Most Complete Teaching of BGP by ArashDeljoo

Name: Most Complete Teaching of BGP by ArashDeljoo
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Build Expertise in BGP to Excel in Enterprise Networks, Service Providers, and Cloud-Driven Architectures

Created byArash Deljoo

Last updated 11/2025

English

What you'll learn

Master BGP Fundamentals
Implement BGP in Real Networks
Engineer Traffic With Advanced BGP Attributes
Scale Large Networks
Control and Filter BGP Routing
Secure BGP Sessions
Deploy Advanced Service Provider Features
Work With Multiprotocol BGP (MBGP)
Troubleshoot BGP Like a Professional

Course content

13 sections • 100 lectures • 50h 22m total length

BGP Fundamentals and Core Concepts36:10
1- IGP vs EGP Routing Protocols
2- BGP's Basic Overview
3- BGP Update Contents
4- NLRI : Network Layer Reachability Information
5- AS-PATH Attribute
6- AS-Path Usage : Best Path Selection , Loop Prevention
7- eBGP ( external BGP ) vs iBGP ( internal BGP )
BGP Fundamentals and Core Concepts Quiz
eBGP Peering over Connected Interfaces36:21
1- eBGP Neighborship Review
2- TCP Session Establishment
3- eBGP Neighborship with connected interface configuration
4- eBGP Neighborship with connected interface monitoring [ Traditional | Enhanced ]
eBGP Peering over Connected Interfaces Quiz
BGP Neighborship Conditions and Key Parameters34:50
1- eBGP Neighborship Conditions
2- BGP Router-ID Concept , Configuration , Monitoring
3- Neighbor Shutdown Command's Concept , Configuration , Monitoring
4- Neighbor Description Command's Concept , Configuration , Monitoring
BGP Neighborship Conditions and Key Parameters Quiz
BGP Router-ID in IOS-XR12:56
1- BGP Router-ID introduction
2- BGP Router-ID selection methods in IOS-XR
3- BGP Router-ID configuration in IOS-XR
4- BGP Router-ID verification in IOS-XR
BGP Router-ID in NX-OS7:46
1- BGP Router-ID introduction
2- BGP Router-ID selection methods in NX-OS
3- BGP Router-ID configuration in NX-OS
4- BGP Router-ID verification in NX-OS
BGP Neighborship in IOS-XR11:42
1- BGP Neighborship configuration in IOS-XR
2- BGP Neighborship verification in IOS-XR
3- Compare BGP Neighborship in IOS and IOS-XR
BGP Neighborship in NX-OS6:32
1- BGP Neighborship configuration in NX-OS
2- BGP Neighborship verification in NX-OS
3- Compare BGP Neighborship in IOS and NX-OS

eBGP Neighborship over Multiple Links47:29
1- The Need to eBGP Neighborship over Multiple Links
2- Neighborship over Multiple Links Concept , Configuration , Monitoring
3- Neighbor update-source Command's Concept , Configuration , Monitoring
4- Neighbor disable-connected-check Command's Concept , Configuration , Monitoring
5- Neighbor ebgp-multihop Command's Concept , Configuration , Monitoring
eBGP Neighborship over Multiple Links Quiz
eBGP Neighborship over Multiple Links in IOS-XR11:20
1- BGP Peering via Loopback Addresses configuration in IOS-XR
2- BGP Peering via Loopback Addresses verification in IOS-XR
3- Compare BGP Peering via Loopback Addresses in IOS-XR vs IOS
eBGP Neighborship over Multiple Links in NX-OS10:45
1- BGP Peering via Loopback Addresses configuration in NX-OS
2- BGP Peering via Loopback Addresses verification in NX-OS
3- Compare BGP Peering via Loopback Addresses in NX-OS vs IOS
BGP Keepalive and HoldTime Mechanisms37:21
1- BGP OPEN and Keep-Alive Messages Functions
2- Keep-Alive Interval and HoldTime Negotiation Process
3- Keep-Alive Interval Concept,Configuration,Monitoring
4- Keep-Alive HoldTime Concept,Configuration,Monitoring
5- Keep-Alive Minimum Neighbor HoldTime Concept,Configuration,Monitoring
BGP Keepalive and HoldTime Mechanisms Quiz
BGP Messages and Finite State Machine30:17
1- BGP Messages and their function : Open , Update , Notification , Keep-Alive
2- BGP FSM : Finite State Machine
3- BGP Neighborship States : Idle , Connect , Active , Opensent , OpenConfirm , Established
4- Debugging BGP Neighborship Event
BGP Messages and Finite State Machine Quiz

