timers throttle spf (OSPF)

To set the shortest-path first (SPF) best-path schedule initial delay time and the minimum hold between SPF best-path calculation for Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), use the timers throttle spf command. To turn off SPF throttling, use the no form of this command.

timers throttle spf spf-start spf-hold spf-max-wait

no timers throttle spf spf-start spf-hold spf-max-wait

Syntax Description

spf-start
Initial SPF schedule delay in milliseconds. The range is from 1 to 600,000 milliseconds.
spf-hold
Minimum hold time between two consecutive SPF calculations. The range is from 1 to 600,000 milliseconds.
spf-max-wait
Maximum wait time between two consecutive SPF calculations. The range is from 1 to 600,000 milliseconds.

Command Default

SPF throttling is not set.

Command Modes

Router configuration mode
VRF configuration mode

Command History

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

Usage Guidelines

Use the timers throttle spf command to set the SPF timers.

The first wait interval between SPF calculations is the amount of time in milliseconds specified by the spf-start argument. Each consecutive wait interval is two times the current hold level in milliseconds until the wait time reaches the maximum time in milliseconds as specified by the spf-maximum argument. Subsequent wait times remain at the maximum until the values are reset or an LSA is received between SPF calculations.

Examples

This example shows how to configure a router configured with the start, hold, and maximum interval values for the timers throttle spf command set at 5, 1,000, and 90,000 milliseconds:

switch(config)# router ospf 1
switch(config-router)# timers throttle spf 5 1000 90000
switch(config-router)#
 

Related Commands

Command
Description
copy running-config startup-config
Saves the configuration changes to the startup configuration file.
show ip ospf
Displays information about OSPF routing processes.
timers lsa arrival
Sets the minimum interval at which the software accepts the same LSA from OSPF neighbors.
timers throttle lsa
Sets the rate limit for generating LSAs.