Re: Juniper BGP Convergence Time

[lobna gouda <lobna_gouda () hotmail com>]

That's true.  But are you using per-packet load balance policy in your configuration?



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From: NANOG <nanog-bounces () nanog org> on behalf of Josh Baird <joshbaird () gmail com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2018 5:56 PM
To: Adam Kajtar
Cc: nanog () nanog org
Subject: Re: Juniper BGP Convergence Time

The MX104 has a notoriously slow PPC-based RE unfortunately.

Josh

On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 10:10 AM, Adam Kajtar <akajtar () wadsworthcity org>
wrote:

> Hello:
>
> I'm running two Juniper MX104s. Each MX has 1 ISP connected running
> BGP(full routes). iBGP is running between the routers via a two port 20G
> lag. When one of the ISPs fails, it can take upwards of 2 minutes for
> traffic to start flowing correctly. The router has the correct route in the
> routing table, but it doesn't install it in the forwarding table for the
> full two mins.
>
> I have a few questions if anyone could answer them.
>
>    - What would a usual convergence time be for this setup?
>    - Is there anything I could do speed this process up? (I tried
> Multipath)
>    - Any tips and tricks would be much appreciated
>
> Thanks in Advance
> --
> Adam Kajtar
> Systems Administrator
> City of Wadsworth
> akajtar () wadsworthcity org
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