Command Reference Guide

SROS Command Line Interface Reference Guide BGP Configuration Command Set

hold-timer <hold time>

Use the hold-timer command to set the default hold time for all neighbors in the BGP process.

Syntax Description

<hold time> Specifies a time interval (in seconds) within which a keepalive must be received

from a peer before it is declared dead peer. Range: 0 to 65535

Default Values

By default, the hold time is 90 seconds.

Command Modes

(config-bgp)# BGP Configuration Mode

(config-bgp-neighbor)# BGP Neighbor Configuration Mode

Functional Notes

Using the

hold-timer

command in BGP configuration mode sets the default hold time for all neighbors in that

BGP process. Using the

hold-timer

command in BGP neighbor configuration mode sets the hold time for only

that neighbor. The peers will negotiate and use the lowest configured setting. The keepalive interval will be set

to one third of the negotiated hold time.

Usage Examples

The following example sets a hold time of 120 seconds for a specific neighbor, with an understood keepalive

interval of 40 seconds:

(config-bgp)#

hold-timer 120