In BGP, theAS-Pathattribute is mandatory and must be included in allUPDATEmessages. It records the autonomous systems a route has traversed. Attributes likeLocal-Preference,MED, andPrefvalare optional and may not always be included. TheAS-Pathis crucial for loop prevention and route selection .
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