Referring to the BGP group output provided, what is the Remote AS?

Question

Options

• A102
• B1
• C3
• D4

• A
  74% (20)
• B
  7% (2)
• C
  4% (1)
• D
  15% (4)

Explanation

Option A (102) is correct because in BGP group output, the "Remote AS" field explicitly identifies the Autonomous System number of the BGP peer - the router on the other side of the BGP session - and the output provided shows this value as 102. Options B (1), C (3), and D (4) are distractors that likely correspond to other numeric values visible in the same output, such as the number of established sessions, retry intervals, or group identifiers, none of which represent the Remote AS field. When reading BGP output, it is important not to confuse these incidental numbers with the clearly labeled "Remote AS" field.

Memory tip: Remote AS is always the AS number of the neighbor, not your own. In any BGP output, scan for the label "Remote AS" directly - that label will always point you to the peer's AS number, regardless of what other numbers appear nearby.

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