Router performance

The Router Performance tab in Site24x7 offers real-time visibility into the health of dynamic routing protocols like Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF). It also tracks router availability, responsiveness, and performance metrics such as buffer hits and misses.

Use case

An enterprise network admin needs to monitor the availability and routing efficiency of routers at various branch offices. This dashboard enables them to:

Identify failing or flapping BGP/OSPF routing sessions.
Monitor router availability and response time.
Detect performance degradation through buffer miss/hit statistics.
Set thresholds to trigger alerts when routing or performance deviates from normal.

Performance metrics

BGP peer metrics

Displays the status and health of BGP peer connections.

Column	Description
Peer IP Address	IP of the BGP peer router
Remote AS Number	Remote autonomous system number
State	Session state: idle, connect, active, opensent, openconfirm, or established
Admin State	Indicates if the session is administratively enabled (start)
Flaps	Number of state transitions
In Updates	BGP routing updates received
Out Updates	BGP routing updates sent
Total Messages Sent	Total BGP messages sent
Total Messages Received	Total BGP messages received
Status	Visual cue for router health: Green (Up), Red (Down).
Action	Click the pencil icon to edit thresholds

OSPF neighbor metrics

Tracks OSPF neighbor states and their transitions.

Column	Description
Route ID	Identifies the unique router ID used in OSPF to distinguish each router in the network
Neighbor IP Address	Specifies the IP address of the OSPF or BGP neighbor router with which adjacency or peering is established
State	OSPF state: down, attempt, init, twoWay, exchangeStart, exchange, loading, or full
Priority	Router priority for DR/BDR election
Flaps	Number of adjacency resets
Status	Green = Adjacency is up Red = Adjacency is down
Action	Click the pencil icon to edit thresholds

Buffer Hit Statistics and Buffer Miss Statistics

Track and monitor the availability and response time of routers configured on your network. Gain deep visibility into key performance indicators that help identify hardware or congestion issues.

Parameter	Description
Buffer Hit Statistics	Shows the average number of buffer hits over time, categorized by buffer size (huge, large, big, medium). A hit indicates successful packet buffering.
Buffer Miss Statistics	Shows the average number of buffer misses over time, categorized by buffer size (big, small, medium, large). A miss indicates packet drops due to insufficient buffer availability.

Additional features

Time Filter: Toggle between time ranges (e.g., Last Month) to spot trends.
Incident Chat: Collaborate instantly during network events.
Threshold Configuration: Define and manage performance thresholds to get proactive alerts.