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Configuration Options
6-33 3610-A2-GB91-90 July 1999
Table 6-8
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Backup Configuration Options
NtwkTimOut: 0:20 for a control DSU, 01:00 for a tributary DSU
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Network Time-Out. Length of time the DDS network must remain out of service before the dial backup call
attempt sequence is made. This configuration option only has an effect if Automatic Backup = Enab.
When
configured for nondisruptive diagnostics, rate adaption, TDM or MCMP, this configuration option must be set
to greater than or equal to 20 seconds.
Chang — Calls up a data entry display for changing the current value which can range from 1 second to
30
minutes. The cursor has two positions: a minutes field with a range of 0 to 29, and
a seconds field with a range of 00 to 59. When using async terminal, leading zeros must be
entered; i.e., enter 01:00 for a 1-minute network time out.
RestorTimOut: 5m
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Restoration Time-out. Length of time the DDS network must be back in service before automatic restoration
is attempted. This configuration option only has an effect at a DSU configured with Automatic Restoration =
Enab.
Chang — Calls up a data entry display for changing the current value, with a range of 1 to 60 minutes.
TriesTimeOut:15m
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Call Attempts Time-out. Sets an overall time limit for dial backup call attempts upon failure of the DDS
network. This configuration option only has an effect if Automatic Backup is set to Enab, regardless of
whether MultiCall is enabled (multiple calling cycle) or disabled (normal calling cycle).
Only 10 call attempts are made for the normal calling cycle. If a call attempt is in progress and the timer
expires, the call attempt will not be aborted.
Chang — Calls up a data entry display for changing the current value, with a range of 1 to 60 minutes.
MultiCall:Disab
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Multiple Calls. Used primarily for multipoint dial backup. Selects the multiple calling cycle in which the DBM
steps through the Backup Directory, attempting to call each valid dial string in the directory, or selects the
normal calling cycle. This configuration option only has an effect if Automatic Backup is set to Enab.
Enab — The DBM makes one attempt to call the dial string in the directory pointed to in the Backup
Directory configuration option (default is the first dial string in the directory). If the attempt fails,
the DBM makes an attempt to call the next dial string in the directory, and so on until either a
call is completed or the DBM cycles through all the dialed strings in the Backup Directory,
ignoring blank entries. The DBM then waits five minutes and begins the calling cycle again until
the TriesTimeOut period expires.
Disab — The normal calling cycle is used: three call attempts, a 5-minute wait, three more call attempts,
another 5-minute wait, etc., until the TriesTimeOut period expires.
NOTE: Do not enable the MultiCall feature unless a minimum of two unique telephone numbers have been
programmed into successive directories. Also, when loading telephone numbers into the dialing
directories, duplicate numbers must be avoided. These safeguards must be followed in order to
prevent the DBM from placing an excessive number of call attempts to the same telephone number.