BGP Course

Learn the basics of BGP including Practice Labs configuring BGP

BGP Course

Learn the basics of BGP, including BGP concepts, operations, attributes, and address families. This course includes Practice Labs configuring BGP.

Examples are shown for both IPv4 and IPv6, and the practice exercises can be done using IPv4 or IPv6 or both. The practice/lab examples run on virtual routers based on the FRR software, which has a configuration language similar to Cisco.

This course is provided both online as well as at the NL-ix office. If you want to register with a group of 4+ people or arrange a BGP course at your own office, please inquire about the available options.

Please note: The course can only proceed when there are enough participants.

Price
€ 595,- excluding VAT

The online version of BGP Expert book by Iljitsch van Beijnum, will be made available for free to all the participants.

Full Program

Theory (morning)
Routing in general (routers, subnets, routing protocols);
What BGP does and how it works;
IP addresses (address blocks, CIDR);
PI/PA addresses and AS numbers (and the RIPE application process);
The BGP route selection algorithm;
Influencing BGP (route maps);
Peer groups;
Tools (whois, looking glass);
Security (MD5 passwords, RPKI);
Q&A.
Practice (afternoon)
BGP activation;
Route filtering and advertising;
Connecting to a transit provider;
Peerings over an internet exchange;
Manipulating upstream traffic (changing the local pref);
Manipulating downstream traffic (AS path prepending);
Filtering and security;
Working with MD5 passwords;
RPKI:
Q&A.