This two-hour webinar will provide you with a technical overview exploring the Internet and BGP for engineers interested in comprehending network interconnection. The course provides a foundational insight into Internet structure, Internet Exchange (IX) architectures, and BGP routing principles.
BGP 101: Introduction to Border Gateway Protocol
Duration: 2 hours
Webinar Outline
Introduction
- Welcome and objectives of the session
- Brief introduction to BGP and its importance in networking
- Overview of what will be covered
Fundamentals of Networks, Routing & BGP Theory
- Basic concepts: routers, routing tables, and how packets find their way
- Overview of Internet routing tables
- Key BGP concepts: AS numbers, peering, path selection
Live Demo: Basic BGP Configuration
- Setting up two routers in EVE-NG
- Establishing a BGP peering session
- Viewing and interpreting routes
- Wireshark output of the OPEN, KEEPALIVE and UPDATE messages used by BGP
How BGP works
- Path selection via 4 routers configured in EVE-NG
- Route manipulation using BGP attributes WEIGH and AS-PATH
- Viewing routing tables and examining output
- BGP NOTIFICATION message in Wireshark
Q&A and Wrap-up
