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300-410 Practice Question: Which BGP path attribute is used as the…
Which BGP path attribute is used as the tie-breaker after the local preference and AS-path length in the BGP best path selection algorithm?
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Origin type
After comparing local preference (highest wins) and AS-path length (shortest wins), the next tie-breaker is the origin type, where IGP is preferred over EGP, and EGP over incomplete.
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MED (Multi-Exit Discriminator)
Why it's wrong here
MED is compared later, after origin and other attributes.
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Origin type
Why this is correct
Correct. Origin type is the third tie-breaker: IGP > EGP > incomplete.
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Neighbor IP address
Why it's wrong here
Neighbor IP is used as a final tie-breaker, not third.
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Router ID
Why it's wrong here
Router ID is used after MED and other attributes.
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