[c-nsp] Route Reflector Design

[Tim Franklin]

On Wed, July 2, 2008 1:57 pm, Mike Johnson wrote:

> Does anyone have any good docs on RR design in service provider networks?
>
>
> I have read docs detailing a central route reflector and a RR for each
> POP. The piece I am missing is how the next-hop attribute reflected for
> each POP prefix (say POP1) into the AS is routed to by other POPs or
> other routers not peering with the POP1(say POP10)?
>
> I assume an IGP is used somehow, however, its the internal IGP design I
> am not grasping.

Have all the edge boxes - RR clients in PoPs - set update-source to a
loopback, and set next-hop self.

Peer between loopbacks everywhere.

Put all the loopbacks in your IGP.

Job done :)

Regards,
Tim.