Patton electronic 2800 user manual Configuring the keep-alive interval

OnSite 2800 Series User Manual 4 • Serial port configuration

2800(cfg)#port serial 0 0 2800(prt-ser)[0/0]#framerelay 2800(frm-rel)[0/0]#lmi-type ansi

Configuring the keep-alive interval

A keep-alive interval must be set to configure the LMI. By default, this interval is 10 seconds and, according to the LMI protocol, must be less than the corresponding interval on the switch. The keep-alive interval in sec- onds, which is represented by number, has to be in the range from 1 to 3600.

This procedure describes how to set the keep-alive interval

Mode: Frame Relay

Step	Command	Purpose
1	node(frm-rel)[slot/port]#keepalive number	Sets the LMI keep-alive interval

To disable keep-alives on networks that do not utilize LMI, use the no keepalive interface configuration command.

Example: Configuring the keep-alive interval

The following example sets the keepalive interval to 10 seconds for Frame Relay over the serial interface on slot 0 and port 0 of an OnSite router.

2800(cfg)#port serial 0 0 2800(prt-ser)[0/0]#framerelay 2800(frm-rel)[0/0]#keepalive 10

Entering Frame Relay PVC configuration mode

The permanent virtual circuit (PVC) is a virtual circuit that is permanently established. PVCs save bandwidth associ- ated with circuit establishment and tear down in situations where certain virtual circuits must exist all the time.

The Frame Relay network provides a number of virtual circuits that form the basis for connections between stations attached to the same Frame Relay network.

The resulting set of interconnected devices forms a private Frame Relay group, which may be either fully inter- connected with a complete mesh of virtual circuits, or only partially interconnected.

In either case, each virtual circuit is uniquely identified at each Frame Relay interface by a Data Link Connection Identifier (DLCI). In most circumstances, DLCIs have strictly local significance at each Frame Relay interface.

Assigning a DLCI to a specified Frame Relay sub interface on the OnSite is done in the PVC configuration mode. The DLCI has to be in the range from 1 to 1022.

Note A maximum of eight PVCs can be defined.

This procedure describes how to enter the PVC configuration.

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