[c-nsp] Late night BGP puzzler

[Gert Doering]

Hi,

On Thu, Aug 02, 2007 at 12:00:50PM +1000, Gunjan GANDHI (BR/EPA) wrote:
> MED should not be used under this scenario as both the upstream routes
> are from different providers. Unless both providers have agreed upon a
> MED benchmark value, it is not wise to use MED for route selection. It
> is like comparing oranges with apples.

I strongly disagree here - this is purely a matter of local policy.

MED is a much better tool for careful traffic adjustment than local-pref.

gert
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