Chapter 7 The Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)

THE CCNP ENCOR EXAM OBJECTIVES COVERED IN THIS CHAPTER INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

  • Domain 3 Infrastructure
    • ✓ 3.2  Layer 3

images  In this chapter you'll learn about Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), defined in RFC 4271. BGP was designed as the successor to the Internet's early distance-vector routing protocols, the Exterior Gateway Protocol (EGP). BGP has held the Internet together for over 30 years, a testament to its scalability and flexibility. In addition to its ubiquity on the Internet, many organizations use BGP internally. BGP is a huge topic, so we're going to focus on the aspects of it that you're ...

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