@misc{rfc8541, series = {Request for Comments}, number = 8541, howpublished = {RFC 8541}, publisher = {RFC Editor}, doi = {10.17487/RFC8541}, url = {https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8541}, author = {Stephane Litkowski and Bruno Decraene and Martin Horneffer}, title = {{Impact of Shortest Path First (SPF) Trigger and Delay Strategies on IGP Micro-loops}}, pagetotal = 15, year = 2019, month = mar, abstract = {A micro-loop is a packet-forwarding loop that may occur transiently among two or more routers in a hop-by-hop packet-forwarding paradigm. This document analyzes the impact of using different link state IGP implementations in a single network with respect to micro-loops. The analysis is focused on the Shortest Path First (SPF) delay algorithm but also mentions the impact of SPF trigger strategies.}, }