How you can manipulate the path in BGP?

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BGP path manipulation can be done using various attributes like AS path prepending, MED, local preference, etc.

AS path prepending involves adding the same AS number multiple times to make the path less attractive
MED (Multi-Exit Discriminator) is used to influence the path selection for multiple exit points from the same AS
Local preference is used to set the preference for a particular path within the same AS
Community attribute can be used to tag routes and manipulate path selection based on the tag
Route maps can be used to manipulate BGP path based on various criteria

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