OSPF Support for BFD over IPv4

The OSPF Support for BFD over IPv4 feature enables Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), which is a dynamic routing protocol, to regsiter with Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) to receive forwarding path detection failure messages from BFD.

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Prerequisites for OSPF Support for BFD over IPv4

  • OSPF must be running on all participating routers.

  • The baseline parameters for BFD sessions on the interfaces over which you want to run BFD sessions to BFD neighbors must be configured.

Information About OSPF Support for BFD over IPv4

Overview of OSPF Support for BFD over IPv4

The OSPF Support for BFD over IPv4 feature enables Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), which is a dynamic routing protocol, to register with Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) to receive forwarding path detection failure messages from BFD. Use the bfd interface milliseconds min_rx milliseconds multiplier interval-multiplier command to set the baseline BFD session parameters on an interface. You can either configure BFD Support for OSPF globally on all interfaces or configure it selectively on one or more interfaces.

There are two methods to enable OSPF Support for BFD:

  • Enable BFD for all interfaces for which OSPF is routing by using the bfd all-interfaces command in router configuration mode.

    Note

    Disable BFD support on individual interfaces using the ip ospf bfd [disable] command in interface configuration mode.

  • Enable BFD for a subset of interfaces for which OSPF is routing by using the ip ospf bfd command in interface configuration mode.

How to Configure OSPF Support for BFD over IPv4

Configuring OSPF Support for BFD over IPv4 for All Interfaces

To configure BFD for all OSPF interfaces, perform the steps in this section.

If you do not want to configure BFD on all OSPF interfaces and would rather configure BFD support specifically for one or more interfaces, see the Configuring OSPF Support for BFD over IPv4 for One or More Interfaces section.

SUMMARY STEPS

    1.    enable

    2.    configure terminal

    3.    router ospf process-id

    4.    bfd all-interfaces

    5.    exit

    6.    interface type number

    7.    ip ospf bfd [disable]

    8.    end

    9.    show bfd neighbors [details]

    10.    show ip ospf


DETAILED STEPS
 Command or ActionPurpose
Step 1 enable


Example: 
Device> enable
 

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

  • Enter your password if prompted.

 
Step 2 configure terminal


Example: 
Device# configure terminal
 

Enters global configuration mode.

 
Step 3 router ospf process-id


Example: 
Device(config)# router ospf 4
 

Specifies an OSPF process and enters router configuration mode.

 
Step 4 bfd all-interfaces


Example: 
Device(config-router)# bfd all-interfaces
 

Enables BFD globally on all interfaces associated with the OSPF routing process.

 
Step 5 exit


Example: 
Device(config-router)# exit
 

(Optional) Returns the router to global configuration mode. Enter this command only if you want to perform Step 7 to disable BFD for one or more interfaces.

 
Step 6 interface type number


Example: 
Device(config)# interface fastethernet 6/0
 

(Optional) Enters interface configuration mode. Enter this command only if you want to perform Step 7 to disable BFD for one or more interfaces.

 
Step 7 ip ospf bfd [disable]


Example: 
Device(config-if)# ip ospf bfd disable
 

(Optional) Disables BFD on a per-interface basis for one or more interfaces associated with the OSPF routing process.

Note   

Use the disable keyword only if you enabled BFD on all of the interfaces that OSPF is associated with using the bfd all-interfaces command in router configuration mode.

 
Step 8 end


Example: 
Device(config-if)# end
 

Exits interface configuration mode and returns the device to privileged EXEC mode.

 
Step 9 show bfd neighbors [details]


Example: 
Device# show bfd neighbors detail
 

(Optional) Displays information that can help verify if the BFD neighbor is active and displays the routing protocols that BFD has registered.

 
Step 10 show ip ospf


Example: 
Device# show ip ospf
 

(Optional) Displays information that can help verify if BFD for OSPF has been enabled.

 

Configuring OSPF Support for BFD over IPv4 for All Interfaces

To configure BFD for all OSPF interfaces, perform the steps in this section.

