Resolving a mismatch among control plane parameter values received from multiple routing control devices

A network device, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• one or more processors to:
• receive, from a first control device, a first value for a control plane parameter used to configure a control plane associated with the network device;
• receive, from a second control device, a second value for the control plane parameter,
• the second value being different from the first value;
• determine that the second value is different from the first value;
• determine a rule, associated with the control plane parameter, based on determining that the second value is different from the first value,
• the rule indicating that:
• the first value is to be selected based on a quantity of times that the first value is received is greater than a quantity of times that the second value is received, or
• the second value is to be selected based on the quantity of times that the second value is received is greater than the quantity of times that the first value is received;
• determine, based on the rule, a third value for the control plane parameter,
• the third value being one of the first value or the second value based on the quantity of times that the first value is received and the quantity of times that the second value is received;
• and
• transmit, to another network device, a packet that includes the third value for the control plane parameter.

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a network device and from a first control device, a first value for a control plane parameter used to configure a control plane associated with the network device and a peer device;
• receiving, by the network device and from a second control device, a second value for the control plane parameter used to configure the control plane associated with the network device and the peer device,
• the second value being different from the first value;
• determining, by the network device, that the first value and the second value are different;
• identifying, by the network device and based on determining that the first value and the second value are different, a rule for determining a third value for the control plane parameter used to configure the control plane associated with the network device and the peer device,
• the rule indicating that:
• the first value is to be selected based on a quantity of times that the first value is received is greater than a quantity of times that the second value is received, or
• the second value is to be selected based on the quantity of times that the second value is received is greater than the quantity of times that the first value is received;
• determining, by the network device and based on the rule, the third value for the control plane parameter,
• the third value being one of the first value or the second value based on the quantity of times that the first value is received and the quantity of times that the second value is received;
• and
• transmitting, by the network device and to the peer device, a packet that includes the third value for the control plane parameter.