BGP Table and Route Injection Methods40:37
1- BGP Table Overview
2- The Methods of Injecting Routes into BGP Table
3- Network Command Configuration,Monitoring
4- Redistribution Command Configuration,Monitoring
BGP Table and Route Injection Methods Quiz
BGP Prefix Advertisement in IOS-XR17:40
1- BGP Prefix Advertisement configuration in IOS-XR
2- BGP Prefix Advertisement verification in IOS-XR
3- Route Policy Configuration in IOS-XR
BGP Prefix Advertisement in NX-OS8:09
1- BGP Prefix Advertisement configuration in NX-OS
2- BGP Prefix Advertisement verification in NX-OS
BGP Automatic Summarization26:32
1- BGP Automatic Summarization Default status in BGP
2- BGP Automatic Summarization Configuration,Monitroing
3- BGP Automatic Summarization effects on Injecting Routes with Network Command
4- BGP Automatic Summarization effects on Injecting Routes with Redistribution Command
BGP Automatic Summarization Quiz

BGP Route Aggregation29:09
1- What is the Aggregation?
2- BGP Aggregation Concept and benefits
3- BGP Aggregation Configuration,Monitoring Commands
BGP Atomic Aggregate and Aggregator Attributes19:08
1- BGP Atomic Aggregate Path Attribute Overview
2- BGP Aggregator Path Attribute Overview
3- BGP Atomic Aggregate and Aggregator Monitroing
BGP Atomic Aggregate and Aggregator Attributes Quiz
BGP Aggregation and AS-SET Behavior39:43
1- BGP Proxy Aggregate Function
2- BGP Aggregation and interaction with AS-Path Attribute
3- BGP AS-Path Attribute Segments
4- BGP AS-Path AS-SET loop prevention mechanism
3 BGP Aggregation and AS-SET Behavior Quiz
BGP Aggregation Unsuppress-Map18:11
1- BGP Aggregation Unsuppress-Map Concepts
2- BGP Aggregation Unsuppress-Map Cofiguration,Monitoring
BGP Aggregation Suppress-Map14:01
1- BGP Aggregation Suppress-Map Concept
2- BGP Aggregation Suppress-Map Configuration,Monitoring
BGP Aggregation Advertise-Map22:15
1- BGP Aggregation Advertise-Map Concept
2- BGP Aggregation Advertise-Map Configuration,Monitoring
BGP Aggregation Attribute-Map16:41
1- BGP Aggregation Attribute-Map Concept
2- BGP Aggregation Attribute-Map Configuration,Monitoring
BGP UnSuppress-Map , Suppress-Map , Advertise-Map and Attribute-Map Quiz

