Feb 16, 2019 · BGP Local preference (Local_Pref) Path attribute gives the router inside a single autonomous system a value that they can set per-route and advertise to all iBGP routers …

Feb 12, 2013 · Introduction This document outlines the BGP best path selection algorithm, and covers specific configuration examples on how to manipulate BGP’s best path decision based …

Aug 26, 2025 · The LOCAL_PREFERENCE (LOCAL_PREF) attribute is one of the most relevant in BGP when making routing decisions within an Autonomous System (AS). It is classified as a …

May 2, 2007 · I am new to BGP. I would like to better understand how the Cisco implementation of BGP calculates the weight attribute. I would also like to know how Local Preference is …

Aug 8, 2020 · Hello @Aneek , local preference is a BGP attribute that a single BGP AS scope. It can be set by a router in order to influence the best path choices of all its iBGP peers ( routers …

May 4, 2024 · Use local preference to choose the exit path for an AS. The BGP preference has to be set inbound on routes being received to influence the outbound routing behaviour.

Jun 10, 2022 · Can someone explain how you know whether to apply a route map inbound or outbound when attempting to set weight, local preference, AS path prepend for a given BGP …

Feb 17, 2022 · Hi Experts, I want to know if Local preference and AS path prepend will work or not in my Scenario. Scenario : At my customer edge side I have two routers which are in AS …

Nov 17, 2020 · When you use the local-preference command for a neighbor, that configures the router to set the local preference value of the routes advertised to that neighbor, to the value …

Nov 23, 2019 · Hello Everyone, I'm trying to understand local preference attribute of BGP. I understand that weight is locally applied to the router and not advertised to any other router …