Tag: bgp

BGP Update Source

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Scenario: As the senior network engineer of a international fruit-selling company you need to configure IBGP within the network. Since your manager wants no SPOF (single point of failure) you decide to add another link between the routers,…

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BGP Advanced

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Scenario: You have been working for a service provider called “FreedomBits” for quite some time and you have been responsible for the operation of all IGP’s. Your BGP expert/colleague has won the X-factor competition and decided to start…

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BGP Route Reflectors

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Scenario: Company Veggie inc. is growing rapidly and the network needs to support the growing company. More routers are added every week and network engineers are complaining it takes too much time to setup BGP. Especially typing in…

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BGP IBGP/EBGP Local Preference MED

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Scenario: You are working for a company specialized in selling vegetables and fruit and responsible for the whole network. To reduce the risk of losing the connection to the Internet you decided to get another link to your…

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BGP Basic

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Scenario: You are responsible for the Internet connection of a company called “Wooden Shoe Corp”. Their main site is located in Amsterdam and is currently connected with a single connection to an ISP. Because the Internet connection is…

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