BGP Single-Homed Designs and IP Address Types48:01
1- BGP - Single Homed Connection with Private IP Address , Private AS Number , No BGP , PAT Customer
2- BGP - Single Homed Connection with Private IP Address , Private AS Number , BGP , PAT Customer
3- BGP - Single Homed Connection with Private IP Address , Public AS Number , BGP , No PAT Customer
4- Provider Assigned [PA] Public IP Address Concept
5- Provider Independent [PI] Public IP Address Concept
BGP Floating Static Route Usage48:07
1- Floating Static Route Usage
2- Floating Static Route Usage in Customer Side
3- Floating Static Route Usage in Provider Side
BGP Path Attribute Classification10:45
1- BGP - Path Attribute classification
2- BGP - Well-known Mandatory Path Attribtes and Examples
3- BGP - Well-known Discretionary Path Attribtes and Examples
4- BGP - Optional Transitive Path Attribtes and Examples
5- BGP - Optional Non-Transitive Path Attribtes and Examples
BGP Origin Code Path Attribute29:16
1- BGP Origin Code Path Attribute Concept
2- BGP Origin Code Path Attribute Values
3- BGP Origin Code Path Attribute with Network Command
4- BGP Origin Code Path Attribute with Redistribution
5- BGP Origin Code Path Attribute with Aggregation without AS-SET
6- BGP Origin Code Path Attribute with Aggregation with AS-SET
BGP Next-Hop Path Attribute27:13
1- BGP Next-Hop Path Attribute Concept
2- BGP Next-Hop Path Attribute behavior in eBGP
3- BGP Next-Hop Path Attribute behavior in iBGP
4- BGP Next-Hop Path Attribute default behavior change
5- BGP Next-Hop rechability with IGP Routing
BGP Next-Hop and iBGP Configuration in IOS-XR22:16
1- BGP Next-hop configuration in IOS-XR
2- internal BGP [iBGP] Configuration in IOS-XR
BGP Next-Hop and iBGP Configuration in NX-OS14:46
1- BGP Next-hop Modification configuration in NX-OS
2- internal BGP [iBGP] Configuration in NX-OS
3- Compare BGP Next-hop Modification in IOS and NX-OS
BGP Backdoor27:00
1- BGP Backdoor Usage
2- BGP Backdoor Concept
3- BGP Backdoor Configuration,Monitoring
BGP Default Route Advertisement27:09
1- BGP Default Route Advertisement Usage
2- BGP Default Route Advertisement with Neighbor Command
3- BGP Default Route Advertisement Network Command
4- BGP Default Route Advertisement Redistribute Command

iBGP Neighborship and Next-Hop-Self22:51
1- The Need to iBGP Neighborship
2- iBGP Neighborship Configuration
3- The Need to use next-hop-self option in iBGP
4- iBGP Configuration,Monitroing
5- The Concept of a Transit AS [ Service Provider ]
BGP Loop Prevention and iBGP Mesh49:08
1- eBGP Loop Prevention Mechanism
2- iBGP Split Horizon Rule
3- The Need to iBGP Mesh
4- iBGP Mesh Configuration,Monitoring
iBGP in Enterprise Networks45:24
1- iBGP Usage in Enterprise
2- iBGP Configuration in Enterprises
3- Preventing Suboptimal Routing with iBGP
BGP Peer-Groups and Transit Network Services52:57
1- BGP Peer-Group Usage
2- BGP Peer-Group Configuration,Monitoring
3- BGP Peer-Group versus direct configuration
4- Transit Network Service from Service Provider
iBGP Neighborship over Loopback Interfaces27:30
1- The Need to iBGP Neighborship with Loopback Interfaces
2- Difference Between eBGP and iBGP neighborship with Loopback Interfaces
3- Using Peer-Group to Configuring iBGP neigborship between Loopback Interfaces
BGP Dynamic iBGP Peer-Groups20:27
1- BGP - Dynamic iBGP Peer Group Introduction
2- BGP - Dynamic iBGP Peer Group Configuration,Monitoring
3- BGP - Dynamic iBGP Peer Group Security Features
BGP Dynamic eBGP Peer-Groups11:51
1- BGP - Dynamic eBGP Peer Group difference with Dynamic iBGP Peer Group
2- BGP - Dynamic eBGP Peer Group Configuration,Monitoring
BGP Dynamic Update Peer-Group37:45
1- BGP Dynamic Update Peer-Group Introduction
2- BGP Dynamic Update Peer-Group Configuration
3- BGP Dynamic Update Peer-Group Monitoring
BGP Peer-Templates, Sessions, and Policies43:38
1- BGP Peer-Template Introduction
2- BGP Peer-Session Introduction
3- BGP Peer-Session Configuration
4- BGP Peer-Session Verification
5- BGP Peer-Policy Introduction
6- BGP Peer-Policy Configuration
7- BGP Peer-Policy Verification
8- BGP Peer-Group Benefits Introduction
9- BGP Peer-Group Limitation Introduction

BGP Confederation and AS-PATH Segments52:32
1- BGP Confederation Benefits
2- BGP Confederation Concept
3- BGP Confederation Configuration,Monitoring
4- BGP AS-PATH Segments : AS-SEQ , AS-SET , AS-CONFED-SEQ , AS-CONFED-SET
BGP Confederation Types and Configuration31:32
1- BGP Confederation Types : eBGP-Confed , iBGP-Confed
2- iBGP Confederation
3- BGP Confederation Configuration with Loopback interfaces

