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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel@debian.org> | 2024-11-17 07:11:26 +0100 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel@debian.org> | 2024-11-17 07:11:26 +0100 |
commit | d5587ccda8edb748ca8bfd1f0ed92a801ac5bfc6 (patch) | |
tree | 705ea89e798053f9c227b85512bc9f5b437b0093 /doc/user/bfd.rst | |
parent | Releasing debian version 10.1.1-3. (diff) | |
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Merging upstream version 10.2.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel@debian.org>
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diff --git a/doc/user/bfd.rst b/doc/user/bfd.rst index 3ca104a3..4c142cfb 100644 --- a/doc/user/bfd.rst +++ b/doc/user/bfd.rst @@ -1,12 +1,19 @@ .. _bfd: -********************************** -Bidirectional Forwarding Detection -********************************** +*** +BFD +*** -:abbr:`BFD (Bidirectional Forwarding Detection)` stands for -Bidirectional Forwarding Detection and it is described and extended by -the following RFCs: +:abbr:`BFD (Bidirectional Forwarding Detection)` is: + + a protocol intended to detect faults in the bidirectional path between two + forwarding engines, including interfaces, data link(s), and to the extent + possible the forwarding engines themselves, with potentially very low + latency. + + -- :rfc:`5880` + +It is described and extended by the following RFCs: * :rfc:`5880` * :rfc:`5881` @@ -38,19 +45,6 @@ may also be specified (:ref:`common-invocation-options`). .. program:: bfdd -.. option:: --bfdctl <unix-socket> - - Set the BFD daemon control socket location. If using a non-default - socket location:: - - /usr/lib/frr/bfdd --bfdctl /tmp/bfdd.sock - - - The default UNIX socket location is |INSTALL_PREFIX_STATE|/bfdd.sock - - This option overrides the location addition that the -N option provides - to the bfdd.sock - .. option:: --dplaneaddr <type>:<address>[<:port>] Configure the distributed BFD data plane listening socket bind address. @@ -72,7 +66,7 @@ may also be specified (:ref:`common-invocation-options`). --dplaneaddr ipv6:[::1]:50701 - (if ommited the default port is ``50700``). + (if omitted the default port is ``50700``). It is also possible to operate in client mode (instead of listening for connections). To connect to a data plane server append the letter 'c' to |