Cabletron Systems CSX1200, CSX1000 manual Configuring Triggered RIP/SAP Global Timers Using Cfgedit

CONFIGURING IPX

IPX Triggered RIP/SAP

CONFIGURING TRIGGERED RIP/SAP GLOBAL TIMERS

USING CFGEDIT

1.Select Triggered RIP/SAP from the IPX Routing Menu.

2.Select Global Triggered RIP/SAP Timers. A menu similar to the following will be displayed:

Global	Triggered RIP/SAP Timers Options:
			Current Settings
1)	Database Timer	180	sec.
2)	Hold Down Timer1	20	sec.
3)	Retransmission Timer	5	sec.
4)	Poll Timer	5	min.
5)	Over Subscription Timer	180	sec.
6)	Maximum Retransmissions	10
Select	function or press <RET> for previous		menu:

3.Select the option you want to adjust.

4.Enter the new value.

CONFIGURATION ELEMENTS

DATABASE TIMER

This timer starts when an update response is received. While this timer is running, the routes learned from this router are still considered reachable, and advertised as such on other interfaces. When this timer expires, the routes are considered unreachable and advertised as such until the hold-down timer expires. Valid range for timer: 1 to 10,000 seconds; default: 180 seconds.

HOLD-DOWN TIMER

While this timer is running, unreachable routes are advertised on other interfaces. This timer starts when:

•the database timer for the route expires

•a formerly reachable route changes to unreachable in an incoming response

•a WAN circuit goes down

When this timer expires, and the unreachability information is communicated to all the reachable WAN routers, this route is deleted. Valid range for timer: 1 to 10,000 seconds; default: 120 seconds.

RETRANSMISSION TIMER

This timer starts when an update request (or response) packet is sent out. If acknowledgment is not received by the time this timer expires, the packet is retransmitted. Valid range for timer: 1 to 10,000 seconds; default: 5 seconds.

MAXIMUM RETRANSMISSIONS

This provides a limit on the number of retransmission attempts for an update request (or response) packet. Maximum number supported: 10.

POLLING TIMER

This is the frequency (in minutes) in which the next-hop WAN router is polled with update requests, once the maximum retransmission count threshold is exceeded. Polling takes place only when there is a physical connection; polling does not initiate its own connection. Valid range for timer: 1 to 10,000 seconds (165 minutes); default: 5 minutes.

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