Configuring Heartbeat

To configure the heartbeat parameters, use the following configuration:

Enabling Heartbeat

To enable a heartbeat, use the following configuration:

config 
   instance instance-id instance_id 
      endpoint pfcp 
         interface sxa 
            heartbeat 
            interval interval 
            retransmission-timeout timeout 
            max-retransmissions retransmission_count 
            end 

NOTES:

  • interval heartbeat_interval —Specify the heartbeat interval in seconds. Must be an integer in the range of 0-3600. To disable, set to 0.

  • max-retransmissions max_retransmissions —Specify the maximum number of retries for the PFCP Heartbeat Request. Must be an integer in the range of 0-15. Default value is 4.

  • retransmission-timeout retransmission_timeout —Specify the heartbeat retransmission timeout period in seconds. Must be an integer in the range of 1-20. Default value is 5.

Disabling Heartbeat

To disable a heartbeat, use the following configuration:

config 
   instance instance-id instance_id 
      endpoint pfcp 
         interface sxa 
            heartbeat 
            interval interval 
            end 

NOTES:

  • interval heartbeat_interval —Specify the heartbeat interval as 0 to disable the heartbeat.