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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 when selecting the best path for route summarization?

Answer choices

Why each option matters

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Correct answer & explanation

Weight

The highest weight (locally configured) is the first tie-breaker in BGP path selection, before local preference.

Answer analysis

Option-by-option breakdown

For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.

  • Local preference

    Why it's wrong here

    Local preference is the second tie-breaker, after weight.

  • Weight

    Why this is correct

    Weight is Cisco-specific and is checked first.

  • AS path length

    Why it's wrong here

    AS path length is checked later in the selection process.

  • MED

    Why it's wrong here

    MED is compared only after multiple other attributes.

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