BGP Identifier

Yu Zhang <zhang_yu2001us@yahoo.com> Fri, 09 November 2001 00:34 UTC

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Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2001 16:33:38 -0800
From: Yu Zhang <zhang_yu2001us@yahoo.com>
Subject: BGP Identifier
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Hi,

I wonder whether a BGP router can establish sessions
with two BGP routers with same BGP identifier?

If not, what shall the BGP router do in case it
receives OPEN messages with the same BGP identifier
from different BGP peers?

Thanks.

Yu

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