Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions Omni Switch/Router - Manual (Page 846)

The WAN Port Software Menu
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Loopback Timeout
Sets the transition time between proprietary messages sent over the link. These messages are
analyzed to determine whether the link is in a loopback state. This only displays if the port is
using Frame Relay as its encapsulation type. The valid range is 0-255.
Connection Function
On serial ports using PPP, it is possible to configure the port to be a DTR dial backup port. In
case the primary WAN port fails, a DTR dial backup port will use a synchronous modem to
dial out and reestablish the WAN connection. If this feature is disabled, the
Connection
Function field will read Dedicated . If it is enabled, the field will read DTR-Dial , and the
following options will also be displayed:
200) Connect Timeout (seconds) ............................ 60
201) Retry Delay (seconds) .................................... 10
Connect Timeout
The number of seconds the switch attempts to establish a connection via this port before
declaring the attempt a failure. The valid range is 10 to 2147483647. The default is 60. If
the value is entered as 0, the attempt will never timeout.
Retry Delay
The number of seconds after a connection failure the switch waits before attempting a
new connection. The valid range is 1 to 2147483647. The default is 1.