Master BGP.
The Protocol That Runs Everything.


A Complete Practical Learning For BGP Protocol in Cisco Nexus Switches.

Master MP-BGP
 

From basic BGP peering to complex Regular Expressions and Path Selection. Master the only protocol scalable enough to run the Internet and your Data Center fabric.

Is BGP your "Achilles Heel"?


BGP is the routing backbone of modern data center fabrics, providing scalable, policy-driven control over how traffic enters, exits, and is load-balanced across the entire network. Many network engineers get stuck because of mistakes in peering, attributes, or route policies that can silently break reachability or cause weird traffic paths.

The "Path Selection" Mystery

Traffic isn't taking the route you expect. Is it Local_Pref? MED? AS_Path? If you can't recite the BGP Best PA from memory, you are just guessing.

The "Regex" Fear

Do you see a config like ip as-path access-list 1 permit ^$ or _65000_ and freeze? You skip over it because "Regex is too hard," leaving your network vulnerable.

Scalability Limits

You're configuring peers one by one. You aren't using Peer Templates or RR, making your configuration messy, error-prone, and hard to manage.

. . . . .

BGP is no longer just for the Internet Edge. It is the heartbeat of modern VXLAN and ACI fabrics. You cannot be a Senior Engineer without mastering it.

Master MP-BGP

We Turn BGP from "Magic" into "Logic".

BGP is famous for being slow and complex. But it is also the most flexible tool in your arsenal. 

In this course, we strip away the intimidation. We don't just memorize the attributes; we manipulate them. You will learn how to steer traffic exactly where you want it to go using Weight, Local Pref, and Communities. 

We also tackle the "scary" topics head-on. You will master Regular Expressions (Regex) to filter routes like a programmer, and use Conditional Advertisement to build intelligent failover logic.
 

Traffic Engineering

Learn to control inbound and outbound traffic flow with precision using Route Maps and Attributes.

CCIE & CCNP Aligned

This curriculum covers the deep BGP topics found in the CCIE Data Center (v3.1) and Enterprise blueprints.

Scalable Design

Learn to deploy Peer Templates, Regex, and Communities to manage massive networks easily.

Speak the Language of the Internet and Fabric Overlay.

 

After finishing this course, you will confidently be able to master the following BGP topics:

  • Explain the differences between BGP and IGPs.
  • Describe the BGP message types (OPEN, UPDATE, ..).
  • Recognize BGP states (Idle, Connect, …, Connect).
  • Configure BGP neighborship and troubleshoot issues.
  • Describe the BGP design solutions.
  • Understand BGP route reflection and its benefits.
  • Learn the BGP path selection and BGP path attributes.
  • Understand and configure BGP multipathing.
  • Understand BGP route advertisement, redistribution, aggregation, and default route.
  • Implement BGP conditional advertisements.
  • Understand the BGP AS manipulation features.
  • Learn BGP route policies and filtering methods.
  • Configure route filtering using BGP regular expressions.
  • Use BGP communities to control route distribution.
  • Describe the BGP peer templates and simplify the BGP neighborship management.

Master MP-BGP

A Comprehensive Guide to BGP on Nexus.

  1. [1] BGP Fundamentals

    5 lessons
    1. (01) BGP Overview
    2. (02) BGP Message Types
    3. (03) BGP States
    4. (04) BGP Neighborship (Peering)
    5. BGP Quiz #1

  2. [2] BGP Basic Configuration

    4 lessons
    1. (05) BGP Configuration in NX-OS (Part 1)
    2. (06) BGP Configuration in NX-OS (Part 2)
    3. (07) BGP Troubleshoot Peering
    4. BGP Quiz #2

  3. [3] BGP Design Solutions

    4 lessons
    1. (08) iBGP Design Solutions
    2. (09) iBGP RR Configuration
    3. (10) eBGP Route Server
    4. BGP Quiz #3

  4. [4] BGP Path Selection

    13 lessons
    1. (11) BGP Path Selection Overview
    2. (12) BGP PA - Next hop (N)
    3. (13) BGP - Weight (W)
    4. (14) BGP PA - Local_Pref (L)
    5. (15) BGP PA - Locally_Injected (L)
    6. (16) BGP PA - AS_PATH Length (A)
    7. (17) BGP PA - Origin (O)
    8. (18) BGP PA - MED (M)
    9. (19) BGP PA - Neighbor Type (N)
    10. (20) BGP PA - IGP Metric to Next-hop (I)
    11. (21) BGP PA - Tie Breaker Steps
    12. (22) BGP Multipath
    13. BGP Quiz #4

  5. [5] BGP Route Advertisement

    7 lessons
    1. (23) BGP Network Statement
    2. (24) BGP Route Redistribution
    3. (25) BGP Route Aggregation (Part 1)
    4. (26) BGP Route Aggregation (Part 2)
    5. (27) BGP Default Route
    6. (28) BGP Conditional Advertisements
    7. BGP Quiz #5

  6. [6] BGP Route Policies

    11 lessons
    1. (29) BGP AS Path Manipulation (Part 1)
    2. (30) BGP AS Path Manipulation (Part 2)
    3. (31) BGP Route Filtering (Part 1)
    4. (32) BGP Route Filtering (Part 2)
    5. (33) BGP Route Filtering (Part 3)
    6. (34) BGP Route Filtering (Part 4)
    7. (35) BGP Regular Expressions (Part 1)
    8. (36) BGP Regular Expressions (Part 2)
    9. (37) BGP Communities (Part 1)
    10. (38) BGP Communities (Part 2)
    11. BGP Quiz #6

  7. [7] BGP Templates

    3 lessons
    1. (39) BGP Peer Templates (Part 1)
    2. (40) BGP Peer Templates (Part 2)
    3. BGP Quiz #7

  8. Final Certification Exam

    1 lesson
    1. BGP Final Exam

Who Should Enroll in this Course?



This training is designed specifically for: 

  • Data Center Engineers. BGP powers VXLAN and ACI. You must understand it to troubleshoot modern fabrics.
  • CCIE & CCNP Candidates. BGP is a massive part of the Lab exam. You cannot pass without mastering Path Selection.
  • Internet Edge Engineers. Managing ISP connections? Learn to steer traffic using Local Preference and MED.
  • Service Provider Engineers. Master the daily tools of the ISP world: Route Reflectors and Communities.

⚠️ Important Note: We start BGP from the very beginning (Message types and Neighbor states). However, you should be comfortable with IGPs (OSPF or EIGRP) and basic Static Routing. You need to understand how a router populates its routing table before we layer BGP on top of it.

Master MP-BGP

Learn from a Production Expert. Trusted by Engineers Worldwide.

 

Salman Alhiary 2x CCIE #56363 (DC & ENT) Founder, LearnWithSalman

I am a Cisco Data Center specialist with over a decade of experience. My career began in the trenches of Cisco TAC, troubleshooting critical outages, and evolved into an Expert Professional Services Consultant role, leading high-stakes deployments for global enterprises. My teaching philosophy is simple: Learn Easily. Learn Deeply.  Learn Quickly.

See what other engineers are saying:

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"The course matched my expectations. The videos are short, objetive, well explained and focused. I particularly enjoed the section division, diving into specific topics. I would definitely take another course taught by Salman."

Alexandru Chiriac

"Clear explanation and a journey through all advanced concepts in a easy mode."

Moin Chowdhury

"This is amazing BGP course and goes beyond my expectation. I will rate this course as the best BGP training course in internet. Salman covers all the BGP topic (from beginning to advanced) in fantastic way. I will really appreciate Salman to make course like this."

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