I am basing my reply upon continuous study of Howard's posts. BGP is properly categorized as a path vector protocol. It is not limited in terms of hop counts in the sense that RIP, RIPv2, or IGRP are limited, nor is it concerned with bandwidth and cost, as OSPF and EIGRP. BGP is concerned with 1) establishing the neighbor relationship and 2) enforcing ( too strong a word ) peering policy. Also, every bit as important, BGP is concerned with the reliable advertising of reliable routes. There are technically some issues with "distance" to neighbors, but I have done BGP across the internet and set up peering between my lab to other labs 15-20 internet hops away. BGP considers everything in terms of AS PATH, not router hops or link metrics. HTH Chuck ( did I do good, Howard? :-> ) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Jack Nalbandian Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 4:16 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Semantics/Definitionism - BGP is what type of protocol? [7:7448] Dear friends, I have been reading the Syngress and Cisco Press books, the RFCs related to BGP, as well as the CCO docs, but keep getting a conflicting set of answers on the following question: To what category of routing protocols does BGP belong? A. Distance vector? (CCO) B. Advanced Distance Vector? (Sybex/Lammle/Cisco Press) C. Path Vector? (Syngress/Osborne) Regards, Jack Nalbandian, CCNA, MCSE Network Engineer DATAFLEX - U.S. Operations 310.445.1052 x275 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.telephonyexperts.com The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=7454&t=7454 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
