Test Commands; Using The Ppp Echo-Test Command - Cisco ASR 5000 Series Administration Manual

▀ Test Commands

Test Commands
In the event that an issue was discovered with an installed application or line card, depending on the severity, it may be
necessary to take corrective action.
The system provides several redundancy and fail-over mechanisms to address issues with application and line cards in
order to minimize system downtime and data loss. These mechanisms are described in the sections that follow.

Using the PPP Echo-Test Command

The system provides a mechanism to verify the Point-to-Point Protocol session of a particular subscriber by sending
Link Control Protocol (LCP) packets to the mobile node. This functionality can be extremely useful in determining the
quality of the air link and delays that may occur.
The command has the following syntax:
Keyword/Variable
The following figure displays a sample of this command‟s output showing a successful PPP echo-test to a subscriber
named user2@aaa.
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Description
Specifies that the test is executed for a subscriber with a specific call identification number (callid).
is the specific call identification number that you wish to test.
Specifies that the test is executed for a subscriber with a specific IP address. ip_address is the
specific IP address that you wish to test.
Specifies that the test is executed for a subscriber with a specific mobile station identification
(MSID) number. is the specific mobile station identification number that you wish to test.
Specifies that the test is executed for a subscriber with a specific username.
is the specific username that you wish to test.
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