DENOG13

local-pref considered evil
11-09, 10:10–10:20 (Europe/Berlin), Main Stage

BGP local-preference is one of the most powerful attributes, but naively used, it inevitably gets in the way, and creates avoidable troubles for other networks.

This talk shows a few commonly used variants and the unwanted consequences.

See also: slide deck (3.3 MB)

BGP nerd