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Run: BGP Route Change Verification Checklist

Use this checklist to verify a planned BGP route change converged as intended, with the right prefixes, stable neighbor sessions, and no unintended path shif...

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Change Context and Scope

Change ticket, maintenance window, and implementation time are documented

Affected BGP peers, VRFs, or routing domains are identified

Note (optional)

Expected advertised prefixes are listed and match the approved change scope critical (required)

Expected received prefixes are listed and match the approved change scope critical (required)

BGP Session Health

All in-scope BGP neighbors are in Established state critical (required)

Yes No N/A

Neighbor uptime is stable and no recent session flaps are observed

Note (optional)

No BGP hold timer, keepalive, or reset anomalies are present critical (required)

Yes No N/A

Peer-specific policy changes were applied without unexpected session resets

Yes No N/A

Prefix Advertisement and Reception

Advertised prefix count matches the approved change plan critical (required)

Received prefix count matches the expected inbound routing table critical (required)

No unexpected prefixes are present in the advertised or received route set critical (required)

Yes No N/A

Prefix filters, route-maps, or policy statements are behaving as intended

Yes No N/A

Convergence and Traffic Symmetry

Routing table converged within the expected change window

Note (optional)

No asymmetric paths are observed for the affected prefixes critical (required)

Yes No N/A

Traceroute or flow sampling confirms expected forward and return paths

Yes No N/A

No packet loss or latency spike is detected during post-change validation

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Run: BGP Route Change Verification Checklist

Change Context and Scope

BGP Session Health

Prefix Advertisement and Reception

Path Selection and AS_PATH Verification

Convergence and Traffic Symmetry

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