Operation Manual ā Routing Protocol 
Quidway S3900 Series Ethernet Switches-Release 1510  Chapter 4  OSPF Configuration
 
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After a router sends an LSA to a neighbor, it waits for an acknowledgement packet 
from the neighbor. If the router receives no acknowledgement packet from the 
neighbor within the retransmission interval, it retransmits the LSA to the neighbor. 
Table 4-14 Configure OSPF timers 
Operation  Command  Description 
Enter system view
 
system-view 
ā 
Enter interface view 
 
interface 
interface-type 
interface-number
 
Required
 
Set the hello interval on the 
interface
 
ospf timer hello 
seconds
 
Optional
 
By default, p2p and 
broadcast interfaces 
send Hello packets 
every 10 seconds; 
while  p2mp and 
NBMA interfaces send 
Hello packets every 30 
seconds.
 
Set the poll interval on the NBMA 
interface
 
ospf timer poll 
seconds
 
Optional
 
By default, poll packets 
are sent every 120 
seconds. 
 
Set the dead time of the 
neighboring router on the 
interface
 
ospf timer dead 
seconds
 
Optional
 
By default, the dead 
time for the OSPF 
neighboring router on a 
p2p or broadcast 
interface is 40 seconds 
and that for the OSPF 
neighboring router on a 
p2mp  or  NBMA 
interface is 120 
seconds.
 
Set the interval at which the 
router retransmits an LSA to the 
neighboring router on the 
interface
 
ospf timer retransmit 
interval
 
Optional
 
By default, this interval 
is five seconds.