Appendix D. Route Flap Damping

BGP Flap Damping Configuration

Recommended route flap-damping parameters for use by ISPs were composed into a document by the RIPE Routing Working Group and are available at www.ripe.net/docs/ripe-229.html. These values are used by many European and U.S. ISPs, and they are based on the operational experienced gained in the industry.

The configuration examples are reproduced here for convenience—the values have been updated to include recent changes in the locations of the root nameservers. The current address list is documented at www.golden-networks.net —this site should be consulted prior to implementing RIPE-229 flap damping.

IP Access List Example

This is a configuration example using the IP access list, similar ...

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