Managing MSDP Peer Connections

MSDP peers should set up TCP connections. You can then flexibly control the sessions set up between MSDP peers by closing or re-establishing TCP connections. You can also adjust the interval for retrying to set up a TCP connection between MSDP peers.

Controlling the Sessions Between MSDP Peers: After the connection between MSDP peers is closed, the MSDP peers no longer exchange Source Active (SA) messages and do not retry to set up a new connection. You can restart the connection between the MSDP peers as required.

Adjusting the Interval for Retrying Setting Up an MSDP Peer Connection: When a new MSDP peer relationship is created, when a closed MSDP peer connection is restarted, or when a faulty MSDP peer tries recovering, a TCP connection needs to be immediately set up between the MSDP peers. You can flexibly adjust the interval for retrying to set up a TCP connection between MSDP peers.