ESR series service routers.ESR-Series. User manual
Step Description Command Keys
8 Enable BFD operation with the specified 
IP address.
esr(config)# ip bfd neighbor 
<ADDR> [ { interface <IF> | tunnel 
<TUN> } ] 
[local-address <ADDR> [multihop]] 
[vrf <VRF>]
<ADDR> – gateway IP address, 
defined as AAA.BBB.CCC.DDD 
where each part takes values of 
[0..255];
<IF> – interface or interface 
group;
<TUN> – tunnel type and 
number.
<VRF> – VRF name, set by the 
string of up to 31 characters.
multihop – key for setting 
TTL=255, for BFD mechanism 
operation through the routed 
network.
9 Switch BFD session to the passive 
mode, so that BFD messages will not 
be sent until the messages from BFD 
neighbor are received. Globally 
(optional).
esr(config)# ip bfd passive
10 Set the interval after which the BFD 
message is sent to the neighbor. On the 
interface (optional).
esr(config-if-gi)# ip bfd idle-tx-
interval <TIMEOUT>
<TIMEOUT> – interval after 
which the BFD packet should 
be sent, takes values in 
milliseconds in the range of 
[200..65535] for 
ESR-1000/1200/1500/1511
/1700/3100/3200 and 
[300..65535] for 
ESR-10/12V(F)/14VF/
15/20/21/30/100/200.
Default value: 1 second.