Neighbor Timers - Allied Telesis AR2050V Command Reference Manual

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NEIGHBOR TIMERS

neighbor timers
Overview Use this command to set the keepalive, holdtime, and connect timers for a specific
BGP or BGP4+ neighbor.
Use the no variant of this command to clear the timers for a specific BGP or BGP4+
neighbor.
Syntax neighbor <neighborid> timers {<keepalive> <holdtime>|connect
<connect>}
no neighbor <neighborid> timers [connect]
Default The keepalive timer default is 60 seconds, the holdtime timer default is 90 seconds,
and the connect timer default is 120 seconds as per RFC 4271. Holdtime is
keepalive * 3.
Mode [BGP] Router Configuration or IPv4 Address Family Configuration
Mode [BGP4+] Router Configuration
Usage Keepalive messages are sent by a router to inform another router that the BGP
connection between the two is still active. The keepalive interval is the period of
time between each keepalive message sent by the router. The holdtime interval is
the time the router waits to receive a keepalive message and if it does not receive
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Parameter Description
<neighborid> {<ip-address>|<ipv6-addr>|<peer-group>}
<ip-address> Specify the address of an IPv4 BGP neighbor, in
<ipv6-addr>
<peer-group> Enter the name of an existing peer-group. For
<keepalive> <0-65535> Frequency (in seconds) at which a router sends keepalive
messages to its neighbor.
<holdtime> <0-65535> Interval (in seconds) after which, on not receiving a
keepalive message, the router declares a neighbor dead.
<connect> connect <1-65535> Specifies the connect timer in seconds. The
default connect timer value is 120 seconds as per RFC 4271. Modify
this value as needed for interoperability.
Command Reference for AR2050V
AlliedWare Plus™ Operating System - Version 5.4.7-1.x
dotted decimal notation A.B.C.D.
Specify the address of an IPv6 BGP4+ neighbor,
entered in hexadecimal in the format X:X::X:X.
information on how to create peer groups, refer
to the neighbor peer-group (add a neighbor)
command, and neighbor route-map
When this parameter is used with this
command, the command applies on all peers in
the specified group.
command.
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