BGP Route Reflector Concept and Attributes43:17
1- BGP Route Reflector Concept
2- Route Reflector , Client , Cluster
3- BGP Originator ID , Cluster-List Path Attributes
4- BGP Originator ID's Function
BGP Route Reflector Clients and Non-Clients46:22
1- BGP Route Reflector Non-Client concept
2- The rules about Client , Non-Client , Route Reflector
3- The Need to iBGP Mesh in Non-Client Part of AS
4- Control Plane and Data Plane Separation
BGP Route Reflector and iBGP Configuration in IOS-XR29:12
1- BGP Route Reflector configuration in IOS-XR
2- internal BGP [iBGP] Configuration with Loopback interfaces in IOS-XR
BGP Route Reflector and iBGP Configuration in NX-OS28:57
1- BGP Route Reflector configuration in NX-OS
2- internal BGP [iBGP] Configuration with Loopback interfaces in NX-OS
3- Compare Route Reflector Configuration in IOS and NX-OS
BGP Route Reflector Redundancy32:22
1- The need to BGP Route Reflector redundancy
2- BGP Route Reflector Redundancy Configuration,Monitoring
BGP Route Reflector Multiple Clustering56:16
1- The need to BGP Route Reflector Multiple Clustring
2- BGP Route Reflector Multiple Clustering Configuration
3- The function of BGP Cluster-List Attribute Function
BGP Hierarchical Route Reflection32:14
1- The need to Hierarchical Route Reflection
2- BGP Hierarchical Route Reflection Configuration
3- Benefits of Hierarchical Route Reflection
BGP Route Reflector with Full-Mesh Clients28:40
1- BGP - Route-Reflector with Full Mesh Client Concept
2- BGP - Route-Reflector with Full Mesh Client Configuration
3- BGP - Route-Reflector with Full Mesh Client follow the BGP Update
BGP Route Reflector with Multi Cluster ID (MCID)1:09:00
1- BGP - Route-Reflector with Full Mesh Client Review
2- BGP - Route-Reflector with Partial Mesh Client Issue
3- BGP - Multi Cluster ID [ MCID ] Usage
4- BGP - Multi Cluster ID [ MCID ] Configuration
5- BGP - Multi Cluster ID [ MCID ] Verification

