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350-401 Practice Question: Which two statements about BGP route selection…
Which two statements about BGP route selection are true? (Choose two.)
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Why each option matters
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A route with a higher LOCAL_PREF is preferred over a route with a lower LOCAL_PREF.
BGP prefers a route with a higher LOCAL_PREF (local preference) over a lower one. A route learned via eBGP is preferred over iBGP because eBGP routes have a lower administrative distance in the BGP decision process (step 7: prefer eBGP over iBGP). The MED is compared only if the routes are from the same neighboring AS. The shortest AS_PATH is preferred, not the longest. The IGP metric to the next hop is compared only after many other steps.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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A route with a higher LOCAL_PREF is preferred over a route with a lower LOCAL_PREF.
Why this is correct
Correct because BGP prefers higher local preference.
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A route learned via eBGP is preferred over a route learned via iBGP, all else being equal.
Why this is correct
Correct because BGP prefers eBGP over iBGP in the decision process.
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A route with a longer AS_PATH is preferred over a route with a shorter AS_PATH.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect because BGP prefers the shortest AS_PATH.
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The MED attribute is always compared regardless of the AS of the neighbor.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect because MED is compared only when routes are from the same neighboring AS.
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The IGP metric to the next hop is the first criterion in BGP path selection.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect because the IGP metric is compared later in the process (step 8), not first.
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