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z  finwait timer: When the IPv6 TCP connection status is FIN_WAIT_2, the finwait timer is triggered. If 
no packet is received before the finwait timer expires, the IPv6 TCP connection is terminated. If FIN 
packets are received, the IPv6 TCP connection status becomes TIME_WAIT. If other packets are 
received, the finwait timer is reset from the last packet and the connection is terminated after the 
finwait timer expires. 
z  Size of IPv6 TCP receiving/sending buffer. 
Table 1-12 Configure IPv6 TCP properties 
To do…  Use the command…  Remarks 
Enter system view 
system-view 
— 
Set the finwait timer of IPv6 
TCP packets
 
tcp ipv6 timer fin-timeout 
wait-time 
Optional 
675 seconds by default
 
Set the synwait timer of IPv6 
TCP packets
 
tcp ipv6 timer syn-timeout 
wait-time 
Optional 
75 seconds by default
 
Configure the size of IPv6 TCP 
receiving/sending buffer
 
tcp ipv6 window size 
Optional 
8 KB by default
 
 
Configuring the Maximum Number of IPv6 ICMP Error Packets Sent within a 
Specified Time 
If too many IPv6 ICMP error packets are sent within a short time in a network, network congestion may 
occur. To avoid network congestion, you can control the maximum number of IPv6 ICMP error packets 
sent within a specified time. Currently, the token bucket algorithm is adopted. 
You can set the capacity of a token bucket, namely, the number of tokens in the bucket. In addition, you 
can set the update period of the token bucket, namely, the interval for updating the number of tokens in 
the token bucket to the configured capacity. One token allows one IPv6 ICMP error packet to be sent. 
Each time an IPv6 ICMP error packet is sent, the number of tokens in a token bucket decreases by 1. If 
the number of the IPv6 ICMP error packets that are continuously sent out reaches the capacity of the 
token bucket, the subsequent IPv6 ICMP error packets cannot be sent out until new tokens are put into 
the token bucket based on the specified update frequency. 
Table 1-13 Configure the maximum number of IPv6 ICMP error packets sent within a specified time 
To do…  Use the command…  Remarks 
Enter system view 
system-view 
— 
Configure the maximum 
number of IPv6 ICMP error 
packets sent within a 
specified time
 
ipv6 icmp-error { bucket 
bucket-size | ratelimit 
interval }* 
Optional 
By default, the capacity of a token 
bucket is 10 and the update period to 
100 milliseconds. That is, at most 10 
IPv6 ICMP error packets can be sent 
within an update period.
 
 
Configuring the Hop Limit of ICMPv6 Reply Packets 
When sending an ICMPv6 reply packet, the device will fill a configurable value in the Hop Limit field in 
the ICMPv6 reply packet header.