/SP# 35012). is a highly experienced and extremely driven senior technical
instructor and network consultant. He has been training networking courses for more than 10 years, teaching on
a wide range of topics including Routing and Switching, Service Provider and Security (CCNA to CCIE). In
addition, he has been developing and updating the content for these courses. He has assisted many engineers in
passing out the lab examinations and securing certifications.
Sikandar Shaik is highly skilled at designing, planning, coordinating, maintaining, troubleshooting and
iplementing changes to various aspects of multi-scaled, multi-platform, multi-protocol complex networks as
well as course development and instruction for a technical workforce in a varied networking environment. His
experience includes responsibilities ranging from operating and maintaining PC's and peripherals to network
control programs for multi-faceted data communication networks in LAN, MAN and WAN environments.
Sikandar Shaik has delivered instructor led trainings in several states in India as well as in abroad in countries like
China, Kenya and UAE. He has also worked as a Freelance Cisco Certified Instructor globally for Corporate
Major Clients.
Acknowledgment
First and foremost | would like to thank the Almighty for his continued blessings and for always being there for
me. You have given me the power and confidence to believe in myself and pursue my dreams. | could never
have done this without the faith I have in you. Secondly | would like to thank my family for understanding my
long nights at the computer. | have spent a lot of time on preparing workbooks and this workbook would not
have been possible without thelr support and encouragement. I would also like to recognize the cooperation of
my students who took my trainings and workbooks. | believe my workbooks have helped them in upskilling
themselves with respect to the subject and technologies and I will continue preparing workbooks for the
updated technology versions.
Shaik Gouse Moinuddin Sikandar
CCIE x 2 (RS/SP)
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BGP Concepts & Terminology. 6
Types of ISP Connections. 12
Options of BGP connecting to Internet ssseessessseeesssseeeeennnnsee sesseseeesnnnee TS
BGP Neighbors 7
LAB: Basic IBGP Peering 20
BGP Split Horizon Rule 24
LAB: IBGP Peering using loopbacks 27
Configuring BGP Authentication on Cisco 10S: 38
Peer groups 4l
Lab — Peer Groups 42
Route reflector 46
Lab : route reflector 49
Lab: route reflector usinglooback 52
Lab : route reflector With’ two servets for redundancy. 54
EBGP Configuration on << a 59
BGP next hop behavior. 60
LAB: Basic EBGP Configuration & Verify Next-hop Behavior 63
LAB : EBGP peering using Loopback Interfaces (using EBGP multihop] 66
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LAB: Verify BGP Synchronization Rule 73
BGP Attributes overview . 80
AS-path /next-hop/Orgin attributes . 81
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Lab: Using Weight Attribute a1
Clearing the BGP Session 99
Lab : Weight Attribute using Route-maps 102
Understanding In/out 105
Local Preference 109
Lab: Using Local Preference m
Lab : Local preference using Route-maps 18
BGP Path Selection Process sssssssesssseenseeennsee 127
AS-Path prepending 129
Lab: AS-path Prepending 134
Multi-Exit Discriminator (Metric) 139
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