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320 | ip mobile foreign-agent Dell PowerConnect W-Series ArubaOS 6.1 CLI | Reference Guide
ip mobile foreign-agent
ip mobile foreign-agent {lifetime <seconds> | max-visitors <number> |
registrations {interval <msecs> | retransmits <number>}}
Description
This command configures the foreign agent for IP mobility.
Syntax
Usage Guidelines
A foreign agent is the controller which handles all mobile IP communication with a home agent on behalf of a
roaming client.
Example
The following command configures the foreign agent:
(host) (config) #ip mobile foreign-agent registration interval 10000
Command History
This command was available in ArubaOS 3.0.
Command Information
Parameter Description Range Default
lifetime Requested lifetime, in seconds, as per RFC 3344, “IP Mobility
Support for IPv4”.
10-65534 180 seconds
max-visitors Maximum number of active visitors. 0-5000 5000
registrations Frequency at which re-registration messages are sent to the
home agent:
interval Retransmission interval, in milliseconds 100-10000 1000 milliseconds
retransmits Maximum number of times the foreign agent attempts mobile
IP registration message exchanges before giving up.
0-5 3
Platform License Command Mode
Available on all platforms Available in the base operating system Config mode on master controllers