Parameters
subnet-number
Enter a subnet number in dotted decimal format (A.B.C.D.) as the 
allowable range of addresses included in the peer group. To allow all 
addresses, enter 0::0/0.
mask Enter a prefix mask in / prefix-length format (/x).
Defaults Not configured.
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Command History
Version 8.2.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale.
Version 7.4.1.0 Introduced
neighbor timers
Set keepalive and hold time timers for a BGP neighbor or a peer group.
C-Series, E-Series
Syntax
neighbor {ipv6-address | peer-group-name} timers keepalive 
holdtime
To return to the default values, use the no neighbor {ipv6-address | peer-
group-name
} timers command.
Parameters
ipv6-address
Enter the IPv6 address in the x:x:x:x::x format.
NOTE: The :: notation specifies successive hexadecimal fields of 
zeros.
peer-group-name
Enter the name of the peer group to set the timers for all routers 
within the peer group.
keepalive
Enter a number for the time interval, in seconds, between keepalive 
messages sent to the neighbor routers. The range is 1 to 65535. The 
default is 60 seconds.
holdtime
Enter a number for the time interval, in seconds, between the last 
keepalive message and declaring the router dead. The range is 3 to 
65535. The default is 180 seconds.
Defaults
• keepalive = 60 seconds
• holdtime = 180 seconds
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Command History
Version 8.2.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale.
Version 7.4.1.0 Introduced
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