BGP Route Reflectors and Clusters

Scenario:

As the senior network engineer for a large international company you are always trying to optimize your network and get the most out of your time. The network has a lot of IBGP routers and you got sick of configuring all those neighbor peerings. To fix this you configured the network with some route reflectors...this has saved you a lot of work but you want to take it one step further by clustering the network.

Goal:

• All IP addresses have been preconfigured for you. You don't see them in the topology picture or it would look like a picasso painting.
• Each router has a loopback0 interface.
• All routers belong to AS 1.
• Configure router Tilburg as the route-reflector for router Amsterdam and Utrecht. Use cluster-ID 1.1.1.1.
• Configure router NewYork as the route-reflector for router LosAngeles and Boston. Use cluster-ID 4.4.4.4.
• Configure router Hamburg as the route-reflector for router Dusseldorf and Berlin. Use cluster-ID 7.7.7.7
• Configure router Tilburg,Newyork and Hamburg with the correct IBGP neighbor peerings.
• Advertise all loopback0 interfaces in BGP.
• Ensure you have full reachability within AS 1. All loopback0 interfaces should be reachable.

IOS:

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Topology:

Video Solution:

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