BGP VS OSPF
A PRO\'S AND CON\'S INVESTIGATION
OSPF
Pro's
Con's
Has an entire picture of the network
Multicast Hello's have less than spectacular reliability
Can resolve multiple path questions sanely
Has poor administrative controls
Has good support for metrics and metric calculations
No support for FlapDampening [1]
Established on the network
Doesn't match the political structure of the network
BGP
Pro's
Con's
TCP based transport
Has less information about specific links within regional groups
Better administrative controls
Excellent support for FlapDampening [2]
Better support for the administrative structure of the network
Links:
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[1] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?FlapDampening
[2] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?FlapDampening
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