Bidirectional Forwarding Detection

Table 1. Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) product support

Feature

Product

Release introduced

BFD (IPv4)

5320 Series

Fabric Engine 8.6

5420 Series

VOSS 8.4

5520 Series

VOSS 8.2.5

5720 Series

Fabric Engine 8.7

7520 Series

Fabric Engine 8.10

7720 Series

Fabric Engine 8.10

VSP 4450 Series

VOSS 8.1

VSP 4900 Series

VOSS 8.1

VSP 7200 Series

VOSS 8.1

VSP 7400 Series

VOSS 8.1

VSP 8200 Series

VOSS 8.1

VSP 8400 Series

VOSS 8.1

VSP 8600 Series

Not Supported

XA1400 Series

Not Supported

BFD (IPv6)

5320 Series

Fabric Engine 8.6 demonstration feature

5420 Series

VOSS 8.4 demonstration feature

5520 Series

VOSS 8.2.5 demonstration feature

5720 Series

Fabric Engine 8.7 demonstration feature

7520 Series

Fabric Engine 8.10 demonstration feature

7720 Series

Fabric Engine 8.10 demonstration feature

VSP 4450 Series

VOSS 8.1 demonstration feature

VSP 4900 Series

VOSS 8.1 demonstration feature

VSP 7200 Series

VOSS 8.1 demonstration feature

VSP 7400 Series

VOSS 8.1 demonstration feature

VSP 8200 Series

VOSS 8.1 demonstration feature

VSP 8400 Series

VOSS 8.1 demonstration feature

VSP 8600 Series

Not Supported

XA1400 Series

Not Supported

BFD over Fabric Extend Tunnels (IPv4)

5320 Series

Fabric Engine 8.6

5420 Series

VOSS 8.4

5520 Series

VOSS 8.2.5

5720 Series

Fabric Engine 8.7

7520 Series

Fabric Engine 8.10

7720 Series

Fabric Engine 8.10

VSP 4450 Series

Not Supported

VSP 4900 Series

VOSS 8.2

VSP 7200 Series

VOSS 8.2

VSP 7400 Series

VOSS 8.2

VSP 8200 Series

VOSS 8.2

VSP 8400 Series

VOSS 8.2

VSP 8600 Series

Not Supported

XA1400 Series

VOSS 8.2

Use Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) to provide a failure detection mechanism between two systems.

The following sections provide information and procedures for BFD.