[c-nsp] eBGP --> OSPF --> eBGP vs eBGP --> iBGP --> eBGP

[Adam Greene]

Hi Charles,

Everyone said *not* to inject customer eBGP routes into OSPF and then back 
into eBGP for upstream providers.

In general, it was suggested that the customer-facing BGP router should 
communicate with the Internet-facing BGP routers via iBGP. That way, 
whatever attributes the customer advertises to us can be retained (if 
desired) on the advertisements to our upstream providers.

Something I hadn't expected was that many suggested that OSPF only be used 
to propagate infrastructure routes throughout our backbone, and that iBGP be 
used for all other (i.e. customer) routes. A link describing this best 
practice was offered: 
www.ripe.net/meetings/regional/manama-2006/presentations/BGP-BCP.pdf.

Hope that helps,

Adam



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