Description
Book SynopsisThis title focuses on the use of BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) to create reliable Internet connections. BGP makes it possible for ISPs to connect to each other and for customers to connect to more than one ISP.
Table of Contents1. The Internet, Routing, and BGP Topology of the I; nternet TCP/IP Design Philosophy Routing P; rotocols Multihoming; 2. IP Addressing and the BGP Protocol IP Addresses; Interdomain Routing History The BGP Protoc; ol Multiprotocol BGP Interior Routing Prot; ocols; 3. Physical Design Considerations Availability ; Selecting ISPs Bandwidth Router Hardware Failure Risks Building a Wide Area Netw; ork Network Topology Design; 4. IP Address Space and AS Numbers The Different Types of Address Space Requesting Address Space ; Renumbering IP Addresses The AS Number; Routing Registries Routing Policy Specification Language; 5. Getting Started with BGP Enabling BGP Mo; nitoring BGP Clearing BGP Sessions Filteri; ng Routes Internal BGP The Internal Network Minimizing the Impact of Link Failures e; BGP Multihop; 6. Traffic Engineering Knowing Which Route Is Best ; Route Maps Setting the Local Preference; Manipulating Inbound AS Paths Inbound Commun; ities BGP Load Balancing Traffic Engineeri; ng for Incoming Traffic Setting the MED An; nouncing More Specific Routes Queuing, Traffic Shaping, and Policing; 7. Security and Integrity of the Network Passwords ; and Security Software Protecting BGP ; Denial-of-Service Attacks; 8. Day-to-Day Operation of the Network The Network ; Operations Center NOC Hardware Facilities ; SNMP Management Router Names General IP Network Management; 9. When Things Start to Go Down: Troubleshooting Keeping a Clear Head Managing the Troubleshooting Process Dealing with Service Providers Physical and Datalink Layer Problems Routing and Reachability Problems Black Holes DNS Problems; 10. BGP in Larger Networks Peer Groups Using Loopback Addresses for iBGP iBGP Scaling; Dampening Route Flaps OSPF as the IGP Traffic Engineering in the Internal Network Network Partitions; 11. Providing Transit Services Route Filters ; Communities Anti-DoS Measures Customers; with Backup Connections Providing IPv6 and Multicast; 12. Interconnecting with Other Networks Peering ; Internet Exchanges, NAPs, and MAEs Connecting; to an Internet Exchange Connecting to More Exchange Points Rejecting Unwanted Traffic IX Subnet Problems Talking to Other Network Operators; Exchange Point Future; A. Cisco Configuration Basics; B. Binary Logic, Netmasks, and Prefixes; C. Notes on the IPv4 Address Space.
