300-710 · Question #386
300-710 Question #386: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is D: route map. A route map is the appropriate mechanism to control BGP routing preferences. It allows the administrator to define policies that can influence route selection by modifying attributes such as weight, local preference, or AS path. To ensure traffic to specific IP ranges prefers one
Question
A network administrator is setting up a Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense to peer via BGP with two ISPs. The administrator wants traffic to certain IP ranges to prefer to come in one ISP instead of the other. What must be configured on the BGP connection to the peer to help facilitate the requirement?
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- Aprefix list
- Baccess list
- Caddress map
- Droute map
Explanation
A route map is the appropriate mechanism to control BGP routing preferences. It allows the administrator to define policies that can influence route selection by modifying attributes such as weight, local preference, or AS path. To ensure traffic to specific IP ranges prefers one ISP over another, the administrator can configure a route map to manipulate BGP attributes for those routes, such as increasing the local preference for the desired ISP.
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