Switch User Manual

IP routing configuration using the CLI 93
area virtual-link parameters
Parameter Description
<A.B.C.D.> Specifies the transit area ID expressed as an IP address.
<A.B.C.D./0-32> Specifies the neighbor router ID expressed as an IP
address.
authentication-key
<WORD>
Specifies the unique identifier assigned to the
authentication key.
authentication-type Specifies one of the following authentication types:
•
none
•
simple
•
password
• message digest MD5
TIP: Up to 2 MD5 keys are allowed for message digest.
The default authentication type is none.
primary-md5-key Specifies the user-selected key used to encrypt OSPF
protocol packets for transmission.
dead-interval Specifies the time interval, in seconds, that a Hello
packet has not been transmitted from the virtual interface
before its neighbors declare it down. Expressed as an
integer from 0-2147483647, the default dead interval
value is 60 seconds.
hello-interval Specifies the time interval, in seconds, between
transmission of Hello packets from the virtual interface.
Expressed as an integer from 1-65535, the hello-interval
default value is 10 seconds.
retransmit-interval Specifies the time interval, in seconds, between link
stage advertisement retransmissions for adjacencies
belonging to the virtual interface. Expressed as an
integer from 0-3600, the default value is 5 seconds.
transit-delay Specifies the estimated number of seconds required
to transmit a link state update packet over the virtual
interface. Expressed as an integer from 0-3600, the
default value is 1 second.
The area vitual-link command is executed in the Router Configuration
mode.
no area virtual-link command
Use the no area virtual-link command to delete a virtual interface.
The syntax for the no area virtual link command is:
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5500 Series
Configuration-IP Routing Protocols
NN47200-503 03.01 Standard
5.1 27 August 2007
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