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BGP4

2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

Agenda
 Concept
 P eer i ng

 A ttr i b u tes a nd R ou te S el ecti on A l g or i th m


 P r ef i x G ener a ti on a nd A g g r eg a ti on
 P ol i cy Contr ol
 I nter na l B G P

 R ou te R ef l ector

2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

C o n c e p ts

2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

C o nc ep t s - Au t o no m o u s S y s t em
 A s et of netw or k s s h a r i ng

 I nter na l connecti v i ty ( I G P )

th e s a m e r ou ti ng pol i cy

 R a ng e f or m 1 to 6 5 , 5 3 5
( pr i v a te f r om 6 4 5 1 2 to 6 5 5 3 5 )

OSPF
EI G R P
I SI S
AS 1 2 3
2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

C o nc ep t s - P at h V ec t o r P r o t o c o l
 B G P i s cl a s s i f i ed a s a path vector r ou ti ng pr otocol ( s e e
R FC 1 3 2 2 )

A path vector protocol defines a route as a pairing between a


destination and the attributes of the path to that destination.

P revent loops via AS num ber

12.6.126.0/24 207.126.96.43

1021

0 6461 7018 6337 11268


AS Path

2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

C o nc ep t s - B G P S es s i o ns
 B G P s es s i on es ta b l i s h ed on top of T CP por t 1 7 9 ( B G P
nei g h b or s )

 R el i a b l e tr a ns por t l a y er ( no need of r etr a ns m i s s i ons a t


B G P l a y er )
 T CP need s a r ou ti ng l a y er ( I G P or s ta ti c)
 B G P u s es a d a ta b a s e ( B G P ta b l e)

 D a ta b a s es a r e ex ch a ng ed a f ter s es s i on s et u p
 I ncr em enta l u pd a tes

 B G P s es s i on i s m a i nta i ned w i th B G P k eepa l i v es ( 6 0 s )


2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

C o nc ep t s - eB G P v s i B G P
 eB G P i s u s ed to ex ch a ng e N L R I b etw een A u tonom ou s
S y s tem s
 i B G P i s u s ed to ca r r y N L R I w i th i n th e A u tonom ou s
S y s tem

 A B G P r ou ter h a s i nter na l a nd / or ex ter na l nei g h b or s

2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

C o nc ep t s - G ener al O p er at i o n
 L ea r ns m u l ti pl e pa th s v i a i nter na l a nd ex ter na l B G P
s pea k er s

 P i ck s T H E b es tpa th a nd i ns ta l l s i t i n th e I P f or w a r d i ng
ta b l e

 P ol i ci es a ppl i ed b y i nf l u enci ng th e b es tpa th s el ecti on


b a s ed on B G P a ttr i b u tes :
P art of the B G P update pack et

I m plem ented as T L V ( T y pe-L ength-V alue)

2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

Pe e r i n g

2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

E x t er nal N ei gh b o r s ( eB G P )
 BGP speakers in different AS

AS 1 0 9

 Sh o u l d b e direc tl y c o nnec ted


 C o nfig u ratio n:

131.108.0.0/16

R outer B

router bgp 1 1 0
network 1 5 0 . 1 0 . 0 . 0
neighbor 1 3 1 . 1 0 8 . 1 0 . 1 rem ote-as 1 0 9
R outer A

router bgp 1 0 9
network 1 3 1 . 1 0 8 . 0 . 0
neighbor 1 3 1 . 1 0 8 . 1 0 . 2 rem ote-as 1 1 0
2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

R A

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

A
.1

131.108.10.0/2 4

.2

AS 1 1 0
B

15 0.10.0.0/16

R B

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I nt er nal N ei gh b o r s ( i B G P )

131.108.2 0.2

131.108.2 0.1

 Configuration:
Router B

router b g p 1 0 9
n ei g h b or 1 3 1 . 1 0 8 . 2 0 . 2 rem ote-a s 1 0 9
n ei g h b or 1 3 1 . 1 0 8 . 2 0 . 2 up d a te-s ourc e l oop 0

Router A

router b g p 1 0 9
n ei g h b or 1 3 1 . 1 0 8 . 2 0 . 1 rem ote-a s 1 0 9
n ei g h b or 1 3 1 . 1 0 8 . 2 0 . 1 up d a te-s ourc e l oop 0
2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

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I nf o r m at i o n T r ans f er

 F r om
 F r om

eB G P -> a d v er ti s e to a l l

i B G P -> a d v er ti s e onl y to eB G P

full iB G P m esh is req uired!!

