Overview
Explains the procedures for adjusting BGP timers, enabling fine-tuning of neighbor session parameters to optimize routing convergence and operational responsiveness.
Set or modify the keepalive and hold timers for BGP neighbors to control the frequency of keepalive messages and determine when a neighbor is declared down.
BGP uses timers to manage keepalive messages and neighbor status. You can set global timer defaults and override them for individual neighbors if needed.
Before you begin
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Ensure you are in privileged EXEC mode on the router.
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Know the autonomous system (AS) number for your BGP process.
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Have the neighbor IP addresses ready.
Procedure
Enter BGP configuration mode, and set default BGP keepalive and hold timers for all neighbors or a specific BGP neighbor. The values set using the timers bgp command in router configuration mode apply globally, but you can override them on a per-neighbor basis using the timers command in neighbor configuration mode. Example: |