RE: [nsp] iBGP vs eBGP

From: Chris Whyte (cwhyte@microsoft.com)
Date: Wed Feb 06 2002 - 04:20:52 EST


eBGP over iBGP. It's step 7 in the link your reference below.

Thanks,

Chris

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Przemyslaw Karwasiecki [mailto:karwas@ifxcorp.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 6:00 PM
> To: cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net
> Subject: [nsp] iBGP vs eBGP
>
>
>
> All,
>
> Simple question (maybe a bit tricky):
>
> Can you imagine a situation that a difference between
> administrative distance of iBGP routes will be compared
> with administrative distance of eBGP
>
> This is king of obvious that eBGP learned routes will
> win with IGP routes (unless backdors are used),
> but is it possible that BGP selection criteria
> will yield a result that 2 routes, one learned via eBGP,
> and other learned via iBGP will compete with each other
> for a place in roting table?
>
> My understanding is that BGP Seletion mechanism:
> http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/459/25.shtml
> takes place first, and once we have a lucky winner,
> it will be inserted to routing table with appropriate
> admin distance.
>
> Please enlighten me if I am lost :-)
>
> Przemek
>
>
>



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