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neighbor timers (BGP)
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neighbor timers (BGP)
Specifies how frequently a device sends KEEPALIVE messages to its BGP4 neighbors, as well as
how long the device waits for KEEPALIVE or UPDATE messages before concluding that a neighbor
is dead.
Synopsis neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} timers {keep-alive time1} {hold-time time2}
no neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} timers {keep-alive time1} {hold-time time2}
Operands ip-address IPv4 address of the neighbor
peer-group-name Peer group name configured by the neighbor peer-group-name command.
time1 Keep-alive timer. Range is from 0 through 65535 seconds.
time2 Hold timer. Range is from 0 through 65535 seconds.
Defaults The default for time1 is 60. The default for time2 is 180.
Command Modes BGP configuration mode
Description Use this command to specify how frequently a device sends KEEPALIVE messages to its BGP4
neighbors, as well as how long the device waits for KEEPALIVE or UPDATE messages before
concluding that a neighbor is dead.
Usage Guidelines Use the no form of the command to restore the defaults.
Examples
switch(config)# rbridge-id 10
switch(config-rbridge-id-10)# router bgp
switch(config-bgp-router)# neighbor 10.11.12.13 timers keep-alive 120
hold-time 360
See Also None