(IGPs) such as RIP, OSPF, and IS-IS within its boundaries. ASs use exterior gateway
protocols (EGPs) to exchange routing information with other ASs. BGP is an EGP.
The outside world views an AS as a single entity, even though it can be a collection
of IGPs working together to provide routing within its interior.
Each AS has an identification number provided by an Internet registry or by an
Internet service provider (ISP) that uniquely identifies it to the outside world.
BGP Speaker
A router that has been configured to run the BGP routing protocol is called a BGP
speaker.
BGP Peers and Neighbors
Unlike some other routing protocols, BGP speakers do not automatically discover
each other and begin exchanging information. Instead, each BGP speaker must be
explicitly configured with a set of BGP peers with which it exchanges routing
information. BGP peers do not have to be directly connected to each other in order
to share a BGP session. Another term for BGP peer is BGP neighbor. A BGP
peer
group
consists of two or more BGP peers that share a common set of update policies.
In Figure 1 on page 5, router NY and router Chicago are peers. Router NY and router
LA are peers. Router NY and router Boston are peers. Router NY and router Philly
are not peers. Router Chicago and router LA are not peers.
NOTE:
The figures in this chapter indicate a BGP session with a dotted line. A physical
link is represented by a solid line.
Figure 1: BGP Peers
BGP Session
When two BGP speakers have both been configured to be BGP peers of each other,
they will establish a BGP session to exchange routing information. A BGP session is
simply a TCP connection over which routing information is exchanged according to
the rules of the BGP protocol.
Overview
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Chapter 1: Configuring BGP Routing
Summary of Contents for BGP
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