BGP

BGP Convergence

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Overview

The process by which BGP route information stabilizes after a network change.

Details

The process by which BGP route recalculation and propagation following a topology change completes and all routers' route information stabilizes. Because BGP tables hold far more routes than an IGP's and re-evaluating policy adds overhead, convergence can easily take tens of seconds or longer.

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