You're correct, however if there are route changes happening constantly you don't want the router to keep sending updates as it might exhaust the peers. The interval is used so there is a limit of how often the updates are sent regardless of how often the routes actually change.
""cebuano"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Hi ,all. > Can someone give a better explanation about this BGP command > "neighbor advertisement-interval"? I know you can change the default > values of 30 sec for external and 5 sec for internal peers. > But I always thought that BGP sends routing updates ONLY when > something about the route changes, either an UPDATE or WITHDRAWN > message. Any explanation better than CCO or Parkhurst's is greatly > appreciated. > > Elmer Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=44531&t=44521 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]