Configuring RIP GR

GR ensures forwarding continuity when a routing protocol restarts or an active/standby switchover occurs.

Two routers are required to complete a GR process. The following are router roles in a GR process.

• GR restarter—Graceful restarting router. It must have GR capability.

• GR helper—A neighbor of the GR restarter. It helps the GR restarter to complete the GR process.

After RIP restarts on a router, the router must learn RIP routes again and update its FIB table, which causes network disconnections and route reconvergence.

With the GR feature, the restarting router (known as the "GR restarter") can notify the event to its GR capable neighbors. GR capable neighbors (known as "GR helpers") keep their adjacencies with the router within a GR interval. During this process, the FIB table of the router does not change. After the restart, the router contacts its neighbors to retrieve its FIB.

By default, a RIP-enabled device acts as the GR helper. Perform this task on the GR restarter.

To configure GR on the GR restarter: