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Which two options are valid for the number of bytes in a BGP AS number? (Choose two.)

  • A. 2 bytes
  • B. 4 bytes
  • C. 6 bytes
  • D. 8 bytes
  • E. 16 bytes
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Suggested Answer: AB 🗳️
During the early time of BGP development and standardization, it was assumed that availability of a 16 bit binary number to identify the Autonomous System (AS) within BGP would have been more than sufficient. The 16 bit AS number, also known as the 2-byte AS number, provides a pool of 65536 unique Autonomous
System numbers. The IANA manages the available BGP Autonomous System Numbers (ASN) pool, with the assignments being carried out by the Regional
Registries. The current consumption rate of the publicly available AS numbers suggests that the entire public 2-byte ASN pool will be fully depleted. A solution to this depletion is the expansion of the existing 2-byte AS number to a 4-byte AS number, which provides a theoretical 4,294,967,296 unique AS numbers. ARIN has made the following policy changes in conjunction with the adoption of the solution.
The Cisco IOS BGP "4-byte ASN" feature allows BGP to carry a Autonomous System Number (ASN) encoded as a 4-byte entity. The addition of this feature allows an operator to use an expanded 4-byte AS number granted by IANA.

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