 P r opa g a te O N L Y th e b es t pa th

2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

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P eer G r o u p s

 Gro u p o f peers to w h ic h th e sam e o u tb o u nd po l ic ies


appl y
only inbound policies can be overridden
updat es g enerat ed once per g roup

 Sim pl ic ity o f c o nfig u ratio n

2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

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P eer G r o u p s ( C o nt . )
 I nter na l peer g r ou p
router bgp 109
n ei gh bor i n tern a l
n ei gh bor i n tern a l
n ei gh bor i n tern a l
n ei gh bor i n tern a l
n ei gh bor 13 1. 108
n ei gh bor 13 1. 108
n ei gh bor 13 1. 108

peer-group
rem ote-a s 109
route-m a p s en d out
f i l ter-l i s t 1 out
. 2 0. 1 peer-group i n tern a l
. 3 0. 1 peer-group i n tern a l
. 3 0. 1 f i l ter-l i s t 3 i n

 E x ter na l peer g r ou p

router bgp 109


n ei gh bor ex tern a l -peer peer-group
n ei gh bor ex tern a l -peer route-m a p s et-m etri c out
n ei gh bor 16 0. 8 9. 1. 2 rem ote-a s 2 00
n ei gh bor 16 0. 8 9. 1. 2 peer-group ex tern a l -peer
n ei gh bor 16 0. 8 9. 1. 4 rem ote-a s 3 00
n ei gh bor 16 0. 8 9. 1. 4 peer-group ex tern a l -peer

2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

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A ttr ib u te s a n d R o u te
S e le c tio n A lg o r ith m

2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

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M ai n B G P At t r i b u t es
 Next-h o p
 W ei g h t
 L o c a l p r ef er en c e
 A S -p a th
O r ig in
 M u l ti E xi t D i s c r i m i n a to r ( M E D )
 C o m m u n i ty

2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

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N E X T _ H O P
 T h e nex t h o p to reac h a netw o rk

eB G P
I P address of t h e peer
iB G P
N E X T _ H O P advert ised by eB G P
I G P sh ould carry rout e t o N E X T _ H O P s
R ecursive rout e look up
U nlink s B G P f rom t h e
ph ysical t opolog y
A llow s I G P t o m ak e int ellig ent
f orw arding decision
2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

2.0.0.0

AS 2
.1

2.0.1 .0

1 .0.0.0

.2

AS 1
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B G P At t r i b u t es : N E X T _ H O P
E BG P n e x t -h o p s e t t o s e l f
6 .0.1 .1

6 .0.1 .2

AS 2
4 .0.0.0/ 8

5 .1 .1 .1

5 .1 .1 .3

3 r d P a r t y E BG P
5 .1 .1 .3

5 .1 .1 .2

AS 3

2 .0.0.0/8

AS 1

AS 4

4 .0.0.0/8

2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

6.0.0.0/8

4 .0.0.0/ 8
2.0.0.0/ 8

6 .0.1 .1
6 .0.1 .1

I BG P n e x t -h o p u n m o d i f i e d

O v e r r id in g d e fa u lts :
I BG P N L R I o n l y :
n e i g h b o r x .x .x .x n e x t -h o p -s e l f
r o u t e -m a p :
s e t i p n e x t -h o p { A.B.C .D | p e e r a d d r e s s }
C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

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W E IG H T
 ci s co s peci f i c

 L oca l to th e r ou ter
N ot propag at ed

 v a l u e: 0 6 5 5 3 5

 R ou tes w i th h i g h er w ei g h t a r e pr ef er r ed
 D ef a u l t:

orig inat ed locally = 3 2 7 6 8


ot h er = 0

2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

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L O C AL _ P R E F

 I nd i ca ti on of pr ef er r ed pa th to ex i t th e l oca l A S
 G l ob a l to th e l oca l A S

 P a th s w i th h i g h es t L O CA L -P R E F a r e m os t d es i r a b l e
( d ef a u l t = 1 0 0 )
bgp default local-preference value

2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

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L O C AL _ P R E F ( C o nt . )
6 9 0

 C o nfig u ratio n ( rtr A) :

router bgp 1 0 9
6
neighbor x . x . x . x rem ote-as 1 8 8 0
neighbor x . x . x . x route-m ap foo in
!
route-m ap foo perm it 1 0
m atch as-path 2
set local-preference 1 20
!
ip as-path access-list 2 perm it ^ 1 8 8 0 _
2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

1 7 5 5

6 6

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

1 8 8 0

A
N e e d s to g o to 6 9 0

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AS _ P AT H
A S -P A T H conta i ns th e l i s t of A S es th e u pd a te h a d to
tr a v er s e.

