Setting Neighbor Notification Timer - 3Com LANPLEX 6000 User Manual

Setting Neighbor
Notification Timer
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The T-notify attribute is a timer used in the Neighbor Notification protocol to
indicate the interval of time between the generation of Neighbor
Information Frames (NIF). NIF frames allow stations to discover their
upstream and downstream neighbors. The T-notify value has a range of 2 to
30 seconds, with a default value of 30 seconds.
By setting the T-notify value low, your network reacts quickly to station
changes but more bandwidth is used. By setting the T-notify value high, less
bandwidth is used, but your network does not react to station changes as
quickly.
To set the T-notify timer:
1 From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:
fddi station tNotify
You are prompted for a slot related to the FDDI station.
2 Enter the slot(s) related to the FDDI station(s).
You are prompted for a station.
3 Enter the station.
4 Enter the value of the T-notify timer for that station.
Valid values are 2–30 seconds.
See the following example:
Select station [1]:
Station 1 - Enter new value [30]:
Administering FDDI Stations 9-9