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CLI Reference Guide
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timers basic
To configure update, timeout, and garbage-collection timers for an IPv6 RIP
routing process, use the
timers basic command. To return the timers to their
default values, use the no form of this command.
timers basic update timeout garbage-collection
no timers basic
Default
update SECONDS : 30
timeout SECONDS : 180
garbage-collection SECONDS : 120
Command Mode
Router configuration
Usage Guideline
The timers basic command is similar to the command "timers” on page 901 .
Use the update argument to set the time interval between RIP routing updates. If
no route update is received for the time interval specified by the timeout
argument, the route is considered unreachable. The use of a timeout interval is
not recommended for RIP because it can introduce long delays in convergence.
Use the garbage-collection argument to specify the time interval between a route
being considered invalid and the route being purged from the routing table.
The basic timing parameters for IPv6 RIP are adjustable. IPv6 RIP is executing a
distributed, asynchronous routing algorithm, therefore it is important that these
timers be the same for all routers and access servers in the network.
Examples
The following example (on the next page) sets updates every 5 seconds. If a
route is not heard from in 15 seconds, the route is declared invalid. Assuming no
updates, the route is flushed from the routing table 30 seconds after the end of
the hold-down period.
Syntax Description
update Specifies the interval of time in seconds at which updates are sent. This is the
fundamental timing parameter of the RIP IPv6 routing protocol. The value is from
5 to 2147483647.
timeout Specifies the interval of time in seconds after which a route is declared invalid.
The route becomes invalid when there is an absence of updates that refresh the
route. However, the route is still used for forwarding packets.The value is from 5
to 2147483647.
garbage-collection Specifies the amount of time in seconds that must pass from when a route
becomes invalid until the route is removed from the routing table.The value is
from 5 to 2147483647.