If you do not want to configure BFD on all OSPF interfaces and would rather configure BFD support specifically for one or more interfaces, see the Configuring OSPF Support for BFD over IPv4 for One or More Interfaces section.

SUMMARY STEPS

    1.    enable

    2.    configure terminal

    3.    router ospf process-id

    4.    bfd all-interfaces

    5.    exit

    6.    interface type number

    7.    ip ospf bfd [disable]

    8.    end

    9.    show bfd neighbors [details]

    10.    show ip ospf


DETAILED STEPS
 Command or ActionPurpose
Step 1 enable


Example: 
Device> enable
 

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

  • Enter your password if prompted.

 
Step 2 configure terminal


Example: 
Device# configure terminal
 

Enters global configuration mode.

 
Step 3 router ospf process-id


Example: 
Device(config)# router ospf 4
 

Specifies an OSPF process and enters router configuration mode.

 
Step 4 bfd all-interfaces


Example: 
Device(config-router)# bfd all-interfaces
 

Enables BFD globally on all interfaces associated with the OSPF routing process.

 
Step 5 exit


Example: 
Device(config-router)# exit
 

(Optional) Returns the router to global configuration mode. Enter this command only if you want to perform Step 7 to disable BFD for one or more interfaces.

 
Step 6 interface type number


Example: 
Device(config)# interface fastethernet 6/0
 

(Optional) Enters interface configuration mode. Enter this command only if you want to perform Step 7 to disable BFD for one or more interfaces.

 
Step 7 ip ospf bfd [disable]


Example: 
Device(config-if)# ip ospf bfd disable
 

(Optional) Disables BFD on a per-interface basis for one or more interfaces associated with the OSPF routing process.

Note   

Use the disable keyword only if you enabled BFD on all of the interfaces that OSPF is associated with using the bfd all-interfaces command in router configuration mode.

 
Step 8 end


Example: 
Device(config-if)# end
 

Exits interface configuration mode and returns the device to privileged EXEC mode.

 
Step 9 show bfd neighbors [details]


Example: 
Device# show bfd neighbors detail
 

(Optional) Displays information that can help verify if the BFD neighbor is active and displays the routing protocols that BFD has registered.

 
Step 10 show ip ospf


Example: 
Device# show ip ospf
 

(Optional) Displays information that can help verify if BFD for OSPF has been enabled.

 

Configuration Examples for OSPF Support for BFD over IPv4

Example: Configuring OSPF Support for BFD over IPv4

The following example shows how to configure BFD in an OSPF network. In the following example, a simple OSPF network consists of Device A and Device B. Fast Ethernet interface 0/1 on Device A is connected to the same network as Fast Ethernet interface 6/0 in Device B. The example, starting in global configuration mode, shows the configuration of BFD. For both Devices A and B, BFD is configured globally for all interfaces associated with the OSPF process.

Configuration for Device A

!
interface Fast Ethernet 0/1
ip address 172.16.10.1 255.255.255.0
bfd interval 50 min_rx 50 multiplier 3
!
interface Fast Ethernet 3/0.1
ip address 172.17.0.1 255.255.255.0
!
router ospf 123
log-adjacency-changes detail
network 172.16.0.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
network 172.17.0.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
bfd all-interfaces

Configuration for Device B

!
interface Fast Ethernet 6/0
 ip address 172.16.10.2 255.255.255.0
 bfd interval 50 min_rx 50 multiplier 3
!
interface Fast Ethernet 6/1
 ip address 172.18.0.1 255.255.255.0
!
router ospf 123
 log-adjacency-changes detail
 network 172.16.0.0 0.0.255.255 area 0
 network 172.18.0.0 0.0.255.255 area 0
 bfd all-interfaces

The output from the show bfd neighbors details command verifies that a BFD session has been created and that OSPF is registered for BFD support.

