BGP attributes – Well known vs Optional

BGP attributes – Well known vs Optional
Well Known :- All BGP
implementations must understand and support it. It cannot be ignored.

  •  Mandatory:- Must be
    present in all update and all will support it
  •  Discretionary:- It can
    or cannot be present in update(optional) but all implementations must support
    it.

Optional:-  It is not mandatory to include and
support it.
  • Transitive:- Can travel from one AS to another.
  •  Non-Transitive:- If
    received a router from peer then it will not be passed to its peer.