BGP slow peer detection

An apparatus, comprising:

• a network interface configured to couple the apparatus to peers;
• a processor coupled to the network interface and configured to execute one or more processes;
• and
• a memory configured to store the one or more processes executable by the processor, the processes when executed operable to
• select a particular peer from an original update group used by an Exterior Gateway Protocol (EGP), the original update group including a plurality of peers that share a same outbound policy and that receive common update messages,
• determine that the particular peer is a potential slow peer based on a first type of indicia, wherein a slow peer is a peer that cannot keep up with a rate at which the apparatus generates update messages over a prolonged period of time, and
• determine that the potential slow peer is a slow peer, based on one or more second types of indicia, wherein the second type of indicia and the first type of indicia are different.

An apparatus comprising:

• means selecting a particular peer of the apparatus from an original update group used by an Exterior Gateway Protocol (EGP), the original update group including a plurality of peers of the apparatus that share a same outbound policy and that receive common update messages, from the apparatus, of routing table information;
• means for determining that the particular peer is a potential slow peer based on a first type of indicia, wherein a slow peer is a peer that cannot keep up with a rate at which the apparatus generates update messages over a prolonged period of time;
• and
• means for determining that the potential slow peer is a slow peer, based on one or more second types of indicia, wherein the second type of indicia and the first type of indicia are different.