Implementing Basic BGP

Course Overview

Gain the essential skills for configuring, monitoring, and troubleshooting the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)—the backbone of internet routing. This course offers a deep dive into BGP’s robust and scalable architecture, used by internet service providers, universities, and corporations to ensure seamless global connectivity. Unlike standard IGPs such as OSPF, IS-IS, or EIGRP, BGP enables precise policy control and interconnectivity between distinct networks, making your expertise highly valuable in enterprise and service provider settings. Learn to distinguish BGP operations from other routing protocols, discover key path attributes for optimal route selection, and gain hands-on experience with BGP neighbor session establishment. Through practical exploration of Cisco IOS commands, you’ll build critical skills in configuring BGP, monitoring routing status, and resolving common startup issues. What sets this course apart is its focus on real-world scenarios and command-line practice—empowering you to troubleshoot and maintain resilient BGP networks. By course end, you’ll be equipped to design, implement, and support BGP solutions vital to today’s internet infrastructure.