Keepalive - Dell Force10 Z9000 Reference Manual

Parameters
ieee-802.3ae
shrink
Defaults averaging the IPG
Command Mode INTERFACE
Command History
pre-Version
6.1.1.0
Usage For 10 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces only.
Information
IPG equals 96–bits times from the end of the previous packet to the start of the pre-amble of
the next packet.

keepalive

On SONET interfaces, send keepalive packets periodically to keep an interface alive when it is not transmitting data.
C-Series, E-Series, S-Series, Z-Series, S4810
Syntax keepalive [seconds]
To stop sending SONET keepalive packets, use the no keepalive command.
Parameters
seconds
Defaults Enabled.
Command Modes INTERFACE
Command History
Version 8.3.11.1
Version 8.3.7.0
Version 8.1.1.2
Version 7.6.1.0
Version 7.5.1.0
pre-Version
6.1.1.0
Usage When you configure keepalive, the system sends a self-addressed packet out of the
Information
configured interface to verify that the far end of a WAN link is up. When you configure no
Enter the keyword ieee-802.3ae to set the IPG to 12 (12-15) bytes
(packet size dependent).
Enter the keyword shrink to set the IPG to 8 (8-11) bytes (packet
size dependent).
Introduced for E-Series (EtherScale-only).
(OPTIONAL) For SONET interfaces with PPP encapsulation enabled,
enter the number of seconds between keepalive packets. The range
is 0 to 23767. The default is 10 seconds.
Introduced on the Z9000.
Introduced on the S4810.
Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale.
Introduced on the S-Series.
Introduced on the C-Series.
Introduced on the E-Series.
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