area virtual-link 
	 (OSPFv3)
 
   
  Creates or modifies virtual links for an area. 
  
 Syntax
 
	  
		area 
		 
		  { 
		  ip-addr 
		  | 
		  decimal 
		  } 
		  virtual-link 
		  A.B.C.D 
		  [ 
		  dead-interval 
		  time 
		  | 
		  hello-interval 
		  time 
		  | 
		  hello-jitter 
		  interval 
		  | 
		  retransmit-interval 
		  time 
		  | 
		  transmit-delay 
		  time 
		  ] 
		 
	 
 
	 
  
	 Command Default
 
		 No virtual links are created. 
		
 
	 
 
	 Parameters
 
		 
		   
			 -  
				 
				  ip-addr 
				 
			 
- Area address in IP address format. 
			 
-  
				 
				  decimal 
				 
			 
- Area address in decimal format. 
			 
-  
				 
				  A.B.C.D 
				 
			 
- ID of the OSPFv3 device at the remote end of the virtual link. 
			 
-  
				 
				  dead-interval 
				  time 
				 
			 
-  How long a neighbor device waits for a hello packet from the current device before declaring the device down. This value must be the same for all devices and access servers that are attached to a common network. Valid values range from 3 through 65535 seconds. The default is 40 seconds. 
			 
-  
				 
				  hello-interval 
				  time 
			 
- Time between hello packets that the device sends on an interface. The value must be the same for all devices and access servers that are attached to a common network. Valid values range from 1 through 65535 seconds. The default is 10 seconds. 
			 
-  
				 
				  hello-jitter 
				  interval 
			 
- Sets the allowed jitter between hello packets. Valid values range from 1 through 50 percent (%). The default value is 10%. 
			 
-  
				 
				  retransmit-interval 
				  time 
				 
			 
- Time between Link State Advertisement (LSA)
						retransmissions for adjacencies belonging to the interface. Set this
						interval to a value larger than the expected round-trip delay between any
						two devices on the attached network. Valid values range from 1 through 3600
						seconds. The default is 5 seconds. 
-  
				 
				  transmit-delay 
				  time 
				 
			 
- Estimated time required to send an LSA on the interface. This value must be an integer greater than zero. The age of each LSA in the update packet is incremented by the value of this parameter before transmission occurs. Valid values range from 0 through 3600 seconds. The default is 1 second. 
			 
Modes
 
		OSPFv3 router configuration mode 
		
 
		OSPFv3 router VRF configuration mode 
		
 
	 
 
	 Usage Guidelines
 
		The values of the 
		  dead-interval and 
		  hello-interval 
			  parameters must be the same at both ends of a virtual link. Therefore, if you modify the values of these parameters at one end of a virtual link, you must make the same modifications on the other end of the link. The values of the other virtual link parameters do not require synchronization. 
		
 
		 The 
		  no form of the command removes a virtual link. 
		
 
	 
 Examples
 
	  
		 The following example creates a virtual link for an area whose decimal address is 1, and where the ID of the OSPFv3 device at the remote end of the virtual link is 209.157.22.1. 
		
		
device# configure terminal
device(config)# ipv6 router ospf
device(config-ipv6-router-ospf-vrf-default-vrf)# area 1 virtual-link 209.157.22.1