In-Process Response; Autonomous Messages; In-Process Response Fields - Symmetricom TimeProvider 1100 Reference Manual

In-Process Response

If the TimeProvider cannot send a Normal response or an Error response within two
seconds of receipt of a command, it sends an In-Process response. The format of
an In-Process response is as follows. Note that IP identifies the response as an
In-Process response:
<cr><lf><lf>
sid date time<cr><lf>
IP ctag<cr><lf>
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When the TimeProvider finishes processing the original command, the In-Process
response is followed with either a Normal or Error response, as is appropriate.
1-4 provides a description of each field contained in the In-Process response.
Table 1-4. In-Process Response Fields
Field
sid The unit's Source Identifier (SID), which identifies the specific TimeProvider unit
within the synchronization network. The unit's SID is set using the SET-SID TL1
command.
date The date of the response, in the format YY-MM-DD, where YY is the 2-digit year, MM
is the 2-digit representation of the month, and DD is the day of the month.
time The time of the response, in the format HH:MM:SS, where HH is the hour in 24-hour
format, MM is the minutes, and SS is the seconds.
ctag The correlation tag that was sent as part of the TL1 command string. If the value for
the ctag is null in the command string, the unit returns a zero ( 0 ) as the ctag in the
response.

Autonomous Messages

In addition to the TL1 responses described above, the TimeProvider might return
Autonomous Messages to report alarms, configuration changes, or condition
changes. Frequently, an Autonomous Message is returned at approximately the
same time as the TL1 response that is associated with a command, because the
command happens to cause a change in the unit's state. Autonomous Messages
are not directly correlated with commands and they do not contain correlation tags
(ctags). They should, however, have an <atag>, which increments by one (from 1 to
999999) for each autonomous event.
Note: By default, Autonomous Messages are displayed in the user's
session. The display of Autonomous Messages can be enabled or
disabled using the ED-EQPT TL1 command with the AOMERGE
keyword.
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Description
TimeProvider TL1 Reference Guide
Chapter 1 TL1 Overview
Autonomous Messages
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