A S -P A T H i s u pd a ted b y th e s end i ng r ou ter w i th i ts ow n


A S nu m b er .
B G P u s es th e A S -P A T H

to d etect r ou ti ng l oops .

E a ch ti m e th e r ou ter r ecei v es a n eB G P u pd a te i t
ch eck s th e A S -P A T H .
I f i t f i nd s i s ow n A S nu m b er on th e A S -P A T H , th e
u pd a te i s d i s ca r d ed .
2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

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AS _ P AT H
6 9 0

1.
1. R R o o u u t t e e r r A
Ass ee nn dd
1414 1.2
1.2 5 5 3.10.0/2
3.10.0/2

ss uu
44 ww

pp dd
iitt hh

aa tt ee
AS
AS

ff oo rr
_ _ P P AT
AT H H : : 1880
1880

1 8 8 0
A

2 2 .. R R o o u u t t e e r r B
Bss ee nn dd ss uu pp dd aa tt ee
f f o o r r 1414 1.2
1.2 5 5 3.10.0/2
3.10.0/2 4 4 w w i i t t h h
AS
AS _ _ P P AT
AT H H : : 6969 00 1880
1880

200

14 1.2 5 3.10.0/2 4

3.R
3.R o o u u t t e e r r C C s s e e n n d d s s u u p p d d a a t t e e
f f o o r r 1414 1.2
1.2 5 5 3.10.0/2
3.10.0/2 4 4 w w i i t t h h
AS
AS _ _ P P AT
AT H H : : 2 2 00
00 6969 00 1880
1880

2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

4 4 .R.R
oo
dd

oo
ww
iiss

uu
nn
cc

tt ee rr
AS
AS
aa rr dd

A
Aww iillll dd ee tt ee cc tt iitt ss
nn uu mm bb ee rr aa nn dd ww iillll
tt hh ee uu pp dd aa tt ee

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O R IG IN

 O r i g i n of th e pr ef i x
 V a l u es :

I G P ( i) = via network com m and

E G P ( e) = learned from

E G P

incom plete ( ? ) = redistribution

2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

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M u l t i -E x i t D i s c r i m i nat o r ( M E D )
 Indication (to external peers) of the preferred path
into an A S
used in m ultiple entry AS
non-transitive

 C om pared only for rou tes from


 L ow er M E D

the sam e A S

v alu e is m ore preferab le (defau lt = 0 )

2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

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C o m m u ni t y At t r i b u t e

rfc1997
 U s ed to g r ou p d es ti na ti ons a nd a ppl y a com m on pol i cy
 E a ch pr ef i x ca n b el ong to m u l ti pl e com m u ni ti es
 N ot pr opa g a ted b y d ef a u l t

neighbor i p -ad d r es s send-com m unity

2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

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C o m m u ni t y At t r i b u t e ( C o nt . )
 3 2 -b i ts l ong

use 16 bits to indicate the ASN


ip bg p -com m unity new -f or m at
set com m unity AS:community [ additiv e]
set com m unity none
er ase al l the v al ues in the attr ibute
set com m -l ist < num ber > del ete
er ase sel ected com m unities

2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

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P r o b l em : S c al e R o u t i ng P o l i c y
S o l u t i o n: C O M M U N I T Y
Co m m u n i t i e s :

1 : 1 00Cu s t o m e r R o u t e s

1 : 8 0 I S P R o u t e s

ISP 2
ISP 1

I SP 3

I SP 4
0.0.0.0

Cu
Co n n e
(N o
W a n ts

s to m
x io n
D e f
F u ll

e r 1
T y p e 1
a u lt,
R o u te s )
2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

Cu
Co n n e
(U s e
W a n t s Cu

s to
x io
s D
s to

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

m e r
n T y
e fa u
m e r

p e 2
lt,
R o u te s )

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P r o b l em : S c al e R o u t i ng P o l i c y
S o l u t i o n: C O M M U N I T Y
Co m m u n i t i e s :

S e t Co m m u n i t y
1 :8 0

1 : 1 00Cu s t o m e r R o u t e s

1 : 8 0 I S P R o u t e s

ISP 1

M a t c h Co m m u n i t y
1 : 1 00 1 : 8 0

I SP 3
Cu
Co n n e
(N o
W a n ts

M a t c h Co m m u n i t y
1 : 1 00

M a t c h Co m m u n i t y
1 : 1 00

I SP 4

S e t Co m m u n i t y
1 : 1 00
s to m
x io n
D e f
F u ll

e r 1
T y p e 1
a u lt,
R o u te s )
2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

