Dell Force10 Z9000 - Keepalive

Parameters
ieee-802.3ae Enter the keyword ieee-802.3ae to set the IPG to 12 (12-15) bytes
(packet size dependent).
shrink Enter the keyword shrink to set the IPG to 8 (8-11) bytes (packet
size dependent).
Defaults averaging the IPG
Command Mode INTERFACE
Command History
pre-Version
6.1.1.0
Introduced for E-Series (EtherScale-only).
Usage
Information
For 10 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces only.
IPG equals 96–bits times from the end of the previous packet to the start of the pre-amble of
the next packet.
keepalive
On SONET interfaces, send keepalive packets periodically to keep an interface alive when it is not transmitting data.
C-Series, E-Series, S-Series, Z-Series, S4810
Syntax
keepalive [seconds]
To stop sending SONET keepalive packets, use the no keepalive command.
Parameters
seconds (OPTIONAL) For SONET interfaces with PPP encapsulation enabled,
enter the number of seconds between keepalive packets. The range
is 0 to 23767. The default is 10 seconds.
Defaults Enabled.
Command Modes INTERFACE
Command History
Version 8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
Version 8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Version 8.1.1.2 Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale.
Version 7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
Version 7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
pre-Version
6.1.1.0
Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage
Information
When you configure keepalive, the system sends a self-addressed packet out of the
configured interface to verify that the far end of a WAN link is up. When you configure no
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