A BGP device receives a route carrying an unknown attribute from a peer but does not know whether other devices need the attribute. In this case, the BGP device retains this attribute when advertising the route to other peers.
Which of the following attributes is of this type?
- Community
- AS.Path
- MED
- OriginatorID
Answer(s): A
Explanation:
Transitive vs. Non-Transitive Attributes
The Community attribute is a transitive optional attribute, meaning that if a router receives a route with this attribute and does not understand its purpose, the router retains and propagates it to other peers.
Other options, such as AS_Path and MED, are well-defined mandatory or optional attributes with specific purposes.
HCIP-Datacom-Core Reference
The behavior of optional transitive attributes is detailed in the BGP protocol and attribute chapters.
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