Device A

DeviceA# show bfd neighbors details

OurAddr       NeighAddr     LD/RD RH  Holdown(mult)  State     Int
172.16.10.1   172.16.10.2    1/2  1   532  (3 )      Up        Fa0/1          
Local Diag: 0, Demand mode: 0, Poll bit: 0
MinTxInt: 200000, MinRxInt: 200000, Multiplier: 5
Received MinRxInt: 1000, Received Multiplier: 3
Holdown (hits): 600(22), Hello (hits): 200(84453)
Rx Count: 49824, Rx Interval (ms) min/max/avg: 208/440/332 last: 68 ms ago
Tx Count: 84488, Tx Interval (ms) min/max/avg: 152/248/196 last: 192 ms ago
Registered protocols: OSPF
Uptime: 02:18:49
Last packet: Version: 0
            - Diagnostic: 0
             I Hear You bit: 1     - Demand bit: 0
             Poll bit: 0           - Final bit: 0
             Multiplier: 3         - Length: 24
             My Discr.: 2          - Your Discr.: 1
             Min tx interval: 50000    - Min rx interval: 1000
             Min Echo interval: 0

The output from the show bfd neighbors details command from Device B verifies that a BFD session has been created:

Device B

DeviceB# attach 6 
Entering Console for 8 Port Fast Ethernet in Slot: 6
Type "exit" to end this session
Press RETURN to get started!

Device> show bfd neighbors details
Cleanup timer hits: 0
OurAddr       NeighAddr     LD/RD RH  Holdown(mult)  State     Int
172.16.10.2   172.16.10.1    8/1  1   1000 (5 )      Up        Fa6/0          
Local Diag: 0, Demand mode: 0, Poll bit: 0
MinTxInt: 50000, MinRxInt: 1000, Multiplier: 3
Received MinRxInt: 200000, Received Multiplier: 5
Holdown (hits): 1000(0), Hello (hits): 200(5995)
Rx Count: 10126, Rx Interval (ms) min/max/avg: 152/248/196 last: 0 ms ago
Tx Count: 5998, Tx Interval (ms) min/max/avg: 204/440/332 last: 12 ms ago
Last packet: Version: 0            - Diagnostic: 0
I Hear You bit: 1     - Demand bit: 0
Poll bit: 0           - Final bit: 0
Multiplier: 5         - Length: 24
My Discr.: 1          - Your Discr.: 8
Min tx interval: 200000    - Min rx interval: 200000
Min Echo interval: 0
Uptime: 00:33:13
SSO Cleanup Timer called: 0
SSO Cleanup Action Taken: 0
Pseudo pre-emptive process count: 239103 min/max/avg: 8/16/8 last: 0 ms ago
IPC Tx Failure Count: 0
IPC Rx Failure Count: 0
Total Adjs Found: 1

The output from the show ip ospf command verifies that BFD has been enabled for OSPF.

Device A

DeviceA# show ip ospf

 Routing Process "ospf 123" with ID 172.16.10.1
 Supports only single TOS(TOS0) routes
 Supports opaque LSA
 Supports Link-local Signaling (LLS)
 Initial SPF schedule delay 5000 msecs
 Minimum hold time between two consecutive SPFs 10000 msecs
 Maximum wait time between two consecutive SPFs 10000 msecs
 Incremental-SPF disabled
 Minimum LSA interval 5 secs
 Minimum LSA arrival 1000 msecs
 LSA group pacing timer 240 secs
 Interface flood pacing timer 33 msecs
 Retransmission pacing timer 66 msecs
 Number of external LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x000000
 Number of opaque AS LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x000000
 Number of DCbitless external and opaque AS LSA 0
 Number of DoNotAge external and opaque AS LSA 0
 Number of areas in this router is 1. 1 normal 0 stub 0 nssa
 External flood list length 0
 BFD is enabled
    Area BACKBONE(0)
        Number of interfaces in this area is 2 (1 loopback)
        Area has no authentication
        SPF algorithm last executed 00:00:08.828 ago
        SPF algorithm executed 9 times
        Area ranges are
        Number of LSA 3. Checksum Sum 0x028417
        Number of opaque link LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x000000
        Number of DCbitless LSA 0
        Number of indication LSA 0
        Number of DoNotAge LSA 0
        Flood list length 0

