This is useful in complex topologies where rr can simplify the network by forming rr clusters. Basic route reflection is fairly straightforward, but comes with a basic drawback. The other method is bgp confederations the route reflector allows all ibgp speakers within your autonomous network to learn about the available routes without introducing loops. Junos bgp route reflection configuration and operation. Module 3 ibgp configuration for training lab network. However, i simulated a similar lab like yours but i have not connected r4 and r5 that you have done, only to see if those router can communicate with r1.
However, configure router 1 and router 12 as route reflector servers in their respective ass. If you have only a single route reflector and that route reflector fails, your routers will be separated from your network, which means that you inadvertently created a single point of failure for that part of your network. Before we move on to the third task, we need to prepare the network for three routers now to share routes. The video lays a foundation of building a scalable bgp topology on cisco router using routereflectors. Scenario the international travel agency maintains a fullmesh ibgp network that has quickly scaled beyond 100 routers. A route reflector rr is a network routing component for bgp rfc 4456.
Lab 6 routereflector configure bgp in each routers in each as. Ispixp networking workshop lab 1 module 7 bgp route reflector lab objective. In terms of configuration, there is not much to it. Establish bgp peering with route reflector router router 2 in our case here from each client router. Vpnv4 routereflector works the same way as a normal bgp rr. We can configure r1 as a route reflector with r2 and r3 as clients. Configure routerreflector in r4 and r6 for each neighbor. Route reflectors rr achieve the same result as confederations they remove the need for a full mesh of ibgp peers, allow all ibgp routes to be learned by all ibgp routers in the as, and prevent loops. Feature bgp route reflectors bgp confederations hierarchical roles per the design of the protocol, route reflector and route reflector. The objective of these examples are to show some of the basic bgp configuration commands and their affect 2 on a network, including wrong configurations or.
Bgp route reflectors can help to reduce the workload of the network control plane in the following ways. You can also configure r4 as a client since it does not have any other ibgp peers. The private subasns that will be used in the confederations peers. Bgp confederations and route reflectors a design overview. The bgp router supports routerefresh and advertises this capability on peering by default. The border gateway protocol bgp is used to exchange network layer reachability information nlri between autonomous systems. By default, synchronization has been disable on huawei routers. Background the international travel agency maintains a fullmesh ibgp. Route reflectors are ciscos recommended method of alleviating the ibgp fullmesh. Configuring an mpbgp route reflector products cisco. Bgp lab 1 configuring bgp with default routing objective. And i found out that if i dont connect r4 and r5 to each other as redundant link then those two router do not need the bgp confederation peer and bgp confederation. Module 1, the scaling bgp presentation and optionally module 2 topology.
Bgps answer to the ibgp pairing configuration nightmare that is the full mesh is called route reflection. Bgp was not built to route within an autonomous system as, but rather to route between ass. Route reflector bypass the split horizon rule, route learned from one bgp speaker will be advertised to another bgp speaker, the bgp speakers however will peer to route reflector only. Module 1, the scaling bgp presentation and module 6 topology. These lab examples are not meant to demonstrate proper or realistic bgp configurations, nor does it include all the necessary commands to ensure proper routing operation. Information about bgp flowspec routereflector support bgp flowspec nlri t ype qos matching field ipv6 qos matching field ipv4 input value type10 ipv6packetlength ipv4packetlength multivaluerange. In part 1, we didnt configure vpnv4 routereflector because we are only having two pe routers. Now the issue we can run into the issue where a route reflector will reflect a route to another route reflector deserving the same set of client, and here we could run into a loop. Routing advertisements sent to the route reflector are then reflected out to all of the other bgp speakers. Objectives configure ibgp routers to use a route reflector and a simple route filter. Route reflectors rr are one method to get rid of the fullmesh of ibgp peers in your network. To solve this problem, bgp route reflectors and bgp confederations have been developed. Bgp route reflectors and clusters lab in gns3 youtube. This configuration is only required to the regional core routers i.
