Timeout (Ping Test); Detect Attempts - Huawei OptiX OSN 550 Configuration Manual

OptiX OSN 550 Multi-Service CPE Optical Transmission
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Relationship with Other Parameters
None.

7.38 Timeout (Ping Test)

Description
The Timeout (Ping Test) parameter specifies the waiting period in which no response message
is received from the opposite end after a maintenance point initiates the Ping test. In this case,
the maintenance point regards that the Ping test fails. This waiting period is called the Ping
timeout time.
Impact on the System
After initiating the Ping test, the maintenance point returns a Ping timeout message if it fails to
receive the response message from the opposite end when the Ping timeout time is reached.
Values
Valid Values
3-60, in step length of 1
Configuration Guidelines
Set this parameter to a lower value if the requirement is high for the response time.
Set this parameter to a higher value if the requirement is low for the response time.
Relationship with Other Parameters
The values of Timeout and Ping Attempts decides the longest duration required to perform the
Ping test.

7.39 Detect Attempts

Description
The Detect Attempts parameter specifies the detection attempts for performing performance
detection defined in IEEE 802.1ag.
Impact on the System
If the value of Detection Count is larger, the test result is more accurate in each performance
detection test. In this case, more system resources are used, and longer time is consumed.
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7 List of Parameters
Default Value Unit
5 Second
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