Virtual Links - Siemens SCALANCE XM-400 Configuration Manual

● Priority
Enter the router priority. The priority is only relevant for selecting the designated router or
designated border router. This parameter can be selected differently on routers within the
same subnet.
Range of values: 0 to 255
Default: 1.
● Trans. Delay
Enter the required delay when sending a connection update.
Range of values: 1 s to 3600 s
Default: 1 s
● Retrans. Interval
Enter the time after which an OSPFv3 packet is transferred again if no confirmation was
received.
Range of values: 1 s to 3600 s
Default: 5 s
● Hello Interval
Enter the interval between two Hello packets.
Range of values: 1 s to 65,535 s
Default: 10 s
● Dead Interval
Enter the interval after which the neighbor router is marked as "failed" if no more Hello
packets are received from it during this time.
Default: 60 s
Steps in configuration
1. Select the required interface. The interface is configured as an OSPFv3 Interface
2. Select the area ID of the area with which the OSPFv3 interface is connected.
3. Click the "Create" button. A new entry is generated in the table.
4. Make the required settings or use the factory defaults.
5. Click the "Set Values" button.
5.7.8.5

Virtual Links

Overview
Due to the protocol, each area border router must have access to the backbone area. If a
router is not connected directly to the backbone area, a virtual link to it is created.
Note
This function is available only with layer 3.
SCALANCE XM-400/XR-500 Web Based Management (WBM)
Configuration Manual, 05/2017, C79000-G8976-C248-12
Configuring with Web Based Management
5.7 The "Layer 3 (IPv6)" menu
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