Re: [j-nsp] optimized switchover

2009-09-06 Thread David Ball
There are likely several answers to that, all dependant on your topology and protocol use. But, a good place to start would be BFD (bidirectional forwarding detection). Juniper has decent support for it working with other protocols (OSPF, ISIS, BGP, RIP), notifying them that something may be wro

[j-nsp] optimized switchover

2009-09-06 Thread Matthias Gelbhardt
Hi! I wonder what the best practices for optimized switchovers would be? I mean fast comprehension of failed BGP connections? A fibre cut or something like that, how can I be sure, that my routers are detecting the failed session as soon as possible? What would be the best practices fpr t