Definition: A BGP neighbor is a device that can be configured as a BGP peer.
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3.12. MinRouteAdvertisementInterval (MRAI)
Definition: (Paraphrased from RFC 1771) The MRAI timer determines the minimum time between advertisements of routes to a particular destination (prefix) from a single BGP device. The timer is applied on a pre-prefix basis, although the timer is set on a per-BGP device basis.
Discussion: Given that a BGP instance may manage in excess of 100,000 routes, RFC 1771 allows for a degree of optimization in order to limit the number of timers needed. The MRAI does not apply to routes received from BGP speakers in the same AS or to explicit withdrawals. RFC 1771 also recommends that random jitter is applied to MRAI in an attempt to avoid synchronization effects between the BGP instances in a network. In this document, we define routing plane convergence by measuring from the time an NLRI is advertised to the DUT to the time it is advertised from the DUT. Clearly any delay inserted by the MRAI will have a significant effect on this measurement.
Measurement units: Seconds.
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See also: NLRI, BGP Route.
3.13. MinASOriginationInterval (MAOI)
Definition: The MAOI specifies the minimum interval between advertisements of locally originated routes from this BGP instance.