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JSW 2014 Vol.9(6): 1619-1625 ISSN: 1796-217X
doi: 10.4304/jsw.9.6.1619-1625

Model checking the convergence property of BGP networks

Ping Yin1, Yinxue Ma2, Zhe Chen2

1School of Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
2College of Computer Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China


Abstract—The Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is an important inter-domain routing protocol, which is widely used in Internet. It allows independent policies to be designed for each Autonomous System (AS). However, the flexibility in designing independent policies causes the convergence problem, i.e., a BGP network may constantly send routing information between ASes and cannot reach a stable state. In this paper, we propose an approach for model checking the convergence property of BGP networks. We firstly establish a formal model of BGP networks and define its convergence property. Then we use the Promela language to describe this model and analyze its convergence. The model is generic enough, thus different instances of BGP networks can be simulated and verified by only modifying parameters and policies. Finally, as examples, we simulate and verify some typical instances of BGP networks by using the SPIN model checker.

Index Terms—border gateway protocol, BGP, model checking, verification, formal methods, SPIN

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Cite: Ping Yin, Yinxue Ma, Zhe Chen, "Model checking the convergence property of BGP networks," Journal of Software vol. 9, no. 6, pp. 1619-1625, 2014.

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  • ISSN: 1796-217X (Online)

  • Abbreviated Title: J. Softw.

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  • DOI: 10.17706/JSW

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