I am having difficulty maintaining my BGP session from my 6509 with Sup-7203bxls to a 7206 VXR NPE-400. The session bounces every 3 minutes. I do have other IBGP sessions that are established with no problems, however, this is the only IBGP peer that is bouncing regularly. cr1.AUSTTXEE#show ip bgp neighbors 67.214.64.100 <SNIP> BGP state = Established, up for 00:02:54 Last read 00:00:53, last write 00:02:54, hold time is 180, keepalive interval is 60 seconds Keepalives are temporarily in throttle due to closed TCP window Neighbor capabilities: Route refresh: advertised and received(new) Address family IPv4 Unicast: advertised and received Message statistics: What does exactly the message mean and how do I stabilize this? Any help will be appreciated. Michael Ruiz Network Engineer Office 210-448-0040 Cell 512-744-3826 mruiz@telwestservices.com <mailto::mruiz@telwestservices.com> "I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom." - General George S. Patton Jr. How am I doing? Please email my Director of Engineering Jared Martin with any feedback at: jmartin@telwestservices.com