ISP 2

0.0.0.0

Cu
Co n n e
(U s e
W a n t s Cu

s to
x io
s D
s to

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

m e r
n T y
e fa u
m e r

2
p e 2
lt,
R o u te s )

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B G P P at h S el ec t i o n
1

O nl y c o nsider path s w ith reac h ab l e N E X T _ H O Ps

2

D o no t c o nsider iBGP path if no t sy nc h ro niz ed

3

H ig h est W E I GH T

4

H ig h est L O C AL _ PR E F

5

Prefer l o c al l y o rig inated ro u te

6

Sh o rtest AS_ PAT H

2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

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B G P P at h S el ec t i o n
7
8

9

1 0

L o w est O R I GI N

c o de: I GP < E GP < inc o m pl ete

L o w est M u l ti-E x it D isc rim inato r ( M E D )


8 a I F b g p d eter m i ni s ti c-m ed , or d er th e pa th s
b ef or e com pa r i ng
8 b I F b g p a l w a y s -com pa r e-m ed , th en com pa r e
i t f or a l l pa th s
8 c Cons i d er ed onl y i f pa th s a r e f r om th e s a m e
nei g h b or A S

Prefer an External path o v er an I nternal o ne


L o w est I GP m etric to th e N E X T _ H O P

2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

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B G P P at h S el ec t i o n ( C o nt . )
 1 1 I F m u l tipath is enab l ed, th e ro u ter m ay instal l
u p to N paral l el path s in th e ro u ting tab l e

 1 2 F o r eBGP path s, sel ec t th e o l dest to m inim iz e


ro u te-fl ap
 1 3 L o w est R o u ter-I D
O r i g i na tor -I D i s cons i d er ed f or r ef l ected r ou tes
 1 4 Sh o rtest C l u ster-L ist

 1 5 L o w est neig h b o r I P address

 D e tail s giv e n : h ttp :/ / w w w . c is c o. c om / w arp / p ub l ic / 4 5 9 / 2 5 . s h tm l # b e s tp ath

2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

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Pr e f i x Ge n e r a t i o n
A n d A g g r e g a tio n

2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

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< net w o r k > C o m m and


N e tw o r k s o r ig in a te d b y th e lo c a l r o u te r

 M a t c h i n g I GP r o u t e m u s t e x i s t ( d y n a m i c o r
s ta ti c en tr y i n r o u ti n g ta b l e)

E x a m p le :
route r b
ne tw ork
ne tw ork
!
ip route

gp 1 0 9
2 0 0 .1 0 .1 0 .0
1 9 8 . 1 0 . 0 . 0 m as k 2 5 5 . 2 5 5 . 0 . 0
1 9 8 . 1 0 . 0 . 0 2 5 5 . 2 5 5 . 0 . 0 nul l 0

2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

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R edi s t r i b u t i o n
F ro m

IG P

N ot alw ays a g ood t h ing !


B y def ault , includes only local rout e ( not O S P F ex t ernal)

 S ta ti c r o u tes p o i n ted to n u l l 0
 E xa m p l e:

router bgp 109


red i s tri bute s ta ti c
!
i p route 198 . 10. 0. 0 2 5 5 . 2 5 5 . 0. 0 n ul l 0

2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

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Aggr egat e Addr es s es


 Com b i ne d i f f er ent r ou tes i nto one
 A d v er ti s ed a s com i ng f r om

th e l oca l A S

 A com ponent m u s t ex i s t i n th e B G P ta b l e

 W ith no o ptio ns it pro pag ates th e ag g reg ate and al l


th e c o m po nents
 su m m ary -o nl y c o m m and o ptio n

A dvert ise O N L Y t h e ag g reg at e ( no com ponent s)

E x am ple:

route r b gp 1 0 9
aggre gate -ad d re s s 1 9 8 . 1 0 . 0 . 0 2 5 5 . 2 5 5 . 0 . 0 s um m ary -onl y
2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

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Po l i c y C o n t r o l

2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

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P r ef i x F i l t er s
 E x am pl e 1 :
r outer bg p 10
neig hbor 160
!
access-l ist 5
access-l ist 5

 E x am pl e 2 :

. 8 9 . 1. 1 distr ibute-l ist 5 in


deny 17 0 . 10 . 0 . 0
p er m it any

r outer bg p 10 9
neig hbor 160 . 8 9 . 1. 1 r oute-m ap f il ter in
!
r oute-m ap f il ter p er m it 10
m atch ip addr ess 5
!
access-l ist 5 deny 17 0 . 10 . 0 . 0
access-l ist 5 p er m it any

2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

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P at h F i l t er s

 F i l ter b a s ed on A S pa th

i p a s -pa th a c c es s -l i s t number [ perm i t| d en y ] reg ex p

 P er nei g h b or

I nbound or outbound
filter-list

route-m aps

2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

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P at h F i l t er s
 E xam ple:

D eny a l l pr ef i x es or i g i na ted i n A S 2 0 0 .

