Which character in the BGP table of routes indicates the best path to a given route?
- b
- *
- #
- >
Explanation: In the output of the show ip bgp command, the BGP table (or forwarding database) lists all the routes the router has learned from its neighbors. When the BGP table contains more than one path to reach the same destination network, the protocol runs a specific selection process to identify the single optimal route.
This best path is explicitly designated by the ">" character located in the left-most column of the table. Other status codes are often seen in conjunction with this:
- The "*" character indicates that the route is valid.
- The ">" character indicates it is the best path.
If only one path to a network exists, it is marked as both valid and best (*>) by default. Only the route marked with the ">" symbol is offered to the router's IP routing table for traffic forwarding.
Related exam: Modules 8 – 13: Checkpoint Exam: Network Routing Answers (CCNP ENCOR v9)
