It does not hurt to ask.. Depends on a few factors... So running bfd with IP transit providers is available upon request. In an IXP peering situation, I am not sure what is the pro's and con's .. maybe someone else can chime in .
Regards. Faisal Imtiaz Snappy Internet & Telecom http://www.snappytelecom.net Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: supp...@snappytelecom.net > From: "Adair Winter" <ada...@amarillowireless.net> > To: af@afmug.com > Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2018 11:22:42 AM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] BGP Timers > Is this typical in a public peering setup? I mean do providers want to run BFD > towards their customers? > On Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 9:43 AM, Faisal Imtiaz < fai...@snappytelecom.net > > wrote: >> BTW... just FYI... >> If you are able to have a working bfd option available, that is always the >> best >> option, it is one of the fastest link drop change detection available, >> regardless of what the protocol timers are set for. >> Regards. >> Faisal Imtiaz >> Snappy Internet & Telecom >> http://www.snappytelecom.net >> Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 >> Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: supp...@snappytelecom.net >>> From: "Adair Winter" < ada...@amarillowireless.net > >>> To: af@afmug.com >>> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2018 9:42:11 AM >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] BGP Timers >>> Thanks for the info. >>> Being that our circuit has been stable, I'm not worried about flapping. If >>> it >>> does go nuts some day I would just take the peer down until we resolve >>> whatever >>> is going on. >>> But three minutes feels like a long time to wait for the peer to drop while >>> traffic is just slamming in to a dead route. >>> On Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 7:05 AM, Dennis Burgess < dmburg...@linktechs.net > >>> wrote: >>>> Yep, we change it to 10 and 30. The only issue you can have is if you flap >>>> but I >>>> have not had that issue as of yet. >>>> Dennis Burgess >>>> www.linktechs.net – 314-735-0270 x103 – dmburg...@linktechs.net >>>> From: Af [mailto: af-boun...@afmug.com ] On Behalf Of Adair Winter >>>> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2018 1:03 AM >>>> To: af@afmug.com >>>> Subject: [AFMUG] BGP Timers >>>> Does anyone ever modify the default bgp keep-alive and hold timers in >>>> order to >>>> facilitate a faster fail over time when peer drops? >>>> Waiting the default three minutes seems like a very long time. >>>> -- >>>> Adair Winter >>>> VP, Network Operations / Co-Owner >>>> Amarillo Wireless | 806.316.5071 >>>> C: 806.231.7180 >>>> http://www.amarillowireless.net >>> -- >>> Adair Winter >>> VP, Network Operations / Co-Owner >>> Amarillo Wireless | 806.316.5071 >>> C: 806.231.7180 >>> http://www.amarillowireless.net > -- > Adair Winter > VP, Network Operations / Co-Owner > Amarillo Wireless | 806.316.5071 > C: 806.231.7180 > http://www.amarillowireless.net