BGP Best Path Selection and Weight Attribute46:51
1- BGP Best Path Selection Rules
2- BGP Weight Attribute introduction
3- BGP Weight Attribute Configuration per neighbor
4- BGP Weight Attribute Configuration per route
BGP Local Weight Attribute25:52
1- BGP Weight Atribute default value for locally injected Paths
2- BGP local Weight Attribute usage
BGP Local Preference Attribute36:43
1- BGP Local Preference Attribute introduction
2- BGP Local Preference Attribute default value
3- BGP Local Preference Attribute configuration methods
4- BGP Local Preference Attribute configuration,monitoring
5- Difference Between Local-Preference and Weight Path Attributes
BGP Path Preference for Locally Injected Routes10:57
1- BGP Third Best Path Selection Rule
2- Why the locally injected paths are preferred to learned routes
BGP Accumulated IGP (AIGP) Attribute1:00:35
1- BGP Accumulated IGP [AIGP] Attribute introduction
2- BGP Accumulated IGP [AIGP] default value
3- BGP Accumulated IGP [AIGP] configuration
4- BGP Accumulated IGP [AIGP] monitoring
BGP AS-Path Segments and Prepending44:19
1- BGP AS-Path Segments
2- BGP AS-Path Segments Functions
3- BGP AS-Path Prepending Function
4- Using BGP AS-Path to solve the Asymmetric Routing
BGP Origin Code Attribute27:28
1- BGP Origin Code Review
2- BGP Origin Code Types
3- BGP Origin Code Configuration
4- BGP Best Path Selection with Origin Code
BGP Multi Exit Discriminator (MED) Attribute33:31
1- BGP Multi Exit Discriminator [ MED ] Introduction
2- BGP Multi Exit Discriminator [ MED ] Default Behavior
3- BGP Multi Exit Discriminator [ MED ] Configuration
4- BGP Best Path Selection with Multi Exit Discriminator [ MED ]
BGP Advanced MED , Always-Compare-MED Attribute16:08
1- BGP - Advanced MED - Always Compare MED Introduction
2- BGP - Advanced MED - Always Compare MED Default Behavior
3- BGP - Advanced MED - Always Compare MED Configuration
BGP Advanced MED , Missing-as-Worst Attribute15:03
1- BGP - Advanced MED - Missing-as-worst Introduction
2- BGP - Advanced MED - Missing-as-worst Default Behavior
3- BGP - Advanced MED - Missing-as-worst Configuration
BGP Path Preference , eBGP over iBGP26:38
1- BGP - Prefer eBGP to iBGP Path Justification
2- BGP - Prefer eBGP to iBGP Path Monitoring
BGP Best Path Selection by IGP Metric11:14
1- BGP - Best Path Selection - Lowest IGP Metric to Next-Hop Justification
2- BGP - Best Path Selection - Lowest IGP Metric to Next-Hop Configuration/Monitoring
BGP Path Selection Based on Oldest eBGP Route11:42
1- BGP - Best Path Selection - Oldest eBGP Route Justification
2- BGP - Best Path Selection - Oldest eBGP Route Configuration/Monitoring
BGP Path Selection Based on Lower Router-ID8:47
1- BGP - Best Path Selection - Lower BGP Router-ID Justification
2- BGP - Best Path Selection - Lower BGP Router-ID Configuration/Monitoring
BGP Path Selection Based on Cluster-List Length19:22
1- BGP - Best Path Selection - Minimum Cluster-List Length Justification
2- BGP - Best Path Selection - Minimum Cluster-List Length Configuration/Monitoring
BGP Path Selection Based on Lowest Neighbor IP9:29
1- BGP - Best Path Selection - Lowest Neighbor IP Justification
2- BGP - Best Path Selection - Lowest Neighbor IP Configuration/Monitoring
BGP Multipath Equal Cost Load Balancing (ECLB)33:46

1- BGP - MultiPath Equal Cost Load Balancing [ECLB] Requirements
2- BGP - MultiPath Equal Cost Load Balancing [ECLB] Configuration for eBGP Routes
3- BGP - MultiPath Equal Cost Load Balancing [ECLB] Configuration for iBGP Routes
4- BGP - MultiPath Equal Cost Load Balancing [ECLB] Specfic feature
BGP Multipath Unequal Cost Load Balancing (UCLB)31:25
1- BGP - MultiPath Unqual Cost Load Balancing [UCLB] Requirements
2- BGP - MultiPath Unqual Cost Load Balancing [UCLB] Restriction
3- BGP - MultiPath Unqual Cost Load Balancing [UCLB] Configuration
4- BGP - Extended Community Usage in UCLB

BGP Route Filtering with ACL36:23
1- BGP - Route Filtering Concept
2- BGP - Route Filtering with ACL Configuration
3- BGP - Route Filtering Monitoring Commands
4- BGP - Soft-Reconfiguration Memory Configuration
BGP Route Filtering with IP Prefix-List28:38
1- BGP - Route Filtering Pre-Check of IP Prefix-List
2- BGP - Route Filtering with IP Prefix-List Configuration
3- BGP - Adj-RIB-In Table Concept
4- BGP - LOC-RIB Table Concept
5- BGP - Adj-RIB-Out Table Concept
BGP Route Filtering with Route-Map14:01
1- BGP - Route Filtering Pre-Check of Route-Map
2- BGP - Route Filtering with Route-Map Configuration
BGP Route Filtering with AS-Path ACL58:29
1- BGP - Route Filtering Pre-Check of Regular Expressions
2- BGP - Route Filtering Pre-Check of AS-Path Access-list
3- BGP - Route Filtering with filter-list Configuration
4- BGP - AS-Path ACL Configuration,Monitoring
5- BGP - Introduce REGEXPs ^ $ String _
BGP AS-PATH Filtering with Regular Expressions30:16
1- BGP - REGEXPs String Matching
2- BGP - REGEXPs String Matching Alternatives
3- BGP - REGEXPs String Matching Ranges
4- BGP - REGEXPs String Matching Wildcard
5- BGP - REGEXPs String Matching Delimiters
6- BGP - REGEXPs String Matching Grouping
7- BGP - REGEXPs String Matching Special Characters
8- BGP - REGEXPs String Matching Repeating Operators
BGP Hard and Soft Reset (Clear) Operations1:03:41
1- BGP Hard Reset(Clear) Concept and effects
2- BGP Hard Reset(Clear) Commands
3- BGP Soft Reset(Clear) Outbound Concept and effects
4- BGP Soft Reset(Clear) Outbound Commands
5- BGP Soft Reset(Clear) Inbound Concept and effects
6- BGP Soft Reset(Clear) Inbound Commands
7- Withdrawn fielad in a BGP Message
8- Route-Refresh message of BGP
BGP Outbound Route Filtering (ORF)28:57
1- BGP Outbound Route Filtering [ORF] Concept
2- BGP Outbound Route Filtering [ORF] Configuration
3- BGP Outbound Route Filtering [ORF] Monitoring
4- BGP Outbound Route Filtering [ORF] Benefits

