Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) LiveLessons (Video Training)

Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) LiveLessons (Video Training)

Released November 2013
Publisher(s): Cisco Press
ISBN: 0133757331

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Video description

In Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) LiveLessons, Jeff Doyle provides a practical introduction to Border Gateway Protocol for anyone wishing to understand the basics of BGP on Cisco Routers.

BGP LiveLessons provides a solid understanding of Border Gateway Protocol for anyone wishing to understand the basics of BGP on Cisco Routers. After introducing the fundamental concepts of inter-AS routing and the functions and attributes of Border Gateway Protocol, BGP LiveLessons goes further, offering a sophisticated exploration of BGP-based routing policies so you can access a deeper understanding of the topics. This course is perfect for networking professionals and CCIP and CCIE certification candidates, including those taking the 642-885 SPADVROUTE exam.

Skill Level

  • Intermediate

What You Will Learn

  • Basic BGP concepts and autonomous systems
  • BGP attributes and the decision process
  • BGP configuration scaling, policy scaling, and topology scaling

Who Should Take This Course

  • Working engineers in the Enterprise space who want to expand their knowledge of the Service Provider space
  • CCIP and CCIE candidates seeking a first exposure to BGP
  • IT managers in need of a quick understanding of BGP concepts to better manage their engineering teams
  • Engineers familiar with BGP on other operating systems who wish to learn BGP configuration with IOS

Course Requirements

  • Understanding of routing concepts
  • Understanding of IP IGPs
  • Understanding of IPv4 addresses
  • A basic understanding of Cisco IOS usage (although not entirely necessary)

About the Author:

Jeff Doyle, CCIE #1919, is Principal Architect at FishNet Security. He specializes in IP routing protocols, MPLS, and IPv6 and has designed or assisted in the design of large-scale IP service provider networks throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. He is the author of Routing TCP/IP Volumes I and II (Cisco Press), among other books and articles.

Table of contents

  1. Introduction
    1. Introduction to Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) LiveLessons
  2. Part I
    1. Basic BGP Configuration
  3. Lesson 1: Basic BGP Concepts
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 1.1 Inter-domain concepts
    3. 1.2 Inter-domain routing
    4. Lesson 1 Summary
  4. Lesson 2: Configuring an EBGP Session
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 2.1 Basic elements for establishing a simple BGP session between two peers
    3. 2.2 Understanding “show” commands and BGP session states
    4. Lesson 2 Summary
  5. Lesson 3: Configuring an IBGP Session
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 3.1 Understanding a BGP session between peers in the same AS are discussed
    3. 3.2 Using a topology with multiple routers within the same AS
    4. Lesson 3 Summary
  6. Lesson 4: Configuring Multihop EBGP
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 4.1 Using multihop EBGP
    3. 4.2 Configuring Multihop EBGP
    4. Lesson 4 Summary
  7. Lesson 5: Route Exchange over BGP
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 5.1 Understanding methods for specifying prefixes to be advertised over a BGP session
    3. 5.2 The routing information databases (RIBs) used by BGP
    4. Lesson 5 Summary
  8. Lesson 6: Route Aggregation
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 6.1 Methods for advertising aggregated prefixes
    3. 6.2 Route Aggregation
    4. Lesson 6 Summary
  9. Part II
    1. BGP Policy
  10. Lesson 7: Basic BGP Policy Concepts
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 7.1 BGP Attributes
    3. 7.2 The Decision
    4. Lesson 7 Summary
  11. Lesson 8: Route and Prefix Filters
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 8.1 Using Prefix filters
    3. 8.2 Using Route filters
    4. Lesson 8 Summary
  12. Lesson 9: AS_Path Filters
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 9.1 Using AS_PATH filters and their application
    3. 9.2: Configuring AS_PATH filters
    4. Lesson 9 Summary
  13. Lesson 10: Route Maps
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 10.1 Understanding Route Maps as a primary tool for specifying route policies and manipulating BGP path attributes
    3. 10.2 Understanding the basic building blocks of route maps
    4. Lesson 10 Summary
  14. Lesson 11: Using the LOCAL_PREF Attribute
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 11:1: Using the LOCAL_PREF attribute
    3. 11.2: Configuring LOCAL_PREF
    4. Lesson 11 Summary
  15. Lesson 12: Using the MED Attribute
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 12.1 Using the MED attribute
    3. 12.2 Configuring the MED attribute
    4. Lesson 12 Summary
  16. Lesson 13: AS_PATH Prepending
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 13.1 Understanding AS_PATH prepending
    3. 13.2 Configuring an AS_PATH prepending policy
    4. Lesson 13 Summary
  17. Lesson 14: Basic BGP Scaling Concepts
    1. BGP Scaling
    2. Learning objectives
    3. 14.1 Understanding basic scaling tools
    4. Lesson 14 Summary
  18. Lesson 15: Managing Policy Changes
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 15.1 Using BGP session resets destabilizing BGP and the BGP route refresh message
    3. Lesson 15 Summary
  19. Lesson 16: BGP Communities
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 16.1 Understanding the community attribute
    3. 16.2 Understanding configuration of policies
    4. Lesson 16 Summary
  20. Lesson 17: Session and Policy Templates
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 17.1 Using peer groups, configuration, and the problem with peer groups
    3. 17.2 Session templates
    4. 17.3 Policy templates
    5. Lesson 17 Summary
  21. Lesson 18: Using Private AS Numbers
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 18.1 Understanding Private AS Numbers
    3. 18.2 Filtering Private AS Numbers
    4. Lesson 18 Summary
  22. Lesson 19: Route Reflectors
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 19.1 Introducing route reflectors
    3. 19.2 Configuring a basic route reflection group cluster
    4. Lesson 19 Summary
  23. Lesson 20: Confederations
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 20.1 Introducing confederations as another tool for scaling IBGP topologies
    3. 20.2 Configuring a simple confederation
    4. Lesson 20 Summary
  24. Lesson 21: Route Dampening
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 21.1 Introducing confederations as another tool for scaling IBGP topologies
    3. 21.2 Configuring a simple confederation
    4. Lesson 21 Summary
  25. Lesson 22: Multiprotocol BGP (MBGP)
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 22.1: Introduction to M-BGP
    3. 22.2: Configuring M-BGP
    4. Lesson 22 Summary
  26. Summary
    1. Summary of Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) LiveLessons

Product information

  • Title: Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) LiveLessons (Video Training)
  • Author(s):
  • Release date: November 2013
  • Publisher(s): Cisco Press
  • ISBN: 0133757331