Data Usage Using Keepalive - Sierra Wireless Raven EDGE User Manual

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Rev 3.0B Feb.08
Data Communication and Host Modes
Figure 6-5: AceManager : Other
*IPPING sets the interval, in minutes, you want Keepalive 
to test the network connection. To disable Keepalive, set 
*IPPING to 0 (default setting). 
Note: 15 minutes is the minimum time which can be set for Keepalive.
If you set *IPPING for a value less than the minimum, the minimum
value will be set.
*IPPINGADDR sets the IP address you want to use for the 
connection test.
Caution: If *IPPINGADDR is left blank or is set to an invalid IP
address (example, an IP which is unreachable or one which is not a
valid IP address), modem performance will be adversely affected.

Data usage using Keepalive

Keepalive is an optional feature. If you frequently pass data 
with your modem, you most likely do not need to have 
Keepalive enabled. When using Keepalive, be aware that a 
ping moves approximately 66 bytes of data over the network 
and is billable by your cellular provider.   The following 
*IPPING settings will incur approximate monthly data usage 
in addition to any other data usage: 
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