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300-410 Practice Question: Which BGP attribute is used as the first…
Which BGP attribute is used as the first tie-breaker in the route selection process when comparing routes from different peers?
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WEIGHT
BGP selects the route with the highest WEIGHT (Cisco proprietary) first, then LOCAL_PREF.
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LOCAL_PREF
Why it's wrong here
LOCAL_PREF is the second tie-breaker after WEIGHT.
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WEIGHT
Why this is correct
Correct. WEIGHT is the first tie-breaker in Cisco BGP.
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AS_PATH length
Why it's wrong here
AS_PATH length is considered later in the process.
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MED
Why it's wrong here
MED is a later tie-breaker.
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