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this command is higher than the timer command, which is used to configure
timers for the whole BGP peers.
Table 96 Configuring the Timer of a Peer Group
Operation
Configure keep-alive message interval and
hold timer of peer (group)
Restore the default value of keep-alive
message interval and hold timer of a peer
(group)
By default, the keep-alive message is sent every 60 seconds and the value of the
hold timer is 180 seconds.
Configuring the Route Update Interval for a Peer Group
Table 97 Configuring the Route Update Interval for a Peer Group
Operation
Configure the route update message interval
of a peer group
Restore the default route update message
interval of a peer group
By default, the intervals at which route update messages are sent by an IBGP and
EBGP peer group are 5 seconds and 30 seconds respectively.
Configuring Application Features of BGP Peer (Group)
Configuring Connection Permission with EBGP Peer Groups on Indirectly
Connected Networks
Generally, EBGP peers must be directly connected. The command below can be
used to configure two indirectly connected EBGP peers or peer groups.
Table 98 Configuring Connection Permission with EBGP Peer Groups on Indirectly
Connected Networks
Operation
Permit connections with EBGP peer groups on
indirectly connected networks
Permit connections with EBGP peer groups on
directly connected network only.
By default, only connections with EBGP peer groups on directly connected
networks are permitted. Ttl refers to the time-to-live in the range of 1 to 255. The
default value is 64.
Configuring a Peer Group to be a Client of a Route Reflector .
Table 99 Configuring a Peer Group to be a Client of a Route Reflector
Operation
Configure a peer group to be a client of a
route reflector
Cancel the configuration of making the peer
group as the client of the BGP route reflector
Command
peer { group-name | peer-address } timer
keep-alive keepalive-interval hold
holdtime-interval}
undo peer { group-name | peer-address }
timer
Command
peer group-name route-update-interval
seconds
undo peer group-name
route-update-interval
Command
peer group-name ebgp-max-hop [ ttl ]
undo peer group-name ebgp-max-hop
Command
peer group-name reflect-client
undo peer group-name reflect-client