Re: BGP Route Dampening Best Practice

No longer best practice, no longer needed so much.

See RIPE-378: http://www.ripe.net/docs/routeflap-damping.html

"As the power of routers has increased, the original needs for BGP
Flap Damping is no longer a major concern for operators or router
equipment vendors as it was in the mid-1990s when route flapping
consumed a signficant percentage of the CPU of early routers. In fact,
the negative effects of RFD, as described above, have become the major
concern, the cure has become worse than the disease!"

HTH,

Mihai Dumitru

On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 7:43 PM, Mad_Prof Mad_Prof <dr3d3m3nt0_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Is BGP route dampening no longer best practice ?
>
> If so, what is an available mechanism to replace it's function ?
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> Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
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