BGP Routing Policies - Configuring BGP Policies - Step 7: Smallest Multi-Exit Discriminator

3 important questions on BGP Routing Policies - Configuring BGP Policies - Step 7: Smallest Multi-Exit Discriminator

What is the purpose of the MED (Multi-exit Discriminator)?

Allows an AS to tell a neighbor AS the best way to forward packets into the first AS

What is the scope of MED?

-Advertised by one AS into another AS
-Propagated inside AS
-Not sent to any other AS

What is the range value for MED?

0- (2 32 -1)

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