Local Preference

[hassan_syed6]

Hello,

Guys i have been reading about Local Preference. Wanted to clear my scenario. Input will be appreciated. Following is the

R1------------------------R2

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R-3------------------------R-4

Sorry guys, LINES SHOULD BE SHOWING TO BE CONNECTED FROM R2 TO R4. Can't seem to create a straight line between R2 and R4

R-1 and R-2 both are running IBGP (Same AS).

R-3 and R-4 are running IBGP.

R-1 is connected to R-3 ( EBGP Connection)

R-2 is connected to R-4 ( EBGP connection).

Now the scenario is R-3 and R-4 both are sending the same set of Networks towards R1 and R2 respectively for eg (10.10.10.0/24). As the above connection is showing through EBGP.

What i want to acheive is What ever network R4 is sending towards R2. I want R-2 to access it going through R-1 and then to R-3. The networks coming from R-4 to R-2 i wanted to leave as it is with route-maps, just incase R-1 and R-2 connection goes down then R-2 has a way of knowing as to how to get to 10.10.10.0/24.

Let's say R-3 is sending 10.10.10.0/24 to R-1 and R-4 is sending 10.10.10.0/24 to R-2.

When i use Route-map on R-2, my local preference should be like this correct me if i am wrong

On R2#

route-map R1_to_R2_IN permit

match ip address R1_to_R2_IN

set local-preference 200 <---------------- This is correct or not

ip access-list standard R1_to_R2_IN

permit 10.10.10.0 0.0.0.255

route-map R2_to_R1_Out permit

match ip address R2_to_R1_Out

match ip address R2_to_R1_Out

permit 20.20.20.0 0.0.0.255

router bgp xxx

neigh x.x.x.x route-map R1_to_R2_IN

neigh x.x.x.x route-map R2_to_R1_Out

neigh x.x.x.x route-map R4_to_R2_IN

neigh x.x.x.x route-map R2_to_R4_Out

route-map R4_to_R2_IN permit

match ip address R4_to_R2_IN

ip access-list standard R4_to_R2_IN

permit 10.10.10.0 0.0.0.255

route-map R2_to_R4_Out permit

match ip address R2_to_R4_Out

ip access-list standard R2_to_R4_Out

permit 20.20.20.0 0.0.0.255

[sundar.palaniappan]

As you may know, higher local preference is preferred. Hence, set the local preference to a higher value for Route(s) learnt from R3 on R1 and to a lower value on R2 for route(s) learnt from R4. Thus, all your IBGP/Internal routers would choose the path via R1-->R3 as the preferred path to get to 10.10.10.0/24. Local preference attribute is applicable only within an AS and therefore, you don't have to worry about filtering it on outbound updates to EBGP peers.

You need a configuration like the one noted below.

R1:

route-map from_R3 permit 10

match ip address 10

set local-preference 200

route-map from_R3 permit 20

access-list 10 permit 10.10.10.0 0.0.0.255

router bgp xxx

neighbor R3 route-map from_R3 in

R2:

route-map from_R4 permit 10

match ip address 10

set local-preference 150

route-map from_R4 permit 20

access-list 10 permit 10.10.10.0 0.0.0.255

router bgp xxx

neighbor R4 route-map from_R4 in

HTH

Sundar

[hassan_syed6]

Hello Sundar,

You have put the Local-preference 200 on Router # 1 so that 10.10.10.0/24 is prioritized from Router # 3

When i create a BGP neighbor on Router # 2 and Router # 1. Don't i have to define that 10.10.10.0/24 network is allowed to come in from Router 1 into Router 2 (IBGP connection) as mentioned in my notes above, and hosts on Router # 2 wants to access 10.10.10.0/24 then due to High local preference use the Router # 1.

Correct me if i am wrong

Regards,

Hassan

[sundar.palaniappan]

Hassan,

Unless, you are filtering any prefixes all routes should be advertised to all other BGP peers. I presume you don't want to filter anything you are learning from R1 and hence, there's no need to use route maps there. BGP table on R2 will have 2 paths for 10.10.10.0/24 and it will choose the one via R1 as the preferred path based on the higher local preference.

HTH

Sundar

[hassan_syed6]

Hello Sundar,

I do not want all routes to be advertised through R1 coming out of R2 and vice versa. That's why i am trying to control it through Route-maps.

Only those networks which R4 and R3 ( Same) are sending to R2 and R1 respectively. That's why i am putting a route-map on Router # 2 of networks which i wanted to learn from Router # 1 and saying if any hosts on Router # 2 wants to access this , then prefer this path. So in our example 10.10.10.0/24 i have put it in route-map in on Router # 2 coming from Router # 1 and have put a local-preference on it. So wouldn't this path will be prioritzed.

Thanks man...

Hassan

[sundar.palaniappan · Accepted solution]

Got it. You can use distribute list to control routing updates. Apply the distribute list outbound in advertisements to R2 on R1 and vice versa. You would need a config similar to this one.

R1:

router bgp xxx

neighbor R2 distribute-list 10 out

access-list 10 permit 10.10.10.0 0.0.0.255

HTH

Sundar