Administrator Guide
Changing Static Route Session Parameters
BFD sessions are configured with default intervals and a default role.
The parameters you can configure are: Desired TX Interval, Required Min RX Interval, Detection Multiplier, and
system role. These parameters are configured for all static routes. If you change a parameter, the change
affects all sessions for static routes.
To change parameters for static route sessions, use the following command .
• Change parameters for all static route sessions.
CONFIGURATION mode
ip route bfd interval milliseconds min_rx milliseconds multiplier value role
[active | passive]
To view session parameters, use the show bfd neighbors detail command, as shown in the examples in
Displaying BFD for BGP Information.
Disabling BFD for Static Routes
If you disable BFD, all static route BFD sessions are torn down.
A final Admin Down packet is sent to all neighbors on the remote systems, and those neighbors change to the
Down state.
To disable BFD for static routes, use the following command.
• Disable BFD for static routes.
CONFIGURATION mode
no ip route bfd
Configure BFD for OSPF
When using BFD with OSPF, the OSPF protocol registers with the BFD manager on the RPM.
BFD sessions are established with all neighboring interfaces participating in OSPF. If a neighboring interface
fails, the BFD agent on the line card notifies the BFD manager, which in turn notifies the OSPF protocol that a
link state change occurred.
Configuring BFD for OSPF is a two-step process:
1 Enable BFD globally. Refer to Enabling BFD Globally.
2 Establish sessions with OSPF neighbors. Refer to Establishing Sessions with OSPF Neighbors.
Related Configuration Tasks
• Changing OSPF Session Parameters
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