Application of BFD Association
Applications Associated with BFD
Association between BFD and other protocols improves protocol switching performance and reduces service traffic loss. BFD can be associated with protocols such as routing, MPLS, and VPN.
| Function | Supported Products | Link |
|---|---|---|
Association between the BFD session status and the interface status |
S5720EI, S5720HI, S5720I-SI, S5720S-SI, S5720SI, S5730HI, S5730S-EI, S5730SI, S6720EI, S6720HI, S6720S-EI, S6720S-SI, and S6720SI | See Configuring Association Between the BFD Session and the Interface Status. |
Association between the BFD session status and the interface status (the interface is triggered to go Down) |
S5720EI, S5720HI, S5730HI, S6720EI, S6720HI, and S6720S-EI | See Configuring Association Between a BFD Session and an Interface to Trigger the Associated Interface in Down State. |
BFD for VRRP |
S5720EI, S5720HI, S5720I-SI, S5720S-SI, S5720SI, S5730HI, S5730S-EI, S5730SI, S6720EI, S6720HI, S6720S-EI, S6720S-SI, and S6720SI | See Configuring Association Between VRRP and BFD to Implement a Rapid Active/Standby Switchover and Configuring Association Between VRRP and Peer BFD to Implement a Rapid Active/Standby Switchover. Only the S5720HI, S5730HI, and S6720HI support the configuration in Configuring Association Between VRRP and Peer BFD to Implement a Rapid Active/Standby Switchover. |
BFD for VRRP6 |
S5720EI, S5720HI, S5720I-SI, S5720S-SI, S5720SI, S5730HI, S5730S-EI, S5730SI, S6720EI, S6720HI, S6720S-EI, S6720S-SI, and S6720SI | See Configuring Association Between VRRP6 and BFD to Implement a Rapid Active/Standby Switchover. |
BFD for PIM |
S5720EI, S5720HI, S5720I-SI, S5720S-SI, S5720SI, S5730HI, S5730S-EI, S5730SI, S6720EI, S6720HI, S6720S-EI, S6720S-SI, and S6720SI | See Configuring PIM BFD in "IPv4 PIM Configuration" in the S2720, S5700, and S6720 V200R013C00 Configuration Guide - IP Multicast. |
