Reference Guide

timers bgp
Adjust the BGP Keep Alive and Hold Time timers.
S4820T
Syntax
timers bgp keepalive holdtime
To return to the default, use the no timers bgp command.
Parameters
keepalive Enter a number for the time interval, in seconds, between keepalive
messages sent to the neighbor routers. The range is from 1 to 65535.
The default is 60 seconds.
holdtime Enter a number for the time interval, in seconds, between the last
keepalive message and declaring the router dead. The range is from 3
to 65535. The default is 180 seconds.
Defaults none
Command Modes EXEC Privilege
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the
relevant FTOS Command Line Reference Guide .
The following is a list of the FTOS version history for this command.
Version 8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
Version 8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
Version 8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Version 7.8.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
Version 7.7.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
Version 7.6.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series.
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 (ASs).
FTOS MBGP is implemented as per IETF RFC 1858.
BGPv4 is supported in the following:
FTOS Version
Platform Support
7.8.1.0, MBGP for IPv6 TeraScale and C-Series
7.8.1.0, MBGP for IPv4
Multicast Only
S-Series
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