To prevent BGP systems from sending excessive route changes to peers, BGP route damping can be implemented. Damping can reduce the number of Update messages sent between BGP peers, to reduce the load on peers, without adversely affecting the route convergence time for stable routes.
The damping profile defined in the policy statement is applied to control route damping parameters. Route damping characteristics are specified in a route damping profile and are referenced in the action for the policy statement or in the action for a policy entry. Damping can be specified at the global, group, or neighbor level with the most specific command applied to the peer.