BGP issue?????

[Anand Solgama]

I dont understand "bgp deterministic med" and bgp best path med confed on page 300" of TCP/IP vol 2 book .

Today I read that but all was confusing about deterministic med!!!!!!Please if you have time explain.

Thanks in advance.

Bye,

Anand Solgama

[Sandeep Sharma]

Hi,

Bgp deterministic-med command ensures the comparison of the MED variable when choosing routes advertised by different peers in the same autonomous system and bgp always-compare-med command ensures the comparison of the MED for paths from neighbors in different autonomous systems.

But there is a way and sequence of comparison depending if both are enabled or either one is enabled. Please follow the link below that will help you understanding the MED comparison.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk365/technologies_tech_note09186a0080094925.shtml

If you have any BGP query you can refer to my ask the expert event link: 

https://supportforums.cisco.com/discussion/11945706/configuring-and-troubleshooting-border-gateway-protocol-bgp

Thanks & Regards

Sandeep