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dead-interval

Syntax

dead-interval seconds;

Hierarchy Level

[edit logical-systems logical-system-name protocols ospf area area-id peer-interface interface-name],[edit logical-systems logical-system-name protocols (ospf | ospf3) area area-id interface interface-name],[edit logical-systems logical-system-name protocols (ospf | ospf3) area area-id virtual-link],[edit logical-systems logical-system-name protocols ospf3 realm (ipv4-unicast | ipv4-multicast | ipv6-multicast) area area-id interface interface-name],[edit logical-systems logical-system-name routing-instances routing-instance-name protocols (ospf | ospf3) area area-id interface interface-name],[edit logical-systems logical-system-name routing-instances routing-instance-name protocols (ospf | ospf3) area area-id virtual-link],[edit logical-systems logical-system-name routing-instances routing-instance-name protocols ospf3 realm (ipv4-unicast | ipv4-multicast | ipv6-multicast) area area-id interface interface-name],[edit protocols ospf area area-id peer-interface interface-name],[edit protocols (ospf | ospf3) area area-id interface interface-name],[edit protocols (ospf | ospf3) area area-id virtual-link],[edit protocols ospf3 realm (ipv4-unicast | ipv4-multicast | ipv6-multicast) area area-id interface interface-name],[edit routing-instances routing-instance-name protocols (ospf | ospf3) area area-id interface interface-name],[edit routing-instances routing-instance-name protocols (ospf | ospf3) area area-id virtual-link],[edit routing-instances routing-instance-name protocols ospf3 realm (ipv4-unicast | ipv4-multicast | ipv6-multicast) area area-id interface interface-name]

Release Information

Statement introduced before Junos OS Release 7.4.

Statement introduced in Junos OS Release 9.0 for EX Series switches.

Support for the realm statement introduced in Junos OS Release 9.2.

Support for the realm statement introduced in Junos OS Release 9.2 for EX Series switches.

Description

Specify how long OSPF waits before declaring that a neighboring routing device is unavailable. This is an interval during which the routing device receives no hello packets from the neighbor.

Options

seconds—Interval to wait.

Range: 1 through 65,535 seconds

Default: Four times the hello interval—40 seconds (broadcast and point-to-point networks); 120 seconds (nonbroadcast multiple access (NBMA) networks)

Required Privilege Level

routing—To view this statement in the configuration.

routing-control—To add this statement to the configuration.

Published: 2012-07-02