bgp attribute precedence... quote of the day...

according to chris bryant...
 from:

 http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/CCNPBSCIExamBGPAttributes.htm


BGP looks at path attributes in this order:

• Highest weight (Cisco-proprietary BGP value)
• Highest local preference (LOCAL_PREF)
• Prefer locally originated route.
• Shortest AS_PATH is preferred.
• Choose route with lowest origin code. Internal paths are preferred over external paths, and external paths are preferred over paths with an origin of "incomplete".
• Lowest multi-exit discriminator (MED)
• External BGP routes preferred over Internal BGP routes.
• If no external route, select path with lowest IGP cost to the next-hop router for iBGP.
• Choose most recent route.
• Choose lowest BGP RID (Router ID).    
• http://www.trainsignal.com/blog/ccnp-route-exam-help