350-501 Networking Practice Question
Which BGP attribute is locally significant and used to influence outbound traffic from an AS?
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Why each option matters
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LOCAL_PREF
LOCAL_PREF is used to influence the path selection for outbound traffic within the AS, with higher preference preferred.
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WEIGHT
Why it's wrong here
WEIGHT is Cisco proprietary and local to the router.
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LOCAL_PREF
Why this is correct
LOCAL_PREF influences outbound traffic.
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AS_PATH
Why it's wrong here
AS_PATH is used to influence *inbound* traffic by making a prefix appear shorter or longer to neighbouring ASes, not to affect outbound traffic from the local AS. It is tempting because it directly manipulates path selection for routes learned from peers, but the stem requires a mechanism that controls which egress path the local router chooses for its own traffic, which is the function of the LOCAL_PREF attribute.
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MED
Why it's wrong here
MED is used for inbound traffic.
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