Adjusting the BGP Network Convergence Speed

Configuring a BGP ConnectRetry Timer

You can control the speed at which BGP peer relationships are established by changing the BGP ConnectRetry timer value.

Configuring BGP Keepalive and Hold Timers

The values of BGP Keepalive and hold timers determine the speed at which BGP detects network faults. You can adjust the values of these timers to improve network performance.

Configuring an Update Message Timer

A proper update message timer can be configured to suppress frequent route changes, improving BGP network stability.

Disabling Fast Reset of EBGP Connections

Disabling rapid EBGP connection reset can prevent repeated reestablishment and deletion of EBGP sessions in the event of route flapping. This speeds up BGP network convergence. Context

Configuring BGP Route Dampening

BGP route dampening can be configured to suppress unstable routes.