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Re: BGP Path Selection

  • From: Russell Briggs
  • Date: Mon Aug 30 17:25:58 1999 
On Mon, Aug 30, 1999 at 03:44:01PM -0400, John G. Scudder said:
> At 12:34 PM -0700 8/30/99, Russell Briggs wrote:
> >  Um, Cisco uses as length and igp metrics in the route selection
> >  process.  This is hardly in compliance with the RFC.
> 
> Actually, IGP metric is just fine, it's 9.1.2.1.b in RFC 1771.

I read that section of the rfc, and yes, that is correct.  Thanks 
for pointing that out.

--Russb

> 
> Use of AS path length is, as you say, hardly in compliance.
> 
> --John
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