Re: [OSPF] SPF calculation

[Dave Katz <dkatz at juniper.net>]

On Aug 6, 2009, at 1:16 PM, Joakim Tjernlund wrote:

> The idea here is use some link until the remote end has updated its  
> LSA
> to include the "back link" so the intervening router case will just
> act as a substitute until next LSA update.

How do you know whether it's a transient condition?

> What I wonder is if this can cause more trouble than it solves, i.e  
> what
> bad things can happen?

Routing loops and black holes.

> Or won't it help at all?

Probably not.

--Dave