timeout

Function

The timeout command sets the timeout period for a probe of an NQA test instance.

The undo timeout command restores the default timeout period for a probe of an NQA test instance.

By default, the timeout period for FTP test instances is 15 seconds and that for other test instances is 3 seconds.

Format

timeout time

undo timeout

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Value
time	Specifies the timeout period for a probe.	The value is an integer that ranges from 1 to 60, in seconds.

Views

NQA view

Default Level

2: Configuration level

Usage Guidelines

Usage Scenario

The timeout period refers to the waiting time after a probe is sent. If no response packet is received when the timeout period expires, the test fails. The timeout period is set based on the actual networking.

On an unstable network with a low transmission rate, you need to prolong the timeout period for sending probe packets to ensure that response packets can be received.

Prerequisites

The type of a test instance has been specified using the test-type command.

Precautions

You are advised to set the timeout period based on the round-trip time (RTT) value. Ensure that the timeout period set by the timeout command is longer than the RTT value.
The timeout period set by the timeout command must be smaller than or equal to the interval of automatic tests set by the interval command. Otherwise, the tests fail due to timeout of test packets.

Precautions

You cannot change this configuration of a running test instance.

In an ICMP test instance, if the following conditions are met, the Completion field in the test results will be displayed as no result:

The system CPU usage exceeds 90% and the configured timeout period is less than 6s.
frequency configured ≤ (probe-count - 1) × interval + 6.

Example

# Set the timeout period of the test instance named user test to 20 seconds.

<HUAWEI> system-view
[HUAWEI] nqa test-instance user test
[HUAWEI-nqa-user-test] test-type jitter
[HUAWEI-nqa-user-test] timeout 20