CCIE - BGP Concepts and design with Practical Labs

Name: CCIE - BGP Concepts and design with Practical Labs
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CCNP\CCIE v5.1 Implementation of BGP Protocol and details and interview questions

Created byHabib Zakaria

Last updated 2/2025

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What you'll learn

Student will learn how to manage and administer BGP in the real world

Course content

1 section • 19 lectures • 4h 5m total length

Chapter 1 - Introduction6:33
In the introduction the author explains who uses BGP protocol and the facts about BGP.
Chapter 2 - Establishing iBGP and eBGP Adjacencies-Part I4:26
In Part II the author will establish iBGP relationship between the routers in the same autonomous system.
Chapter 2 - Establishing iBGP and eBGP Adjacencies - Part II25:27
In this lecture the author will cover establishing iBGP and eBGP Neighbor Adjacencies. The author will also explain the what is autonomous systems and the types available.
Chapter 2 - Establishing iBGP and eBGP Adjacencies-Part III7:58
In Part III the author will cover how to establish eBGP adjacency and will go through it step by step.
Chapter 3 - BGP Confederation - Part I4:17
In this Lecture the author will configure the topology and explain about how to apply BGP confederation and why it is needed to mitigate the limitations caused by split horizon rule in BGP.
Chapter 3 - BGP Confederation - Part II25:24
This is continuation of the lecture on BGP Confederation. In this Lecture the author will configure the topology and explain about
how to apply BGP confederation and why it is needed to mitigate the limitations caused by split horizon rule in BGP.
Chapter 4 - BGP Route Reflector - Part I4:54
In this lecture the author will explain how to use BGP Route Reflector and how to mitigate the split horizon limitation in BGP and why full mesh important.
Chapter 4 - BGP Route Reflector - Part II8:51
This is a continuation of BGP Route Reflector, In this lecture the author will explain how to use BGP Route Reflector and how to mitigate the split horizon limitation in BGP and why full mesh important.
Chapter 5 - BGP Backdoor37:29
In this lecture the author will introduce BGP Backdoor, the author will cover the implementation the RIP protocol and EIGRP on the links needed.
Chapter 6 - eBGP and LoopBack Importance for Redundant Paths - Part I4:22
In this lecture the author will show why using Loopback interfaces is important for routers with dual physical links and eBGP adjacency with Routers in different autonomous systems.
Chapter 6 - eBGP and LoopBack Importance for Redundant Paths - Part II11:17
This is a continuation of the lecture , In this lecture the author will show why using Loopback interfaces is important for routers with dual physical links and eBGP adjacency with Routers in different autonomous systems.
Chapter 7-BGP Next-Hop-Self and Routing Table Update14:37
In this lecture the author shows the importance of Next-Hop-Self in BGP by showing step by step configuration.
Chapter 8 - Community Attribute - Part I3:47
In this chapter the author will explain BGP Community Attributes.
Chapter 8 - Community Attribute - Part II20:49
This is a continuation of the Community Attribute Lab
Chapter 9 - AS-Path Attribute -Part I3:08
In this chapter the author will demonstrate AS-Path Attribute in detail.
Chapter 9 - AS-Path Attribute -Part II6:09
In this lecture the author will introduce AS-Path Attribute and how it can be used to do Path changes.
Chapter 9 - AS-Path Attribute -Part III8:02
This is a continuation of AS-Path Attribute , In this lecture the author will introduce AS-Path Attribute and how it can be used to do Path changes.
Chapter 10 - BGP Weight Attribute for Traffic Engineering34:47
In this lecture the author will show how to use weight attribute to redirect traffic.
Interview questions with practical examples13:25
In this lecture the speaker covers the interview questions with practical examples.

Requirements

CCNA, Cisco Routers 1800, 2600, 2900, VIRL Or GNS simulator

Description

In this course the author introduces Border Gateway Protocol -BGP , its concepts and clarifies the concepts using practical scenarios with topology configuration. The author shows step by step configuration to implement BGP and complete the configuration during the lesson. The course is very important to anyone who wants to master BGP concept and also get the practical experience that the author has shared in his designs.

The course covers various labs with step by step instructions on how to configure iBGP and eBGP. The author covers Router Reflectors, Community Attributes, Weight Attribute, BGP Confederations using labs. In the end the author shares insight on interview questions he came across with practical examples and explanations.

The other topics that is been touched on are the feature of BGP:

Exterior Gateway Protocol (EGP): BGP operates between different ASes (eBGP) and within an AS (iBGP).
Path Vector Protocol: Instead of simple hop counts, BGP considers multiple attributes like AS Path, Next Hop, and Local Preference.
Loop Prevention: Uses AS Path to prevent routing loops.
Policy-Based Routing: Allows ISPs and enterprises to set routing policies based on business needs.
Scalability: Can handle large-scale internet routing.

Don't wait and join this course to elevate your network knowledge and it does not matter if you are beginning your network journey, or you are experienced engineer. This course is for all.

Who this course is for:

Network Engineers, Network Administrator, IT Analyst, Cisco certified Engineers