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One might debate whether iBGP is really necessary, but it's often common for such a topology.
Consider if the link between the bottom left router and the upper right fails. Further consider some destinations are much better served by the upper right router. If so, how does the bottom left router "know" it should transit such traffic via the bottom right router? iBGP, between the two bottom routers, could be how it "knows".
