BGP / OSPF Routing

Knows basic BGP and OSPF routing principles, understands the difference between IGP and EGP protocols. Can read routing tables, traceroute output and understand next-hop decisions.

Understands the fundamentals of BGP / OSPF Routing. Applies basic practices in daily work. Follows recommendations from the team and documentation.

Configures BGP peering sessions and OSPF areas in enterprise networks. Implements route filtering, community tagging and route policy. Troubleshoots routing problems with tcpdump and BGP looking glass.

Independently applies BGP / OSPF Routing in practice. Understands trade-offs of different approaches. Solves typical tasks independently.

Designs BGP architecture for a multi-homed datacenter with redundancy. Implements traffic engineering with BGP communities and MED attributes. Configures OSPF for a scalable network with area design.

Has deep expertise in BGP / OSPF Routing. Designs solutions for production systems. Optimizes and scales. Mentors the team.

Defines routing strategy for the entire datacenter network. Makes decisions on BGP design, peering policy and prefix filtering. Manages the network team.

Defines BGP / OSPF Routing strategy at the team/product level. Establishes standards and best practices. Conducts reviews.

Shapes network architecture for the organization. Researches SD-WAN, SASE and modern routing approaches. Influences network engineering industry standards.

Defines BGP / OSPF Routing strategy at the organizational level. Establishes enterprise approaches. Mentors leads and architects.