ip delay eigrp

To configure the throughput delay for the Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) on an interface, use the ip delay eigrp command. To restore the default, use the no form of this command.

ip delay eigrp instance-tag seconds

no ip delay eigrp instance-tag

Syntax Description

instance-tag
Name of the EIGRP instance. The instance-tag can be any case-sensitive, alphanumeric string up to 20 characters.
seconds
Throughput delay, in tens of microseconds. The range is from 1 to 16777215.

Command Default

100 (10-microsecond units)

Command Modes

Interface configuration mode

Command History

Release
Modification
5.0(3)N1(1)
This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

You configure the throughput delay on an interface in 10-microsecond units. For example, if you set the ip delay eigrp command to 100, the throughput delay is 1000 microseconds.

This command requires the LAN Base Services license.

Examples

This example shows how to set the delay to 400 microseconds for the interface:

switch(config)# router eigrp 1
switch(config-router)# interface ethernet 2/1
switch(config-if)# no switchport
switch(config-if)# ip delay eigrp 1 40
switch(config-if)#

Related Commands

Command
Description
ip hello-interval eigrp
Configures the hello interval on an interface for the EIGRP routing process that is designated by an autonomous system number.
show ip eigrp
Displays EIGRP information.