 C onfig u ration:

router bgp 109


n ei gh bor 16 0. 8 9. 1. 1 rem ote-a s 3 00
n ei gh bor 16 0. 8 9. 1. 1 f i l ter-l i s t 5 i n
!
i p a s -pa th a c c es s -l i s t 5 d en y _ 2 00$
i p a s -pa th a c c es s -l i s t 5 perm i t . *

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C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

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I n t e r n a l BGP

2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

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I nt er nal B G P

U sed to carry N L R I w ithin the A u tonom ou s S y stem

R em em b er: B G P detects loops u sing the A S -P A T H

B G P u pdates are sent u nchang ed to internal peers (no


A S _ P A T H u pdate)
N o A S _ P A T H

check is done w ith iB G P

2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

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I nt er nal B G P

iB G P speak ers cannot detect rou ting loops


iB G P is N E V E R

propag ated

T herefore iB G P req u ires a fu ll m esh

All BGP routers need an i BGP sessi on w i th eac h ex i t-p oi nt

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C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

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R o u te R e fle c to r s

2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

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R o u t e R ef l ec t o r s
 P r ov i d e a d d i ti ona l contr ol to a l l ow r ou ter to a d v er ti s e
( r ef l ect) i B G P l ea r ned r ou tes to oth er i B G P peer s
B reak s the full-m esh iB G P rule.

 N or m a l B G P s pea k er s co-ex i s t

only the R R has to support this feature

 cl u s ter = R R

+ cl i ents

 P a ck et f or w a r d i ng s h ou l d not b e a f f ected
 E a s y m i g r a ti on

 M u l ti pl e r ef l ector s f or r ed u nd a ncy

 Cl i ents ca n peer w i th i n m u l ti pl e cl u s ter s


2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

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R o u t e R ef l ec t o r s

 R oute R ef lec tor: p rov i des addi ti onal c ontrol to allow router to
adv erti se ( ref lec t) i BGP learned routes to oth er i BGP p eers
 C li ent: router rely i ng on R R f or all i BGP up dates
 N on-c li ent: i BGP nei g h b or outsi de th e c luster

 C luster: S et of one or m ore R R s and th ei r c li ents

2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

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L o o p Av o i danc e
 W h en R R

r ecei v es a n u pd a te:

C heck if its cluster-id is on the cluster-list

I f cluster-id is on the cluster-list the update is silently discarded

I f the B G P update is ok , the R R updates the cluster-list with its clusterid and reflects the update ( according to the rules)
W ith m ultiple R R in the sam e cluster, a
uniq ue cluster-id should be set by configuration

 O nce th e b es t pa th i s s el ected :
F rom

non-client -> reflect to all clients

F rom

eB G P peer -> reflect to all clients AN D

F rom

client -> reflect to all clients AN D non clients

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C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

non-clients
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R o u t e R ef l ec t o r s ( c o nt . )
 C onf ig ur ation ( r tr A) :
router bgp 2

n ei gh bor 1 4 1 . 1 5 3 . 1 2. 1 rem ote-a s 2

n ei gh bor 1 4 1 . 1 5 3 . 1 2. 1 route-ref l ec tor-c l i en t

n ei gh bor 1 4 1 . 1 5 3 . 1 7 . 2 rem ote-a s 2

n ei gh bor 1 4 1 . 1 5 3 . 1 7 . 2 route-ref l ec tor-c l i en t

A(R R )
AS2
B

AS1
2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

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M u ltip leR R
 U s ed f or R R

p er C l u s t er
r ed u nd a ncy

 A l l R R s i n s a m e cl u s ter h a v e to a g r ee on u ni q u e
cl u s ter -i d i f cl i ents peer w i th a l l R R s :
bgp cluster-id < 1 -2 >
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 T r ea t oth er R R s i n s a m e cl u s ter a s i B G P peer s ( i B G P


f u l l m es h )

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C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

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2 0 0 7 C is c o S y s te m s , In c . A ll r ig h ts r e s e r v e d .

C is c o C o n fid e n tia l

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