Module 5: IP Routing II Flashcards
Describe Exterior Gateway Protocol (EGP)
AS (Autonomous System)
collection of routers under same technical / administrative domain
local traffic
traffic within an AS
stub
a single connection to one other AS
multihomed AS
connections to > 1 AS, may refuse to carry transit traffic
transit AS
connections to > 1 AS, may refuse to carry transit traffic
Some facts about AS
A collection of routers under the same administrative domain
Can be large global ASPs or small regional networks
An AS can connect to more than one other AS
Tier 1 Networks
Tier 2
peers with some networks, but still purchases IP transit to reach at least some portion of the internet
Tier 3
Solely purchases transit from other networks to reach the internet
Who speaks BGP?
What is the purpose of BGP?
To share connectivity information across ASes so that at the AS level you know how to send traffic from one AS to another
What are two constraints of BGP?
Scaling
Autonomy (policy and privacy)
Why is LS not ideal for the BGP protocol?
requires sharing of complete network information
information exchanges doesn’t scale
all policies exposed
Why is DV better for BGP?
scales and retains privacy
BUT –
cannot implement policy (only know next hop)
cannot avoid loops if shortest path not taken
What do we run over BGP?
Path Vector Protocol