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Chapter 2 Cisco CMTS Configuration Commands
cable telco-return spd dial-timer
cable telco-return spd dial-timer
To set the number of seconds that a telephone connection is idle before the telco-return CM disconnects
the call, use the
cable telco-return spd dial-timer
command in cable interface configuration mode. To
restore the default value, use the
no
form of this command.
cable telco-return spd
spd-number
dial-timer
seconds
no cable telco-return spd
spd-number
dial-timer
Syntax Description
Defaults
The dial-timer is set to 0, which means that inactive telephone connections are not disconnected.
Command Modes
Interface configuration (cable interface only)
Command History
Usage Guidelines
This command sets the Demand Dial Timer parameter for the specified SPD in Telephony Channel
Descriptor (TCD) messages. This enables the CM to emulate true dial-on-demand functionality by
monitoring inactive networking time and allowing it to disconnect any telephone connection that exceeds
the timer.
Note
This command is available only in images that support telco-return. These images have a “t” as part of
the image name.
Examples
The following example shows how to set the timer to 2 hours:
router(config-if)#
cable telco-return spd 2 dial-timer 7200
Related Commands
spd-number
Service provider descriptor (SPD) number for which this parameter is
set. Valid range is 1 through 5.
seconds
Number of seconds that a connection is idle before the CM
disconnects the call. Valid range is 0 through 4,294,967,295. The
default of 0 means that the dial-timer is not used.
Release
Modification
12.0(4)XI
This command was introduced.
Command Description
cable telco-return enable
Enables telco-return functionality.
cable telco-return interval
Defines the interval for sending TCD and Termination System
Information (TSI) messages.
