System Boundary Router (ASBR). However, an ASBR does not, by default,
generate a default route into the routing domain.
- If you use the always keyword, the router will advertis e itself as a default
external route into the AS, even if a default external route does not actu ally
exist. (To define a default route, use the
ip route
command.)
- If you do not use the always keyword, the router can only advertise a
default external route into the AS if the
redistribute
command is used to
import external routes via RIP or static routing, and such a route is known.
• Type 1 route advertisements add the internal cost to the external route metric.
Type 2 routes do not add the internal cost m etric. When compar ing Type 2
routes, the internal cost is only used as a tie-breaker if several Type 2 routes
have the same cost.
Example
This example assigns a metric of 20 to the default external route advert ised into an
autonomous system, sending it as a Type 2 external metric.
Console(config-router)#default-information originate metric 20
metric-type 2
Console(config-router)#
Related Commands
ip route (42-2)
redistribute (42-25)
timers spf
This command configures the hold time between making two consecutive s hortest
path first (SPF) calculations. Use the
no
form to restore the default value.
Syntax
timers spf
spf-holdtime
no timers spf
spf-holdtime - Minimum time between two consecutive SPF calculation s.
(Range: 0-65535 seconds)
Command Mode
Router Configuration
Default Setting
10 seconds
Command Usage
• Setting the SPF holdtime to 0 means that there is no delay b etween
consecutive calculations.
• Using a low value allows the router to switch to a new path f aster, but use s
more CPU processing time.
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IP Routing Commands
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