Dear Marko,

Thanks a lot for your support but the rule that you mention apply only for
external prefix and from the topology that i mentioned both routes that are
received by the PE are internal routes also as i mentioned i tried flapping
the best route and it is always chosen so the oldest is better doesn't apply
here.

I hope you get my point and if you think there is something wrong with what
is said kindly illustrate.

Thanks a lot

On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 11:48 AM, Marko Milivojevic <[email protected]>wrote:

> Hello Karim. You may have misunderstood the tie break process just a
> little bit. Nothing to blame you for, this is an obscure case.
> Usually, tie break will happen on RR, as ti will advertise only the
> best prefix and not all it has. On initial RR, not all parameters are
> the same, so it can make a decision...
>
> ...the exception is if the same prefix is in VPNv4 with different RD.
> In this case, indeed, RR will advertise the "same" prefix to its
> neighbors. RD can't be used as tie breaker, as it separates the
> prefixes. Indeed, this is the situation that you may be having. So,
> decision is left where it is now and where not all information is
> useful or available.
>
> In this case, very unusual tie break rule will be used - prefix that
> was received first, stays. See here (step 10):
>
>
> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk365/technologies_tech_note09186a0080094431.shtml
>
> Just remember that nothing in BGP is random :-).
>
> --
> Marko
> CCIE #18427 (SP)
> My network blog: http://cisco.markom.info/
>
> On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 04:15, karim okasha <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Dear Bryan,
> >
> > Thanks a lot for your support. But i wanted to know exactly on what basis
> > would the router choose one path over the other and let me explain.
> >
> > If the 2 paths are completely equal in every thing the last three
> tiebrakers
> > will be as follows.
> >
> > 1- Prefer the path from the lowest BGP router ID
> >       (The Router ID is the same as the route came from a RR so both
> routes
> > have the same originator)
> >
> > 2- prefer the path with the minimum cluster length.
> >      (again the 2 paths have the same cluster length)
> >
> > 3- Prefer the path with the lowest neighbor address.
> >      (I think that both will have the same value as the 2 routes again
> are
> > originated from the same Router which is the RR).
> >
> > That's is why i wanted to know what is the exact criteria to prefer one
> > route over the other as in this specific example in the WB i tried
> flapping
> > the session between the CE and R3 but every time once the session go up
> the
> > router is the other AS starts prefering the route from R3 again.
> >
> > Again thanks a lot for your help.
> >
> > On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 11:42 PM, Bryan Bartik <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Karim,
> >>
> >> The path selection process is the same. Not sure what the tie-breaker is
> >> in this case but it looks like it's pretty far down the list...
> >>
> >> On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 11:13 AM, karim okasha <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Dear all,
> >>>
> >>> I have a problem with task 7.4 in this Lab. this task states that we
> need
> >>> to configure R9 so that traffic from R8 always favors R2.
> >>>
> >>> The solution is understood but my problem is why in the first place
> does
> >>> R8 favors the route coming from R3 instead of the Router coming from
> R2.
> >>>
> >>> I need to understand how BGP selects the best route in the following
> >>> situation.
> >>>
> >>>            ----  PE1
> >>> CE1 --                ---- ASBR ---- ASBR --- PE3
> >>>             --- PE2            (RR)         (RR)
> >>>
> >>> How is PE3 going to choose the best path towards CE1.
> >>>
> >>> Your help is very much appreciated.
> >>>
> >>>
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> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Bryan Bartik
> >> CCIE #23707 (R&S), CCNP
> >> Sr. Support Engineer - IPexpert, Inc.
> >> URL: http://www.IPexpert.com
> >
> >
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> >
> >
>
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