neighbor idle-hold-interval

This command sets the interval between returning to the idle state and reinitiating a TCP connection for this neighbor.

Syntax

neighbor ip-address idle-hold-interval interval
no neighbor ip-address idle-hold-interval interval

Parameters

ip-address Specifies a BGP peer as a valid IPv4 address in dotted-quad format or as a valid IPv6 address in colon-separated format.
interval Specifies the interval in seconds between returning to the idle state and reinitiating a TCP connection. Valid values are 1 - 32767 seconds. The default value is 15 seconds.

Defaults

None.

Mode

BGP Router Configuration.

Usage

The no neighbor idle-hold-interval command resets the BGP idle-hold-interval to the default value of 15 seconds.

Example

The following example sets the BGP connect-retry-interval for neighbor 9.1.2.1 to 25 seconds:

System(su-config)->router bgp 65151
System(su-config-bgp)->bgp router-id 159.1.1.9
System(su-config-bgp)->neighbor 9.1.2.1 idle-hold-interval 25
System(su-config-bgp)->