[c-nsp] Faster BGP Failover

[chip]

Might want to take a look at BGP PIC.  It won't necessarily help with
failure detection but can greatly speed convergence to get traffic
onto a working path quicker.
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/iproute_bgp/configuration/guide/irg_bgp_mp_pic_ps10890_TSD_Products_Configuration_Guide_Chapter.html

*NOTE* I havent' configured it, but have been looking at it.

--chip

On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 11:25 AM, Vincent Aniello
<vincent.aniello at pipelinefinancial.com> wrote:
> What can be done to reduce the amount of time it takes BGP to detect the failure of an Internet connection and start routing traffic through another Internet connection?
>
> We've already reduced the BGP hold-time to 90 seconds.  Can the hold-time be reduced further without causing other problems?  I do not believe that BFD is an option since these are Internet connections.  Are there any other options for reducing the failover time?
>
> Thanks.
>
> --Vincent
>
>
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