BGP Convergence Measurement Issues

1/15/02


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Table of Contents

BGP Convergence Measurement Issues

Convergence?

Convergence: Within an AS

Convergence: Within a Box

Convergence for BMWG

Send a packet stream from TR – 3 Measurements

Measurement 1-3: Factors

BGP Convergence Depends On …

Benchmarking Convergence Approach

Goals

Route Mixtures

Modeling Route Mixtures: Why not just use a feed?

Route Mixture

Prefix Distribution

Prefix Distribution

IP v6 Prefix Distribution

Node Distribution

Node Distribution

IP v6 Node Distribution

Node Distribution

Node Distribution Summary

Route Components

BGP Attribute Distribution

BGP Attribute Distribution

Planes (control), Trains, and no Automobiles

Packet Packing

Update Sequencing (Timing)

Timers

Peers, not Beers

Peer type matters

Multiple Peers in test Environment

Sample topology with 4 Peers

Peer Specifics

Timing & Synchronization

Some Boxes work Harder than Others

BGP Protocol functions will impact convergence

Parameters we suggest for Protocol Functions for 1st Document

Topology

Topology matters

Single link: 1st Document

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Mesh

Partial Mesh

References

Thank You

Route Mixtures Matter!

Author: Sue Hares