R0106-HP MSR Router Series Layer 3 - IP Routing Configuration Guide(V7)

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After that, Router C forwards to Router A and Router B a single route that has NEXT_HOP changed
to Router C and other attributes changed to those of the optimal route.
NOTE:
BGP load balancing is applicable between EBGP peers, between IBGP peers, and between
confederations.
Settlements for problems in large-scale BGP networks
You can use the following methods to facilitate management and improve route distribution efficiency on
a large-scale BGP network.
• Route summarization
Route summarization can reduce the BGP routing table size by advertising summary routes rather
than more specific routes.
The system supports both manual and automatic route summarization. Manual route
summarization allows you to determine the attribute of a summary route and whether to advertise
more specific routes.
• Route dampening
Route frapping (a route comes up and disappears in the routing table frequently) causes BGP to
send many routing updates. It can consume too many resources and affect other operations.
In most cases, BGP runs in complex networks where route changes are more frequent. To solve the
problem caused by route flapping, you can use BGP route dampening to suppress unstable routes.
BGP route dampening uses a penalty value to judge the stability of a route. The bigger the value,
the less stable the route. Each time a route state changes from reachable to unreachable, or a
reachable route's attribute changes, BGP adds a penalty value of 1000 to the route. When the
penalty value of the route exceeds the suppress value, the route is suppressed and cannot become
the optimal route. When the penalty value reaches the upper limit, no penalty value is added.
If the suppressed route does not flap, its penalty value gradually decreases to half of the suppress
value after a period of time. This period is called "Half-life." When the value decreases to the
reusable threshold value, the route is usable again.
Figure 55 BGP route dampening
Suppress
threshold
Reusable
threshold
Penalty
value
Time
Half-life
Suppress time