
C613-50186-01 Rev B
Command Reference for AR2050V
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AlliedWare Plus™ Operating System - Version 5.4.7-1.x
BGP
AND
BGP4+ C
OMMANDS
TIMERS
(BGP)
timers (BGP)
Overview
Use this command sets the BGP keepalive timer and holdtime timer values.
Use the
no
variant of this command to reset timers to the default.
Syntax
timers bgp <
keepalive
> <
holdtime
>
no timers bgp [<
keepalive
> <
holdtime
>]
Default
The keepalive timer default is 60 seconds, the holdtime timer default is 90 seconds,
and the connect timer default is 120 seconds as per RFC 4271. Holdtime is
keepalive * 3.
Mode
Router Configuration
Usage
This command is used globally to set or unset the keepalive and holdtime values
for all the neighbors.
Examples
awplus#
configure terminal
awplus(config)#
router bgp 10
awplus(config-router)#
timers bgp 40 120
awplus#
configure terminal
awplus(config)#
router bgp 10
awplus(config-router)#
no timers bgp 30 90
awplus#
configure terminal
awplus(config)#
router bgp 10
awplus(config-router)#
no timers bgp
Related
Commands
show ip bgp neighbors hold-time (BGP only)
show ip bgp neighbors keepalive-interval (BGP only)
Parameter
Description
<keepalive>
<
0-65535
>
The frequency with which the keepalive messages are
sent to the neighbors. The default is 30 seconds as per RFC 4271.
Cisco IOS uses a 60 second keepalive timer default value. Adjust
keepalive timers for interoperability as required. Maintain the
keepalive value at the holdtime value / 3.
<holdtime>
<
0-65535
>
The interval after which the neighbor is considered
dead if keepalive messages are not received. The default
holdtime value is 90 seconds as per RFC 4271.
Cisco IOS uses a 180 second holdtime timer default value. Adjust
holdtime timers for interoperability as required. Maintain the
holdtime value at the keepalive value * 3.