doc: BGP route-flap dampening

diff --git a/doc/bgpd.texi b/doc/bgpd.texi
index e7463300a383cdc4f165a2eeeb64f34b86c52395..63834600a18da70d1ba29c9e073930875102dd5f 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/bgpd.texi
+++ b/doc/bgpd.texi
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ so @code{router-id} is set to 0.0.0.0.  So please set router-id by hand.
 @menu
 * BGP distance::                
 * BGP decision process::        
+* BGP route flap dampening::      
 @end menu
 
 @node BGP distance
@@ -123,6 +124,27 @@ sequences should should be taken into account during the BGP best path
 decision process.
 @end deffn
 
+@node BGP route flap dampening
+@subsection BGP route flap dampening
+
+@deffn {BGP} {bgp dampening @var{<1-45>} @var{<1-20000>} @var{<1-20000>} @var{<1-255>}} {}
+This command enables BGP route-flap dampening and specifies dampening parameters.
+
+@table @asis
+@item @asis{half-life}
+Half-life time for the penalty
+@item @asis{reuse-threshold}
+Value to start reusing a route
+@item @asis{suppress-threshold}
+Value to start suppressing a route
+@item @asis{max-suppress}
+Maximum duration to suppress a stable route
+@end table
+
+The route-flap damping algorithm is compatible with @cite{RFC2439}. The use of this command
+is not recommended nowadays, see @uref{http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ripe-378,,RIPE-378}.
+@end deffn
+
 @node BGP network
 @section BGP network
 
@@ -930,6 +952,14 @@ Clear peers which have addresses of X.X.X.X
 Clear peer using soft reconfiguration.
 @end deffn
 
+@deffn {Command} {show ip bgp dampened-paths} {}
+Display paths suppressed due to dampening
+@end deffn
+
+@deffn {Command} {show ip bgp flap-statistics} {}
+Display flap statistics of routes
+@end deffn
+
 @deffn {Command} {show debug} {}
 @end deffn