Understanding BGP states is essential to grasp how BGP operates. Similar to interior gateway protocols (IGPs) like EIGRP, OSPF, or ISIS, BGP establishes peering with other routers before exchanging routing information. However, unlike IGPs, BGP does not utilize...
Border Gateway Protocol is unique among routing protocols because it requires a number of parameters to be configured manually on each side before two routers can communicate. As a result, it’s not uncommon for sessions to fail to be established. There are also...
