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529 | ip mobile foreign-agent Dell Networking W-Series ArubaOS 6.4.x| User Guide
ip mobile foreign-agent
ip mobile foreign-agent {lifetime <seconds> | max-visitors <number> |
registrations {interval <msecs> | retransmits <number>}}
Description
This command configures the foreign agent for IP mobility.
Syntax
Parameter Description Range Default
lifetime
Requested lifetime, in seconds, as per RFC 3344,
“IP Mobility Support for IPv4”.
10-65534 180 seconds
max-visitors
Maximum number of active visitors. 0-5000 5000
registrations
Frequency at which re-registration messages are
sent to the home agent:
interval
Retransmission interval, in milliseconds 100-10000 1000
milliseconds
retransmits
Maximum number of times the foreign agent
attempts mobile IP registration message
exchanges before giving up.
0-5 3
Usage Guidelines
A foreign agent is the controller which handles all mobile IP communication with a home agent on behalf of a
roaming client.
Example
The following command configures the foreign agent:
(host) (config) #ip mobile foreign-agent registration interval 10000
Command History
This command was available in ArubaOS 3.0.
Command Information
Platform License Command Mode
Available on all platforms Available in the base operating system Config mode on master
controllers