From: Jonathan Hays (nomad@gfoyle.org)
Date: Wed Dec 24 2003 - 20:56:03 GMT-3
you wrote:
Eeek. And I consider it UNDERKILL for real world BGP, at least for
any serious ISP applications or even complex enterprise
backbone-of-backbones.
I'm not sure what you mean by "hands-on" in this context. Personally,
I didn't really understand BGP until I backed up and really got
familiar with routing policy, then RIPE-181, now the Routing Policy
Specification Language: http://www.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2622.txt or
the tutorial http://www.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2650.txt. Understanding
(and participating in) RPSL at least let me have a real understanding
of what routing policies do, although it took a good deal more work
in operations forums to feel comfortable explaining all the tools
relevant to Internet operations, ranging from justifying and
obtaining IP address space and AS numbers, to tracking IP allocations
such that you can get more when you use it up, to multiprovider
peering and how exchange points work, etc.
= = =
You bring up an interesting point, Howard. How much BGP preparation
would you advise CCIE candidates to undertake, given that their main
goal is to pass the exam?
Time in this world is limited and the CCIE Lab requires a tremendous
amount of time. I think many of us recognize that passing the CCIE lab
is not one and the same with becoming a BGP expert, since BGP is such a
vast and complex area of specialization. And given the limited job
opportunities for BGP experts, what exactly is the motivation to become
one?
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