Refer to the exhibit.

Why is AS 65333 in parentheses?

A.
It is an external AS.

B.
It is a confederation AS.

C.
It is the AS of a route reflector.

D.
It is our own AS.

E.
A route map has been applied to this route.

F.
The BGP next hop is unreachable.

Explanation:
The AS numbers that are part of the confederation are grouped between parentheses and are
replaced by the confederation identifier (the real AS number) in nonconfederation eBGP sessions.