BGP Route Selection

BGP selects routes based on the following precedence (from highest to lowest):
  • Next-hop must be reachable.
  • higher weight
  • higher local preference

  • shortest length (shortest AS path)

  • lowest origin code

  • lowest Multi Exit Discriminator (MED)

  • route from external peer

  • lowest cost to next hop

  • lowest routerID

  • lowest PeerID