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TCP/IP Tutorial and Technical Overview - IBM Redbooks

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Figure 5-29 also illustrates the interaction between route reflectors <strong>and</strong><br />

conventional BGP speakers within an AS.<br />

IBGP<br />

Route<br />

Reflector<br />

BGP<br />

R2<br />

BGP<br />

R1<br />

AS 100<br />

BGP<br />

R9<br />

AS 3<br />

Figure 5-29 BGP route reflector<br />

In Figure 5-29, R1, R2, <strong>and</strong> R3 are in the route reflector domain. R6, R7, <strong>and</strong> R8<br />

are conventional BGP speakers containing a full mesh of IBGP peer connections.<br />

In addition, each of these speakers is peered with the route reflector. This<br />

configuration permits full IBGP communication within AS 1.<br />

Although not shown in Figure 5-29, an AS can contain more than one route<br />

reflector. When this occurs, each reflector treats other reflectors as a<br />

conventional IBGP peer.<br />

Route reflectors are described in RFC 4456. At the time of this writing, this is a<br />

proposed st<strong>and</strong>ard.<br />

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BGP<br />

R3<br />

IBGP<br />

AS 1<br />

BGP<br />

R8<br />

BGP<br />

R6<br />

BGP<br />

R7<br />

IBGP<br />

EBGP<br />

BGP<br />

R10<br />

AS 2

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