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Specifying the IS-IS hello multiplier
The hello multiplier is the number of hello packets a neighbor must miss before it declares that the router
is down.
If a neighbor receives no hello packets from the router within the advertised hold time, it considers the
router down and recalculates the routes. The hold time is the hello multiplier multiplied by the hello
interval.
On a broadcast link, Level-1 and Level-2 hello packets are advertised separately. You must set a hello
multiplier for each level.
On a P2P link, Level-1 and Level-2 hello packets are advertised in P2P hello packets. You do not need to
specify Level-1 or Level-2.
To specify the IS-IS hello multiplier:
Step Command
Remarks
1.
Enter system view.
system-view
N/A
2.
Enter interface view.
interface
interface-type
interface-number
N/A
3.
Specify the hello multiplier.
isis timer holding-multiplier
value
[
level-1
|
level-2
]
The default setting is
3.
Specifying the interval for sending IS-IS CSNP packets
On a broadcast network, perform this task on the DIS that uses CSNP packets to synchronize LSDBs.
To specify the interval for sending IS-IS CSNP packets:
Step Command
Remarks
1.
Enter system view.
system-view
N/A
2.
Enter interface view.
interface
interface-type
interface-number
N/A
3.
Specify the interval for
sending CSNP packets on the
DIS of a broadcast network.
isis timer csnp
seconds
[
level-1 |
level-2
]
The default setting is 10 seconds.
Configuring a DIS priority for an interface
On a broadcast network, IS-IS must elect a router as the DIS at a routing level. You can specify a DIS
priority at a level for an interface. The greater the interface's priority, the more likely it becomes the DIS.
If multiple routers in the broadcast network have the same highest DIS priority, the router with the highest
MAC address becomes the DIS.
To configure a DIS priority for an interface:
Step Command
Remarks
1.
Enter system view.
system-view
N/A
