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S5900-24S4T2Q SWITCH BFD CONFIGURATION Table of Contents 1. Configuring BFD......................................1 1.1 Overview ......................................1 1.2 BFD Configuration Tasks ................................1 1.2.1 Activating Port BFD ..................................1 1.2.2 Activating the Port BFD Query Mode ............................1 1.2.3 Activating Port BFD Echo ................................2 1.2.4 Enabling Port BFD Authentication .............................
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S5900-24S4T2Q SWITCH BFD CONFIGURATION 1. Configuring BFD 1.1 Overview BFD (Bidirectional Forwarding Detection) is a set of all-net uniform detection mechanism used for rapid detection and monitoring of link or IP routing forwarding connectivity. To improve the performance of existing networks, communication troubles can be detected rapidly between neighboring protocols so that a standby communication channel can be quickly established.
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S5900-24S4T2Q SWITCH BFD CONFIGURATION 1.2.3 Activating Port BFD Echo Port BFD echo is not activated by default. After the BFD echo is activated, if the neighbor supporting BFD echo is up, the control packets are transmitted according to the interval configured by slow-timers. The connectivity detection is finished by the echo packets and the transmission interval of echo packets is the time configured by min_echo_rx_interval.
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S5900-24S4T2Q SWITCH BFD CONFIGURATION ip address 1.1.1.2 255.255.255.0 bfd enable no ip directed-broadcast router bgp 200 no synchronization bgp log-neighbor-changes neighbor 1.1.1.1 remote-as 100 neighbor 1.1.1.1 fall-over bfd www.fs.com...
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