@techreport{ietf-rtgwg-microloop-analysis-01, number = {draft-ietf-rtgwg-microloop-analysis-01}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-rtgwg-microloop-analysis/01/}, author = {Alex D. Zinin}, title = {{Analysis and Minimization of Microloops in Link-state Routing Protocols}}, pagetotal = 17, year = 2005, month = oct, day = 24, abstract = {Link-state routing protocols (e.g. OSPF or IS-IS) are known to converge to a loop-free state within a finite period of time after a change in the topology. It is normal, however, to observe short-term loops during the period of topology update propagation, route recalculation, and forwarding table update, due to the asynchronous nature of link-state protocol operation. This document provides an analysis of formation of such microloops and suggests simple mechanisms to minimize them.}, }