Time Constants


Packet Tracer 5.1 uses the following time constants:

RIP/RIPv6 default update

30 secs

RIP/RIPv6 default timeout

3 mins

RIP/RIPv6 default flush timeout 4 mins
RIP/RIPv6 default hold-down 3 mins
   
MAC table entry timeout 5 mins
   
ARP request timer 2 secs
ARP table entry timeout 4 hrs
   
CDP update timer 1 min
CDP neighbor hold-down timer 3 mins
   
DHCP client timeout 5 secs
   
CSMA/CD waiting time to resend random
   
LMI timeout 15 secs
LMI signaling 5 secs
Inverse ARP 30 secs
   
HDLC keepalive 5 secs
HDLC timeout 15 secs
   
NAT/NAT-PT entries timeout Depends on the encapsulation protocol
NAT/NAT-PT entry encapsulated in a UDP 5 mins
NAT/NAT-PT entry encapsulated in a TCP 24 hrs
NAT/NAT-PT entry encapsulated in a ICMP 1 min
   
CHAP timeout 5 secs
CHAP re-authenticate timeout 10 secs
   
DIALING no answer timeout 5 secs
DIALING no dial tone timeout 2 secs
   
PPP keepalive interval 5 secs
Timeout 15 secs
   
EIGRP/EIGRPv6 Hello time interval period 5 secs
EIGRP/EIGRPv6 Hold time interval period 15 secs
   
ICMP 1 ms
   
STP Max Age 20 secs
STP Hello 2 secs
STP Forward Delay 15 secs
STP Topology Change Notify Timer 2 secs
STP Topology Change Timer 35 secs
   
RSTP Migration Delay Timer 3 secs
   
OSPF/OSPFv3 SPF Hold Time 10 secs
OSPF/OSPFv3 LS Refresh Time 30 mins
OSPF/OSPFv3 SPF Delay Timer 5 secs
OSPF/OSPFv3 LSA Retransmission Time 5 secs
OSPF/OSPFv3 minimum LSA Arrival Time 1 sec
OSPF/OSPFv3 Delayed Acknowledgment Timer 2.5 secs
OSPF/OSPFv3 Dead Interval 40 secs
OSPF/OSPFv3 Hello 10 secs
OSPF/OSPFv3 Wait Interval 40 secs
   
TCP Connection Timeout 60 secs
TCP Retransmission Timeout <= 1 sec
TCP Inactivity Timeout 5 mins
TCP Close Timeout 10 secs
   
DNS Request Timeout 3 secs
   
DHCP Timeout 5 secs
DHCP Discovery Timeout 55 secs
   
DTP Hello 30 secs
DTP Timeout 5 mins
   
Password Timeout 30 secs
   
ND Neighbor Request Timer 2 secs
ND Neighbor Stale Timer 30 secs
ND Neighbor Timeout Timer 4 hrs
ND Router Solicitation Interval 4 secs
ND Router Advertisement Interval <= 16 secs
   
DHCPv6 Solicitation Timeout 1 sec
DHCPv6 Request Timeout 1 sec
   
LACP Initial Advertise Interval 1 sec
LACP Advertise Interval 30 secs
LACP Peer Timeout 90 secs
   
PAgP Initial Advertise Interval 1 sec
PAgP Advertise Interval 30 secs
PAgP Peer Timeout 90 secs