3Com Switch 7700 Configuration Manual page 120

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adjacent router of the interface, and whether the adjacent router is eligible for
election. This can be done by configuring the peer ip-address command. If
dr-priority-number is not specified, the adjacent router will be regarded as
ineligible.
Perform the following configuration in OSPF view.
Table 30 Configuring the Peer
Operation
Configure a peer for the NBMA interface.
Remove the configured peer for the NBMA
interface
By default, the preference for the neighbor of NBMA interface is 1.
Setting the Interval of Hello Packet Transmission
Hello packets are the most frequently sent packets. They are periodically sent to
the adjacent router for discovering and maintaining adjacency, and for electing a
DR and BDR. The user can set the hello timer.
According to RFC2328, the consistency of hello intervals between network
neighbors should be kept. The hello interval value is in inverse proportion to the
route convergence rate and network load.
Perform the following configuration in VLAN interface view.
Table 31 Setting Hello Timer and Poll Interval
Operation
Set the hello interval of the interface
Restore the default hello interval of the
interface
Set the poll interval on the NBMA interface
Restore the default poll interval
By default, P2P and broadcast interfaces send Hello packets every 10 seconds, and
P2MP and NBMA interfaces send the packets every 30 seconds.
Setting a Dead Timer for the Neighboring Routers
If hello packets are not received from a neighboring router, that router is
considered dead. The dead timer of neighboring routers refers to the interval after
which a router considers a neighboring router dead. You can set a dead timer for
the neighboring routers.
Perform the following configuration in VLAN interface view.
Table 32 Setting a Dead Timer for the Neighboring Routers
Operation
Configure a dead timer for the neighboring
routers
Command
peer ip-address [ dr-priority
dr-priority-number ]
undo peer ip-address
Command
ospf timer hello seconds
undo ospf timer hello
ospf timer poll seconds
undo ospf timer poll
Command
ospf timer dead seconds