Question 70
A fictional service-provider team at Elmbridge Networks is reviewing a metro aggregation ring. The finding is: After peering migration, many internal routers choose a high-latency exit because its BGP LOCAL_PREF is higher than the preferred edge. Which focused engineering action would best correct the fault?
Explanation
Correct Answer
Set the intended local preference on eligible received routes and validate propagated internal best-path selection. This treats the fault shown by Elmbridge Networks: LOCAL_PREF is an intradomain BGP path attribute that normally influences preferred outbound exit for routes inside the AS. Confirm success when internal BGP best paths prefer the approved egress due to the intended local-preference values.
Incorrect Answers
The proposal changes BGP communities and routing policy; that is not the failure isolated by the facts. It could leave BGP local preference unresolved even if its own test passed. LOCAL_PREF is an intradomain BGP path attribute that normally influences preferred outbound exit for routes inside the AS.
Correct the locally expected peer AS and actual neighbor AS identity and validate the BGP OPEN exchange. This addresses BGP ASN and OPEN negotiation, but the reported symptoms arise from BGP local preference. For this case, verify instead that internal BGP best paths prefer the approved egress due to the intended local-preference values.
The proposal changes martian source address rejection; that is not the failure isolated by the facts. It could leave BGP local preference unresolved even if its own test passed. LOCAL_PREF is an intradomain BGP path attribute that normally influences preferred outbound exit for routes inside the AS.