Yea try some of the IETF or cisco news groups. Someone is bound to know the answer to this.
On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 1:31 AM, M. V. <[email protected]> wrote: > thank you Keegan. > > > is it possible that these were just retransmissions cause by some sort > > of error in your lab setup? > > i don't think that's the case here, 'cause each packet has its own sequence > number, plus it always happens. > > > > if it is a bug have you tried the test on multiple platforms and > > multiple versions of IOS? > > actually i have. i have tested and seen this behaviour on 3 different > systems: > 1) virtual cisco3600 (IOS version: 12.3(22)) on Dynamips > 2) a real-box "Cisco2821 (IOS version: 12.4(15)T13) > 3) Quagga (cisco-like open-source routing software) > i don't think it's a bug. i think they've implemented it this way for a > reason. i just can't figure it out. > > > > If I had to guess I would say that the BGP process may start before > > the actual layer2/3/4 path is ready to carry the control traffic so > > sending multiple keepalives is a way to overcome delays in things > > like arp or even LSP establishment or something I've missed. > > i'm not sure, but this could be the reason. > > thanks again. > > _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
