Additional Remote Networking
Reducing Cost
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5.5 Reducing Cost
5.5.1 Inactivity Logouts
The SCS can be configured to log out a particular site after a certain period of inactivity (referred to as idle
time). To configure an inactivity timeout, the site must be allocated a maximum idle time in seconds using
the
Define Site Idle
command.
Figure 5-17:
Setting Site Idle Time
The site may then be associated with an idle time filter list. When a site receives packets, it compares them
to this list. Packets that "pass" the filter list will reset the idle timer to zero. If no packets pass the list or
traffic is not received within the idle time, the site will be timed out. If an idle time filter is not used, any
packet traffic sent by the site will reset the idle timer.
Note:
Incoming packet traffic does not reset the idle timer if there is no idle time filter.
Idle time filter lists enable the SCS to keep a site active for specific types of traffic, disconnecting the site
if this traffic isn’t sent. For example, imagine that a particular site was intended for interactive traffic. Using
an idle filter list, the site could ensure that other traffic (such as email) wouldn’t keep the connection active.
Note:
To configure an idle time filter, see Filter Lists on page 5-2.
5.5.2 Restricting Packets with Startup Filters
To prevent unwanted packets from initiating a connection, each site may be associated with a startup filter
list. Packets destined for a remote site are compared to this list; if they do not pass the filter, they are
discarded.
Startup filter lists are only intended to prevent unwanted connections. If a connection is already in place, the
list is ignored. To configure a startup filter, see
Filter Lists
on page 5-2.
5.5.3 Reducing the Number of Ports Used
When additional links are brought up to increase bandwidth, phone charges will increase. Reducing the
number of ports or reducing the site’s maximum bandwidth can reduce total cost; see
Purge Site
on page
12-148 and
Define Site Bandwidth
on page 12-134 for details.
5.5.4 Using Higher Speed Modems
The time used to transfer data can be reduced by using the highest speed modems available. To ensure that
high speed modems are used before low speed modems, priority numbers may be assigned to each site’s
ports. If high speed modems are attached to ports with high priority numbers, they will be dialed before other
modems.
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