Method and network equipment for establishing neighboring relationship

The embodiment of the invention discloses a method for establishing a neighboring relationship. The method comprises the steps that: network equipment determines the establishment sequence of the neighboring relationship according to priority strategy when discovering more than one neighbor, and subsequently establishes the neighboring relationship according to the establishment sequence of the neighboring relationship. The embodiment of the invention further provides the corresponding network equipment. In the embodiment of the invention, the establishment sequence of the neighboring relationship is determined according to the priority strategy, so that the neighbor establishment process is ordered and controlled, and further the network running stability and reliability can be improved.