Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) LiveLessons (Video Training)

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.

Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) LiveLessons (Video Training)

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.

Introduction

Introduction to Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) LiveLessons

Part I

Basic BGP Configuration

Lesson 1: Basic BGP Concepts

Learning objectives

1.1 Inter-domain concepts

1.2 Inter-domain routing

Lesson 1 Summary

Lesson 2: Configuring an EBGP Session

Learning objectives

2.1 Basic elements for establishing a simple BGP session between two peers

2.2 Understanding “show” commands and BGP session states

Lesson 2 Summary

Lesson 3: Configuring an IBGP Session

Learning objectives

3.1 Understanding a BGP session between peers in the same AS are discussed

3.2 Using a topology with multiple routers within the same AS

Lesson 3 Summary

Lesson 4: Configuring Multihop EBGP

Learning objectives

4.1 Using multihop EBGP

4.2 Configuring Multihop EBGP

Lesson 4 Summary

Lesson 5: Route Exchange over BGP

Learning objectives

5.1 Understanding methods for specifying prefixes to be advertised over a BGP session

5.2 The routing information databases (RIBs) used by BGP

Lesson 5 Summary

Lesson 6: Route Aggregation

Learning objectives

6.1 Methods for advertising aggregated prefixes

6.2 Route Aggregation

Lesson 6 Summary

Part II

BGP Policy

Lesson 7: Basic BGP Policy Concepts

Learning objectives

7.1 BGP Attributes

7.2 The Decision

Lesson 7 Summary

Lesson 8: Route and Prefix Filters

Learning objectives

8.1 Using Prefix filters

8.2 Using Route filters

Lesson 8 Summary

Lesson 9: AS_Path Filters

Learning objectives

9.1 Using AS_PATH filters and their application

9.2: Configuring AS_PATH filters

Lesson 9 Summary

Lesson 10: Route Maps

Learning objectives

10.1 Understanding Route Maps as a primary tool for specifying route policies and manipulating BGP path attributes

10.2 Understanding the basic building blocks of route maps

Lesson 10 Summary

Lesson 11: Using the LOCAL_PREF Attribute

Learning objectives

11:1: Using the LOCAL_PREF attribute

11.2: Configuring LOCAL_PREF

Lesson 11 Summary

Lesson 12: Using the MED Attribute

Learning objectives

12.1 Using the MED attribute

12.2 Configuring the MED attribute

Lesson 12 Summary

Lesson 13: AS_PATH Prepending

Learning objectives

13.1 Understanding AS_PATH prepending

13.2 Configuring an AS_PATH prepending policy

Lesson 13 Summary

Lesson 14: Basic BGP Scaling Concepts

BGP Scaling

Learning objectives

14.1 Understanding basic scaling tools

Lesson 14 Summary

Lesson 15: Managing Policy Changes

Learning objectives

15.1 Using BGP session resets destabilizing BGP and the BGP route refresh message

Lesson 15 Summary

Lesson 16: BGP Communities

Learning objectives

16.1 Understanding the community attribute

16.2 Understanding configuration of policies

Lesson 16 Summary

Lesson 17: Session and Policy Templates

Learning objectives

17.1 Using peer groups, configuration, and the problem with peer groups

17.2 Session templates

17.3 Policy templates

Lesson 17 Summary

Lesson 18: Using Private AS Numbers

Learning objectives

18.1 Understanding Private AS Numbers

18.2 Filtering Private AS Numbers

Lesson 18 Summary

Lesson 19: Route Reflectors

Learning objectives

19.1 Introducing route reflectors

19.2 Configuring a basic route reflection group cluster

Lesson 19 Summary

Lesson 20: Confederations

Learning objectives

20.1 Introducing confederations as another tool for scaling IBGP topologies

20.2 Configuring a simple confederation

Lesson 20 Summary

Lesson 21: Route Dampening

Learning objectives

21.1 Introducing confederations as another tool for scaling IBGP topologies

21.2 Configuring a simple confederation

Lesson 21 Summary

Lesson 22: Multiprotocol BGP (MBGP)

Learning objectives

22.1: Introduction to M-BGP

22.2: Configuring M-BGP

Lesson 22 Summary

Summary

Summary of Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) LiveLessons

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