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BGP & Internet Routing

How the internet routes traffic between networks. BGP fundamentals, ASNs, peering, transit, route filtering, and RPKI security.

Advanced 15 статьи
1

What Is BGP?

How BGP routes traffic between autonomous systems to make the internet work.

6 мин. чтения
2

ASN Numbers Explained

How Autonomous System Numbers are allocated and used in internet routing.

4 мин. чтения
3

Internet Peering & Transit

How ISPs and networks exchange traffic through peering agreements and transit providers.

5 мин. чтения
4

BGP Route Filtering & Prefix Lists

Learn how BGP route filtering prevents route leaks and hijacks using prefix lists, AS-path filters, and IRR-based filtering.

11 мин. чтения
5

RPKI: Securing BGP with Route Origin Validation

How Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) prevents BGP hijacking by cryptographically validating which ASes are authorized to originate prefixes.

10 мин. чтения
6

Looking Glass & BGP Diagnostic Tools

Learn to use BGP looking glass servers, route collectors, and diagnostic tools to troubleshoot routing issues and verify prefix announcements.

9 мин. чтения
7

BGP Communities: Signaling Between Networks

Learn how BGP communities tag routes with metadata to signal routing policy between autonomous systems, with practical examples.

10 мин. чтения
8

Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) Explained

Understand how Internet Exchange Points work, why they reduce latency and transit costs, and how networks peer at IXPs.

9 мин. чтения
9

BGP Hijacking: Detection and Prevention

Learn how BGP hijacking works, real-world incidents, and the layered defense strategy combining RPKI, IRR filtering, and monitoring.

11 мин. чтения
10

BGP Session Troubleshooting Guide

A systematic approach to diagnosing and fixing BGP session problems, from neighbor establishment failures to route propagation issues.

10 мин. чтения
11

AS Path Prepending: Traffic Engineering with BGP

Learn how AS path prepending works for inbound traffic engineering, its limitations, and when to use alternative approaches.

9 мин. чтения
12

BGP Multipath and ECMP Load Balancing

Learn how BGP multipath and Equal-Cost Multi-Path (ECMP) distribute traffic across multiple links for better bandwidth utilization and redundancy.

9 мин. чтения
13

Creating Route Origin Authorizations (ROAs)

A practical guide to creating RPKI ROAs through the five Regional Internet Registries, with best practices for maxLength and monitoring.

9 мин. чтения
14

BGP FlowSpec: DDoS Mitigation at the Routing Layer

Learn how BGP FlowSpec distributes traffic filtering rules across your network to mitigate DDoS attacks at line rate without dedicated scrubbing centers.

10 мин. чтения
15

BGP Large Communities (RFC 8092)

Understand BGP Large Communities -- the modern replacement for standard communities that supports 4-byte ASNs and richer signaling.

8 мин. чтения