The table below compares how route reflectors and confederations handle this scaling problem. All the transit routers in your as run bgp valid reason for our lab case. In this lab, we will be looking at more advanced capabilities of bgp. To migrate the network to bgp route reflectors as an alternative to using a fully meshed ibgp. Like most routing protocols, bgp also has methods of preventing routing loops within networks. The routereflectorclient keyword on an ibgp session makes the router on the other end of that ibgp session a route reflector client. Multiple bgp routers can peer with a central point, the rr acting as a. Chapter 6 lab 64, bgp route reflectors and route filters. Configured bgp as required and advertised the interconnected networks into all three route reflectors into bgp. In large networks, it might be necessary to configure bgp route reflectors to reduce the control plane workload for the routers participating in the vpls network. To implement bgp route reflectors as an alternative to fullymeshed ibgp.
Route reflection is concerned with distributing routes within an as, not the actual routing. Configure local preference using the communities graded lab 25. The ibgp split horizon rule basically states that an ibgp router will. Border gateway protocol bgp border gateway protocol bgp teacher.
Configuring advanced bgp lab continued bgp objectives. Designate client routers as a route reflector clients. Bgp maintains a separate routing table based on shortest as path and. We dont really need to use them in a network this small, but hey. With route reflector, r7 and r8 only require to peer with r6, where r6 is the route reflector. Bgp route reflectors and confederations jason harrys blog. Bgp on huaweiroute reflectors madnetworks technical blog. Configure local preference using route maps discovery lab 22. Note that r2 drops all the routes that it learned from ibgp neighbor r3 from being advertized to r1, but advertizes the routes that are learned via other ebgp neighbors to r1. While it will work without the ospf area configuration, this is a good exercise in explaining by example how many isps overlay route reflectors on. To prevent routing loops, route reflectors us two bgp path attributes. Form ibgp and ebgp neighbor relationships where appropriate.
Bgp synchronization rule is not installing ibgp routes into the routing table. In fact, in a large network, the fullmesh requirement for ibgp can be a provisioning nightmare. Route reflectors if route reflectors peer with non route reflector routers located in the same as, the route reflector attributes that are being passed are ignored, because of the type of the attributes optional, non transitive and the attributes are dropped. But it is also a good idea to null route the default route, as we will soon be distributing a default route around the as using isis. Vpnv4 route reflector contains all the routes collected from different vrfs. This video explains you how to solve the bgp route reflectors and clusters lab found on gns3vault. This lab cannot be completed if only bgp is used in this lab. Ensure that all bgp updates between peers are sourced from each routers loopback interface. The bgp router can act as a routereflector and an rr client.
Communication with non member bgp peers important info. Rather than each bgp system having to peer with every other bgp system with the as, each bgp speaker instead peers with a router reflector. Chapter 6 lab 64, bgp route reflectors and route filters topology. Module 3 ibgp configuration for training lab network apnic. Because of the ibgp full mesh peering requirement all pop. We will go through what you need to know about routereflector rules of route advertisement, both single and dual routereflector topology, and the significance of a cluster id. To look at the floating static route method, issue the show ip route command as follows on sanjose3 router. In case you dont know what a route reflector is, read this post i wrote post to come. Note, however, that a route reflector is a bgp route in which this rule has been relaxed. The cluster statement indicates that iggy is a route reflector for this bgp group, and the neighbor statements define the two rr clients, which are neighbors 1. Configuring border gateway protocol bgp can be quite onerous, particularly with large numbers of peering sessions that must be configured manually.
One solution to reduce the number of bgp peerings within an as is route reflection. Bgp version 4 bgpv4 is the current standard deployment. Bgp is a standardized exterior gateway protocol egp, as opposed to rip, ospf, and eigrp which are interior gateway protocols igps. Configuring bgp route selection using bgp attributes discovery lab 31. Jncipspent labs and explanations bgp route reflectors. It offers an alternative to the logical fullmesh requirement of internal border gateway protocol ibgp. How to configure dual bgp route reflectors for backup. We will also touch on expanding bgp topology even further with route reflector hierarchy. The client itself doesnt know that its a route reflector client and doesnt change its behavior. Lab exercise on basic router and ospf dynamic routing. A more scalable solution is to use a bgp route reflector.
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