On disputes in policy based path-vector routing
Johan Nykvist, Lenka Carr-Motyčková · 2003
Routing policies are used to implement tra±c agreements in BGP routed networks, and may give rise to a configuration where the policies are in dispute in a way such that no agreement is met for a stable routing state. To determine the probability of extensive oscillation due to policy dispute in a simple configuration, we have performed a set of experiments in both a real and in a simulated routing environment. The results suggest that jitter applied to MRAI timers limits extensive oscillation due to policy disputes for the particular configuration