Huawei Quidway S6500 Series Operation Manual page 121

Operation Manual - Network Protocol
Quidway S6500 Series Ethernet Switches
7.2.5 Configure IPX RIP
After IPX is enabled on VLAN interfaces, the system automatically enables RIP. You
can configure IPX RIP parameters as needed.
Configure the update interval of IPX RIP
Configure the aging period of IPX RIP
Configure the size of IPX RIP update packets
Configure the IPX packet forwarding delay on an interface
Configure IPX RIP to import static routes
I. Configure the update interval of IPX RIP
The switch broadcasts RIP update packets periodically. You can configure the update
interval of IPX RIP with the following command.
Perform the following configuration in system view.
Table 7-6 Configure the update interval of IPX RIP
Configure the update interval of IPX RIP
Restore the default update interval of
IPX RIP
By default, IPX RIP sends routing updates every 60 seconds.
For the synchronization of routing tables, all the switches on the network must have the
same RIP update interval.
II. Configure the aging period of IPX RIP
The aging period of IPX RIP is a multiple of the IPX RIP update interval. With the
following command, you can set the multiplier.
Perform the following configuration in system view.
Table 7-7 Configure the aging period of IPX RIP
Configure the aging period of IPX RIP
Restore the default aging period of IPX
RIP
By default, the aging period is three times the RIP updating interval. If a routing entry is
not updated after three RIP update intervals, it is deleted from the routing table. At the
same time, its associated dynamic service entry is deleted from the server information
table.
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Chapter 7 IPX Configuration
Command
ipx rip timer update seconds
undo ipx rip timer update
Command
ipx rip multiplier multiplier
undo ipx rip multiplier