inactivity-timer

Configures the time a forwarding entry can remain unused before the device deletes it.
Syntax
inactivity-timer seconds
no inactivity-timer seconds
Command Default

The default inactive time is 180 seconds.

Parameters
seconds
Specifies the time in seconds. The range is 60 through 3600 seconds. The default is 180 seconds.
Modes

PIM router configuration mode

Usage Guidelines

The no form of this command restores the default inactive time, 180 seconds.

A device deletes a forwarding entry if the entry is not used to send multicast packets. The Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) inactivity timer defines how long a forwarding entry can remain unused before the device deletes it.

Note: The inactivity timer may not expire according to the configured time. You may notice a delay of 0 to 60 seconds over the configured value.

Examples

This example configures an inactive time to 90 seconds. 

device# configure terminal
device(config)# router pim
device(config-pim-router)# inactivity-timer 90
History
Release version Command history
08.0.60 Added note about the inactivity timer expiry.
Parent topic: Commands I