LAT Characteristics
6-2 Configuring LAT Characteristics
LAT Characteristics
Preparing to Change LAT Characteristics
Before you change LAT characteristics, make sure to:
• Install the latest software image on the access server and all load hosts.
• Read the release notes.
• Know what devices and cables are connected at the various ports.
• Enter the SET PRIVILEGED command for the port.
• Check if the current values or default values are appropriate.
LAT Characteristic Summary
To modify a LAT characteristic, use the SET/DEFINE/CHANGE command for the
appropriate characteristic. The following table summarizes the access server LAT
characteristics:
Characteristic Default Range Refer to Section
ANNOUNCEMENTS Enabled – ANNOUNCEMENTS
Characteristic
CIRCUIT TIMER 80
milliseconds
30 to 200 CIRCUIT TIMER
Characteristic
IDENTIFICATION None – IDENTIFICATION
Characteristic
KEEPALIVE TIMER 20 seconds – KEEPALIVE TIMER
Characteristic
MULTICAST
TIMER
30 seconds 10 to 180 MULTICAST
TIMER Characteristic
NAME LAT_
ethernet-
address
– ACCESS SERVER
NAME Characteristic
NODE LIMIT 200 1 to 1000 NODE LIMIT
Characteristic
NUMBER 0 0 to
32,767
Access SERVER
NUMBER
Characteristic