Requirements

No BGP Experience Required . This course starts from the fundamentals and progresses step-by-step to advanced concepts.
Understanding of IP addressing and subnetting
Familiarity with routing fundamentals
Ability to configure routers using the command line (Cisco IOS recommended)
Students can follow along using: EVE-NG (recommended) GNS3, CML, or physical lab

Description

Border Gateway Protocol (BGP): Mastering the Heart of Global Networking

In the modern world of interconnected networks, Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) stands as the backbone of the internet, enabling seamless communication between autonomous systems (AS) across the globe. Whether you’re navigating the vast landscape of enterprise networking or diving into the complexities of service provider infrastructures, a solid understanding of BGP is essential for building a successful career in networking.

BGP is much more than a routing protocol—it's a strategic tool for managing traffic, optimizing performance, and ensuring the reliability of large-scale networks. This course offers a comprehensive exploration of BGP’s fundamentals and advanced concepts, making it an indispensable asset for professionals aspiring to stand out in the field.

The ability to design, configure, and troubleshoot BGP is a highly sought-after skill by enterprises, ISPs, and data center operators. As businesses strive to maintain connectivity across multiple sites, manage complex traffic flows, and adopt cloud-based solutions, BGP expertise places you at the forefront of opportunities in the networking job market.

This course bridges the gap between theory and practice. With real-world scenarios and hands-on labs, you’ll gain the confidence to implement BGP in diverse environments. From mastering path selection and route policies to understanding peering agreements and BGP attributes, this journey will transform you into a BGP specialist.

Whether you’re preparing for advanced certifications like CCNP or CCIE or simply enhancing your skills, this course will equip you with the knowledge and practical experience to excel. Unlock your potential and make a lasting impact on global networks with the power of BGP!

Who this course is for:

Network Engineers & Administrators
Service Provider & Data Center Engineers
Certification Candidates : CCNP ENCORE / ENARSI , CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure / CCIE Service Provider , Any certification involving advanced BGP topics
Network Architects
Security Engineers
NOC & SOC Engineers
Anyone Who Wants to Understand How the Internet Works

Most Complete Teaching of BGP by ArashDeljoo

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Course content

BGP FUNDAMENTALS7 lectures • 2hr 26min

eBGP OVER MULTIPLE LINKS5 lectures • 2hr 17min

BGP ROUTING INFORMATION & ROUTE INJECTION4 lectures • 1hr 33min

BGP AGGREGATION MECHANISMS7 lectures • 2hr 39min

EDGE ARCHITECTURES & BASIC TRAFFIC ENGINEERING9 lectures • 4hr 15min

iBGP MECHANISMS & SCALING9 lectures • 5hr 12min

BGP CONFEDERATIONS2 lectures • 1hr 24min

BGP ROUTE REFLECTORS (RR)9 lectures • 6hr 6min

BGP BEST PATH SELECTION18 lectures • 7hr 50min

ADVANCED BGP FILTERING & RESET OPERATIONS7 lectures • 4hr 20min

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