BGP for All Training Videos

Introduction to Routing

• Internet Routing
• Routing Protocols
• Introduction to IS-IS
• IS-IS Levels
• IS-IS Adjacencies
• Best Configuration Practices for IS-IS on Cisco IOS
• IS-IS Authentication, Default Routes and IPv6
• Introduction to OSPF
• OSPF Areas
• OSPF Adjacencies
• Best Configuration Practices for OSPF on Cisco IOS
• OSPF Authentication, Default Routes and IPv6
• Comparing OSPF and IS-IS
• Choosing between OSPF and IS-IS
• Migrating from OSPF to IS-IS
• Migration Plan
• Finalizing Migration

Introduction to BGP

• Introduction to Border Gateway Protocol
• Transit and Peering
• Autonomous Systems
• How BGP works
• Supporting Multiple Protocols
• IBGP versus EBGP
• Setting up EBGP
• Setting up IBGP
• Introducing prefixes into the BGP RIB
• How to configure aggregation

BGP Attributes

• What is a BGP attribute
• AS Path
• Next Hop
• Origin
• Aggregator
• Local Preference
• Multi Exit Discriminator
• Weight
• Community
• Community Specifics
• Path Selection

BGP Policy

• Applying Policy with BGP
• Prefix Filtering
• AS Path Filtering
• Policy Language
• Managing Policy Changes

BGP Scaling Techniques

• Introduction
• Route Refresh
• Route Reflector Introduction
• Route Reflector Deployment
• Confederation Overview
• Route Flap Damping

BGP Best Practices

• EBGP Default Behavior
• Overview of BGP versus IGP
• How to Generate an Aggregate
• How to Announce an Aggregate
• Keeping IBGP Internal
• Efforts to Improve Aggregation (CIDR Report)
• Receiving Prefixes from Customers
• Receiving Prefixes from Peers
• Receiving Prefixes from Upstream-Transit Provider
• BGP Configuration Tips
• Cisco Peer Groups

Multi-Homing

• Why Multi-Home?
• Multi-Homing Definition
• Multi-Homing Resources
• Multi-Homing Policy Tools
• Choosing Peering Partners and Transit Providers
• Multi-Homing Scenarios
• Multiple Sessions between Two ASes
• Basic Principles of Multi-Homing
• IP Addressing and Multi-Hominging
• Inbound Traffic Engineering
• Two Links to One ISP, Primary and Backup
• Two Links to One ISP, Load Balancing
• Multiple-Dual-Homed Customers
• Two Links to Different ISPs, Primary and Backup
• Two Links to Different ISPs, Load Balancing
• Outbound Traffic Engineering
• One Upstream, One Local Peer
• One Upstream, One Local IXP
• Upstream Provider Also Peering at the IXP
• Two Upstream, Local Peer--Using Defaults
• Two Upstream, Local Peer--Using Full Routes
• Two Upstream, Local Peer--Using Partial Routes
• Summary of Multi-Homing Examples

Communities

• Communities: RFC 1998 Traffic Engineering
• Communities: Simplifying Traffic Engineering
• How to Apply Communities to Originated Routes
• How to Use Communities for Service Identification
• How to Use Communities to Scale a Route Reflector
• Using Communities for Customer Policy

Value of Peering

• Peering Definitions
• Types of Peering
• ISP Goals
• Role of the IXP
• Local versus Regional Exchange Point

IXP Design and Implementation

• IXP History
• Basic Principles of an IXP
• IXP Design
• "Layer 3 Exchanges?"
• IXP Design Consideration
• Routing Policies at IXPs
• Internet Resources Required for an IXP
• Choosing IXP Hardware
• Charging at IXPs
• Services at IXPs
• Route Collectors
• Route Servers
• What Can Go Wrong
• IXP Further Considerations

BGP for NRENS

• Research and Education Network Ecosystem
• NREN Model Implications for Campuses
• Dual Homed Campuses

Routing Security

• Routing Infrastructure Security
• Route Authentication
• Credential Management
• Credential Security
• Security Practice Considerations
• DDoS and Remotely Triggered Black Hole
• DDoS Mitigation and RTBH