Chapter 29 Configuring Multihop Bidirectional Forwarding Detection

Restrictions for Multihop BFD

Restrictions for Multihop BFD

The following are the restrictions for multihop BFD:

BFD does not support echo mode. You can configure sessions for minimum timer interval.

The minimum guaranteed timer depends on the topology, scale, number of hops, and control plane processing. All the packets must reach the control plane since echo mode is not supported.

Supports IPv4 deployments only.

Authentication for multihop BFD is not enabled on Cisco ASR901 routers.

Information About Multihop BFD

Overview of Multihop BFD, page 29-2

Overview of Multihop BFD

Cisco ASR 901 supports BFD on arbitrary paths, which can span multiple network hops. You must configure the bfd-templateand bfd map commands to create a multihop template and associate it with one ore more maps of destinations and associated timers. You can enable authentication and configure a key chain for multihop BFD sessions.

How to Configure Multihop BFD

This section contains the following procedures:

Configuring Multihop BFD Template

Configuring a Multihop BFD Map

Configuring Multihop BFD Template

Complete the following steps to create a multihop BFD template and configure BFD interval timers, authentication, and key chain:

SUMMARY STEPS

1.enable

2.configure terminal

3.bfd-template multihop template-name

4.interval min-txmilliseconds min-rxmilliseconds multiplier multiplier-value

5.authentication authentication-type keychain keychain-name

6.end

 

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