Administrator Guide

Table Of Contents
dead-interval
milliseconds
Enter the keyword dead-interval then the time, in milliseconds, to set the dead
interval of the control packets. The range is from 50 to 6000 ms. Default: 1500
ms.
NOTE: The configured dead interval must be at least three times the hello
interval.
Defaults
500 ms for hello-interval milliseconds
1500 ms for dead-intervalmilliseconds
Command Modes CONFIGURATION (conf-frrp)
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000ON.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
8.2.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
7.4.1.0 Introduced.
Usage
Information
The hello interval command is the interval at which ring frames are generated from the primary
interface of the master node. The dead interval command is the time that elapses before a time-out
occurs.
Force10 Resilient Ring Protocol (FRRP) 457