[c-nsp] Provider border box

sthaug at nethelp.no sthaug at nethelp.no
Sat Nov 25 18:24:24 EST 2006


> Why dont you like eigrp? It seems to be more stable than ospf,
> at least 7-8 years ago, when I had to chose between ospf and eigrp.
> Also, that time eigrp could do unequal path load balance, which was
> one of primary advantages to stick with eigrp. Of course, migration
> from eigrp to ospf now means only one night of nightmares, but
> who wants that? :)

EIGRP means you're locked into Cisco products, which is an excellent
reason in itself to migrate. There are other reasons too, for instance
the fact that EIGRP doesn't handle MPLS TE very well.

OSPF or IS-IS for IGP, customer routes in BGP, is the way to go.

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug at nethelp.no


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