Nortel Networks NN47200-503 manual Interface Metric configuration, Ospf dialog If Metrics tab

IP routing configuration using the Java Device Manager 237

Field	Description
RtrDeadInterval	The number of seconds that a router’s Hello
	packets have not been transmitted before the
	router neighbors declare it down. This value
	should be some multiple of the Hello interval
	and must be the same for all routers attached
	to the common network. This is an integer
	value between 0 and 2147483647 and must
	be multiple of the HelloInterval value.
PollInterval	The number of seconds allocated between
	polls.
AdvertiseWhenDown	Indicates if this interface advertises even
	when it is non-operational.
MtuIgnore	Indicates whether the MTU value is ignored.
Events	The number of times this OSPF interface has
	changed its state or an error has occurred.

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Interface Metric configuration

The If Metrics tab of the OSPF dialog is used to configure OSPF interface metrics. To configure OSPF interface metrics, use the following procedure:

Step Action

1Select IP Routing > OSPF from the Device Manager menu. The OSPF dialog will open. Select the If Metrics tab. This tab is illustrated below.

OSPF dialog - If Metrics tab

2Using the fields provided, configure the interface metrics. These fields are described in the table below.

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5500 Series

Configuration-IP Routing Protocols

NN47200-503 03.01 Standard

5.127 August 2007

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