Updated the text on MA-Hold-Time setting as follows (added the closing sentence):
o whether the peer still wants the MA in place. During MA setup,
each node indicates its own MA-Hold-Time as part of the Stack-
Configuration-Data. A node MUST NOT tear down the MA if it has
received traffic from its peer over that period. A peer which has
generated no traffic but still wants the MA retained may use a
special null message (MA-Hello) to indicate the fact. A default
value for MA-Hold-Time of 30 seconds is RECOMMENDED. Nodes MAY
use shorter times to achieve more rapid peer failure detection,
but need to take into account the load on the network created by
the MA-Hello messages. Nodes MAY use longer times, but need to
take into account the cost of retaining idle MAs for extended
periods. Nodes MAY take signalling application behaviour (e.g.
NSLP refresh times) into account in choosing an appropriate value.
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