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Dell Configuration Guide for the S4048–ON System 9.14.2.4

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Far-End Failure Detection

Far-end failure detection (FEFD) is a protocol that senses remote data link errors in a network. FEFD responds by sending a unidirectional report that triggers an echoed response after a specified time interval. You can enable FEFD globally or locally on an interface basis. Disabling the global FEFD configuration does not disable the interface configuration.
Figure 1. Configuring Far-End Failure Detection
Illustration of configuring far-end failure detection.

The report consists of several packets in SNAP format that are sent to the nearest known MAC address.

In the event of a far-end failure, the device stops receiving frames and, after the specified time interval, assumes that the far-end is not available. The connecting line protocol is brought down so that upper layer protocols can detect the neighbor unavailability faster.


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