Users Guide

timers bgp
Allows you to adjust the BGP network timers for all neighbors.
Syntax
timers bgp keepalive holdtimer
To return to the default values, use the no timers bgp command.
Parameters
keepalive Enter the time interval (in seconds) between which the system sends keepalive
messages. The range is from 1 to 65535. The default is 60 seconds.
holdtimer Enter the time interval (in seconds) that the the system waits since the last
keepalive message before declaring a BGP peer dead. The range is from 3 to
65535. The default is 180 seconds.
Defaults
• keepalive = 60 seconds
• holdtimer = 180 seconds
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Command History
This guide is platform-specic. 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 8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
Version 8.4.2.1 Introduced on the C-Series and S4810.
Version 8.2.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale.
Version 7.4.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series TeraScale.
Related Commands neighbor timers – adjusts BGP timers for a specic peer or peer group.
IPv6 MBGP Commands
Multiprotocol BGP (MBGP) is an enhanced BGP that enables multicast routing policy throughout the Internet and connecting
multicast topologies between BGP and autonomous systems (AS). The Dell Networking OS MBGP is implemented as per IETF RFC
1858.
IPv6 Border Gateway Protocol (IPv6 BGP)
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