10.2.4 Adjusting the timer

Adjust the value of the RIP periodic advertisement timer, the value of the aging timer, and the wait time before entries are deleted from the routing tables.

To reduce the convergence time when a route is changed, set a value smaller than the default for the periodic advertisement timer and aging timer. To reduce RIP advertisement traffic, set a value greater than the default for the periodic advertisement timer.

If you change a RIP timer value, apply the same timer value to all routers on the RIP network.

Points to note

The example below shows how to use the timers basic command to change the value of the RIP timers.

Command examples

1. (config)# router rip

   (config-router)# network 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.255

   (config-router)# network 192.168.2.0 0.0.0.255

   (config-router)# timers basic 40 200 100

   Sets 40 seconds for the RIP periodic advertisement timer, 200 seconds for the aging timer, and 100 seconds before entries are deleted from the routing tables.