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Name: Routing Instability Adobe Reader
Type: Application Note
Size: 611 KB
Date: May 2000
 

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Routing Instability

A carrier-class router must be able to forward traffic at wire speed, while managing topology changes to routes not currently in use. Determining the routing stability of a core Internet router involves measuring the impact of the routing updates on the forwarding performance of the router.

This concise application note explains what is meant by routing instability and what needs to be tested on the router to determine the router's performance capabilities and limitations amidst topology.