BGP LOCAL_PREF is the Second BGP attribute if we dive deep into BGP’s algorithm of best path selection followed by aggregate (detailed in my first post in BGP section).  When an AS (autonomous system) has multiple routes to another AS, the LOCAL_PREF indicates the degree of preference for one route over the other routes. The route with the highest LOCAL_PREF value is preferred. You can watch the detailed video on LOCAL_PREF on our : LOCAL_PREF, Weight & MED are often confused with each other. LOCAL_PREF is different from Weight & MED. Unlike weight, LOCAL_PREF is not vendor specific (Weight is Cisco … Continue reading BGP Local Preference (LOCAL_PREF)