Appendix A. Answers to Review Questions

Chapter 1

1. What is an autonomous system?

Answer: An autonomous system is an administrative domain in which all the networks are under a single administrative authority.

2. What is the difference between an IGP and an EGP?

Answer: An Interior Gateway Protocol is a routing protocol that runs interior to an autonomous system; an Exterior Gateway Protocol is a routing protocol that routes between autonomous systems.

3. What is the difference between an internal and an external peer?

Answer: An internal peer is in the same AS; an external peer is in a different AS.

4. What is the transport protocol and port number used by BGP?

Answer: BGP sessions are transported over TCP, using port 179.

5. What are the ...

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