ExhibitYour network receives the full Internet BGP routing table from two different ISPs.

In BGP path selection, theLocal Preferenceattribute is one of the most common ways to influence outbound traffic from an Autonomous System (AS). It is a well-known discretionary attribute that is propagated throughout the AS to tell internal routers which path is preferred for a specific destination.

Priority Rule: In the BGP selection algorithm, ahigher local preferencevalue is always preferred over a lower one. The default value in Junos OS is100.

Influencing Outbound Traffic (Option A): To ensure that Provider A is always preferred, you would apply an import policy onR1(the router connected to Provider A) to set the local preference of all received routes to a value higher than the default (e.g., 200). Since 200 > 100, R3 and R4 will prefer the path via R1.

Alternative Method (Option C): Conversely, you can achieve the same result by applying an import policy onR2(the router connected to Provider B) to set the local preference to a value lower than the default (e.g., 50). Since the routes from R1 remain at the default of 100, and 100 > 50, the path via R1 (Provider A) is preferred.

Why B and D are incorrect: Setting a higher local preference on R2 (Option B) would make Provider B the preferred exit point. Setting a lower local preference on R1 (Option D) would make Provider A theleastpreferred exit point.