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Configuring BGP on Cisco Routers (BGP) 3.2

Overview
Skills Taught
Audience
 Prerequisites
Outline
Duration:30 hours
Skill Level:Advanced
Certifications:CCIP
Delivery Type:Expert Encore

Description
Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is the routing technology that enables the largest and most sophisticated network in the world today – the Internet. BGP is also one of the critical underlying foundations of new-world technologies such as Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS). This must-have advanced routing course 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. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be prepared to design and implement efficient, optimal, and trouble free BGP networks.

Skills Taught
Upon completion of the Configuring BGP on Cisco Routers (BGP) course, the student will be able to:
  • Given a network scenario with multiple domains – configure, monitor and troubleshoot basic BGP to enable inter-domain routing
  • Given a network scenario where connections to multiple ISPs must be supported, use BGP policy controls to influence the route selection process with minimal impact on BGP route processing
  • Given a network scenario where multiple connections must be supported, use BGP attributes to influence the route selection process
  • Given customer connectivity requirements, implement the correct BGP configuration to successfully connect the customer’s network to the Internet
  • Given a typical service provider network with multiple BGP connections to other autonomous systems, enable the provider network to behave as a transit autonomous system
  • Given a typical service provider network, identify common BGP scaling issues and enable route reflection and confederation as possible solutions to these issues
  • Given a typical BGP network, use available BGP tools and features to optimize the scalability of the BGP routing protocol
Audience
This course is recommended for any student interested in mastering advanced Internet and related Cisco technologies. It is also critical for students interested in pursuing Cisco’s CCIP (Cisco Certified Internetwork Professional) certification.

Prerequisites
Students enrolled in this course should possess a strong knowledge of networking a Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). Successful completion of the following courses (or equivalent experience) is strongly recommended:
  • Introduction to Cisco Networking Technologies (INTRO)
  • Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices (ICND)
  • Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI)
Outline
Module 1: BGP Overview
  • Introducing BGP
  • Establishing BGP Sessions
  • Understanding BGP Attributes
  • Processing BGP Routes
  • Configuring Basic BGP
  • Monitoring and Troubleshooting BGP
  • Configuring Basic 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 Transit Autonomous Systems
  • BGP Transit Autonomous Systems
Module 3: Route Selection Using Policy Controls
  • Using Multihomed 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
  • Route Selection Using Policy Controls
Module 4: Route Selection Using Attributes
  • Influencing BGP Route Selection with Weights
  • Setting BGP Local Preference
  • AS-Path Prepending
  • Understanding the BGP Multi-Exit Discriminator (MED)
  • Addressing BGP Communities
  • Using Weights and Local Preference
  • Using MED and Communities
Module 5: Customer-to-Provider Connectivity with BGP
  • Customer-to-Provider Connectivity Requirements
  • Implementing Customer Connectivity Using Static Routing
  • Connecting a Multihomed Customer to a Single Service Provider
  • Connecting a Multihomed 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
  • BGP Route Reflectors
  • BGP Confederations
Module 7: Optimizing BGP Scalability
    Improving BGP Convergence Limiting the Number of Prefixes Received from a BGP Neighbor Implementing BGP Peer Groups Using BGP Route Dampening Optimizing BGP Scalability
Included Labs
  • Configuring Basic BGP
  • BGP Transit Autonomous Systems
  • Route Selection Using Policy Controls
  • Using Weights and Local Preference
  • Using MED and Communities
  • BGP Route Reflectors
  • BGP Confederations
  • Optimizing BGP Scalability