Configuring BGP on Cisco Routers (BGP)

The Configuring BGP on Cisco Routers (BGP) v3.2 course provides students with in-depth knowledge of BGP, the routing protocol that is one of the underlying foundations of the Internet and new-world technologies such as Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS). This curriculum covers the theory of BGP, configuration of BGP on Cisco IOS routers, detailed troubleshooting information and hands-on exercises that provide students with the skills needed to configure and troubleshoot BGP networks in customer environments. Different service solutions in the curriculum cover BGP network design issues and usage rules for various BGP features preparing students to design and implement efficient, optimal and trouble free BGP networks.

Course Objectives

• Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot basic BGP to enable inter-domain routing in a network scenario with multiple domains
• Use BGP policy controls to influence the route selection process with minimal impact on BGP route processing in a network scenario where you must support connections to multiple ISPs
• Use BGP attributes to influence the route selection process in a network scenario where you must support multiple connections
• Implement the correct BGP configuration to successfully connect the customer network to the Internet in a network scenario where you must support multiple connections
• Enable the provider network to behave as a transit autonomous system in a typical service provider network with multiple BGP connections to other autonomous systems
• Identify common BGP scaling issues and enable route reflection and confederations as possible solutions to these issues in a typical service provider network with multiple BGP connections to other autonomous systems.

Prerequisites
Valid CCNA or BSCI.


Who should attend
This course is intended for technical engineers and delegates seeking professional level certification including Cisco Certified Internetwork Professional (CCIP) or Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE).
Course outlineModule 1 - BGP Overview

• Introducing BGP
• Establishing BGP Sessions
• Understanding BGP Path Attributes
• Processing BGP Routes
• Configuring Basic BGP
• Monitoring and Troubleshooting BGP

Module 2 - BGP Transit Autonomous Systems

• Working with a Transit AS
• Interacting with IBGP and EBGP in a Transit AS
• Forwarding Packets in a Transit AS
• Configuring a Transit AS
• Monitoring and Troubleshooting IBGP in a Transit AS

Module 3 - Route Selection using Policy Controls

• Using Multi-homed BGP Networks
• Employing AS - Path Filters
• Filtering with Prefix-Lists
• Using Outbound Route Filtering
• Applying Route-Maps as BGP Filters
• Implementing Changes in BGP Policy

Module 4 - Route Selection Using Attributes

• Influencing BGP Route Selection with Weights
• Setting BGP Local Preference
• Using AS-Path Prepending
• Understanding the BGP Multi-Exit Discriminator
• Addressing BGP Communities

Module 5- Customer-to-Provider Connectivity with BGP

• Understanding Customer-to-Provider Connectivity Requirements
• Implementing Customer Connectivity Using Static Routing
• Connecting a Multi-homed Customer to a Single Service Provider
• Connecting a Multi-homed Customer to Multiple Service Providers

Module 6 - Scaling Service Provider Networks

• Scaling IGP and BGP in Service Provider Networks
• Introducing Route Reflectors
• Designing Networks with Route Reflectors
• Configuring and Monitoring Route Reflectors
• Introducing Confederations Configuring and Monitoring Confederations

Module 7 - Optimising BGP Scalability

• Improving BGP Convergence
• Limiting the Number of Prefixes Received from a BGP Neighbour
• Implementing BGP Peer Groups
• Using BGP Route Dampening

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