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BGP Path Selection Calculator

Compare two BGP paths through the best path selection algorithm

Path A

Weight

Local Preference

AS Path Length

Origin

MED

Peer Type

IGP Metric to Next-Hop

Router ID

Path B

Weight

Local Preference

AS Path Length

Origin

MED

Peer Type

IGP Metric to Next-Hop

Router ID

BGP Best Path Selection

Step

Path APath B

Winner

Deciding Factor

References:
RFC 4271 - BGP-4 Path Selection
Cisco BGP Best Path Selection Algorithm
Order: Weight > Local Pref > Locally Originated > AS Path > Origin > MED > eBGP > IGP Metric > Router ID