[bdNOG] ISIS of OSPF

Mon Nov 18 08:34:33 BDT 2013

With regards to IGP convergence issues I believe there is no big difference between OSPF and IS-IS if I am not wrong. My 1+ for IS-IS if you have multiple routed protocol I.e. IPv4 and IPv6 etc.

In SP network convergence issues are mostly handled in design level I.e. de-coupling IGP and EGP. I.e Only loopback and p2p link in OSPF/ISIS. So if there is any topology change in IGP, packet loss probability is very very less.

For external prefixes like downstream customer and upstream Internet, people mostly use eBGP. Across the infrastructure iBGP. Convergence time is an issue here specially if you have full BGP feed from multiple upstream. Try using vendor specific tools like BFD, BGP scanner etc. Or full BGP feed from single upstream and default from other etc. What else? :)

Regards

Roman

From: "Md. Faridul Alam | Aamra" <faridul.alam at aamra.com.bd<mailto:faridul.alam at aamra.com.bd>>
Date: Monday, 18 November 2013 5:49 AM
To: "'Simon Sohel Baroi / IIG-ITC / Sr.Manager / 01678618243 /'" <simon.baroi at fiberathome.net<mailto:simon.baroi at fiberathome.net>>, "nog at bdnog.org<mailto:nog at bdnog.org>" <nog at bdnog.org<mailto:nog at bdnog.org>>
Subject: Re: [bdNOG] ISIS of OSPF

I prefer IS-IS over OSPF for below reasons:

1.       Security

2.       Modularity

3.       Overload Mechanism
Also, I prefer IS-IS over OSPF because we can design a large networks by building a single large Level 1 (L1) area without any hierarchies in IS-IS and still be able to manage, something that would be difficult with OSPF. There are issues with inter-area traffic engineering and such and most people would like to keep their network as a single area if the routing protocol can manage it.

There are some restrictions for applications like MPLS TE that require flat area 0 for OSPF or flat level 2 for IS-IS. This also simplifies the design so heirarchy isn't an issue. But maintaining large number of LSA’s in a single area is very difficult for OSPF. So IS-IS is better for MPLS.

Regards, Farid
Aamra, the power of WE
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Subject: [bdNOG] ISIS of OSPF

Dare All the bdNOG friends,

Which one is better ISIS or OSPF.
I'm mainly focusing of fast convergence time. My clients can not give me any ping loss in that convergence moment, if one fiber goes down in my MPLS link.
Number of router will be around 600.
Need your help guys.
- SIMON
Fiber at Home.

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