cost [range]
Sets the cost to receive a packet on this circuit. This is used by the
routing algorithm to determine the cost of a circuit in choosing
routes (cost is not the same as an IP metric). Range: 1 to 25.
Default: 4.
The following values are suggested starting points:
Circuit type Cost
Ethernet 4
Token-Ring4/16 4
Sync 56 Kb 6
Sync T1 5
X.25 25
Example:
define circuit tkr/0 cost 5
DTE Address
Specifies the address of the remote DTE on the X.25 circuit. This is
always the address of the remote system. This is a decimal number
of up to 14 characters.
hello timer [range]
Specifies how often (in seconds) router hellos are sent on this
circuit. Range: 1 to 8191 seconds. Default: 15 seconds
(recommended).
maximum recalls
(define only) Specifies how many attempts the router makes to
reestablish an outgoing static SVC call after an initial call failure.
After the maximum number of recalls, the router makes no further
attempts to establish the SVC without your intervention. Valid
values are in the range of 1 to 20, the default is 1. See also the
recall timer argument.
maximum routers [range]
(define only) Specifies how many other routers there may be on
this circuit. Range: 1 to 33. Default: 16.
Note: This parameter is not user-configurable on an X.25 circuit
when the executor
type
is set to DEC-routing-IV or
DEC-area. In this case the maximum number of routers is 1.
If this is a level 1 router, only routers on this circuit in the same
area count. If this is a level 2 router, all routers on this circuit count.
The local router does not count against the limit.
The router’s efficiency and memory requirements are improved by
keeping this number low. Set this argument to equal a few more
than the total number of adjacent routers on the circuit. Do not set
this argument to less than the number of routers on the circuit; this
can result in anomalies in routing.
Note: For a point-to-point (synchronous line) circuit, set this
argument to 1. The result is significant memory savings on a
router with multiple point-to-point lines.
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