How the BGP Protocol Makes the Internet Work — and Could Make It Disappear

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Explains how the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) controls routing between Internet networks and how incorrect BGP announcements can cause widespread outages. Uses non-technical, 15-minute plain-language explanations of BGP’s basic operation—how networks exchange routes, why a single bad announcement propagates globally, and how that can take services offline.

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1. 0:00Facebook 2021 incident
2. 1:49BGP interconnects networks
3. 4:39Cities peering analogy
4. 8:29Blind trust in BGP
5. 9:33Major BGP incidents
6. 12:18BGP: fascinating and terrifying

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