Chapter 6. Implementing a Border Gateway Protocol Solution for ISP Connectivity

This chapter introduces the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), including the fundamentals of BGP operation. This chapter covers the following topics:

• BGP Terminology, Concepts, and Operation

• Configuring BGP

• Verifying and Troubleshooting BGP

• Basic BGP Path Manipulation Using Route Maps

• Filtering BGP Routing Updates

The Internet is becoming a vital resource for most organizations, resulting in redundant connections to multiple Internet service providers (ISPs). With multiple connections, Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is an alternative to using default routes to control path selections.

Configuring and troubleshooting BGP can be complex. A BGP administrator ...

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