Device B

DeviceB# show ip ospf

 Routing Process "ospf 123" with ID 172.18.0.1
 Supports only single TOS(TOS0) routes
 Supports opaque LSA
 Supports Link-local Signaling (LLS)
 Supports area transit capability
 Initial SPF schedule delay 5000 msecs
 Minimum hold time between two consecutive SPFs 10000 msecs
 Maximum wait time between two consecutive SPFs 10000 msecs
 Incremental-SPF disabled
 Minimum LSA interval 5 secs
 Minimum LSA arrival 1000 msecs
 LSA group pacing timer 240 secs
 Interface flood pacing timer 33 msecs
 Retransmission pacing timer 66 msecs
 Number of external LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x0     
 Number of opaque AS LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x0     
 Number of DCbitless external and opaque AS LSA 0
 Number of DoNotAge external and opaque AS LSA 0
 Number of areas in this router is 1. 1 normal 0 stub 0 nssa
 Number of areas transit capable is 0
 External flood list length 0
 BFD is enabled
    Area BACKBONE(0)
        Number of interfaces in this area is 2 (1 loopback)
        Area has no authentication
        SPF algorithm last executed 02:07:30.932 ago
        SPF algorithm executed 7 times
        Area ranges are
        Number of LSA 3. Checksum Sum 0x28417 
        Number of opaque link LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x0     
        Number of DCbitless LSA 0
        Number of indication LSA 0
        Number of DoNotAge LSA 0
        Flood list length 0

The output from the show ip ospf interface command verifies that BFD has been enabled for OSPF on the interfaces connecting Device A and Device B.

Device A

DeviceA# show ip ospf interface Fast Ethernet 0/1

show ip ospf interface Fast Ethernet 0/1 
Fast Ethernet0/1 is up, line protocol is up 
Internet Address 172.16.10.1/24, Area 0 
Process ID 123, Router ID 172.16.10.1, Network Type BROADCAST, Cost: 1
Transmit Delay is 1 sec, State BDR, Priority 1, BFD enabled
Designated Router (ID) 172.18.0.1, Interface address 172.16.10.2
Backup Designated router (ID) 172.16.10.1, Interface address 172.16.10.1
Timer intervals configured, Hello 10, Dead 40, Wait 40, Retransmit 5
oob-resync timeout 40
Hello due in 00:00:03
Supports Link-local Signaling (LLS)
Index 1/1, flood queue length 0
Next 0x0(0)/0x0(0)
Last flood scan length is 1, maximum is 1
Last flood scan time is 0 msec, maximum is 0 msec
Neighbor Count is 1, Adjacent neighbor count is 1 
Adjacent with neighbor 172.18.0.1  (Designated Router)
Suppress hello for 0 neighbor(s)

Device B

DeviceB# show ip ospf interface Fast Ethernet 6/1

Fast Ethernet6/1 is up, line protocol is up 
Internet Address 172.18.0.1/24, Area 0 
Process ID 123, Router ID 172.18.0.1, Network Type BROADCAST, Cost: 1
Transmit Delay is 1 sec, State DR, Priority 1, BFD enabled
Designated Router (ID) 172.18.0.1, Interface address 172.18.0.1
No backup designated router on this network
Timer intervals configured, Hello 10, Dead 40, Wait 40, Retransmit 5
oob-resync timeout 40
Hello due in 00:00:01
Supports Link-local Signaling (LLS)
Index 1/1, flood queue length 0
Next 0x0(0)/0x0(0)
Last flood scan length is 0, maximum is 0
Last flood scan time is 0 msec, maximum is 0 msec
Neighbor Count is 0, Adjacent neighbor count is 0 
Suppress hello for 0 neighbor(s)

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Feature Information for OSPF Support for BFD over IPv4

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Table 1 Feature Information for OSPF Support for BFD over IPv4

Feature Name

Releases

Feature Information

OSPF Support for BFD over IPv4

15.2(1)E

The OSPF Support for BFD over IPv4 feature enables Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), which is a dynamic routing protocol, to regsiter with Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) to receive forwarding path detection failure messages from BFD.