1. A computer-implemented method for adjusting routing parameters within a first node in a network system, the method comprising: measuring a first value for at least one network metric; adjusting at least one routing parameter having an initial value associated with a timer that is related to the at least one network metric to an adjusted timer value, wherein the adjusted timer value has an initial value associated with a routing advertisement timer that determines an amount of time that the first node waits between successive routing advertisements that indicate the availability of a particular routing path; measuring a second value for the at least one network metric; determining that the at least one network metric has improved based on the second value for the at least one network metric relative to the first value for the at least one network metric; and in response to determining that the at least one network metric has improved, setting the at least one routing parameter to the adjusted setting comprising the adjusted timer value.