DES-3326S Layer 3 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
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Priority. The Router
Priority is used in the
election of the DR and
BDR. If this field is set to
0, the router is ineligible
become the DR or the
BDR.
Router Dead Interval The number of seconds
that must pass before
declaring a silent router
as down.
Designated Router The identity of the DR for
this network, in the view
of the advertising router.
The DR is identified here
by its IP interface address
on the network.
Backup Designated Router The identity of the
Backup Designated
Router (BDR) for this
network. The BDR is
identified here by its IP
interface address on the
network. This field is set
to 0.0.0.0 if there is no
BDR.
Neighbor The Router Ids of each
router from whom valid
Hello packets have been
seen within the Router
Dead Interval on the
network.
Table 5-17. Hello Packet