Use this command to set the amount of time an IP Service Level Agreements (SLAs) operation waits for a response from its request packet. This command is available in the ICMP echo configuration sub-mode of IP SLA configuration mode.
| Default | 5000 milliseconds |
| Format | timeout milliseconds |
| Mode | IP SLA ICMP ECHO Config |
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| milliseconds | Length of time the operation waits to receive a response from its request packet, in milliseconds (ms). The range is 50 to 300000. The value of the milliseconds argument should be based on the sum of both the maximum round-trip time (RTT) value for the packets and the processing time of the IP SLAs operation. |
Usage Guidelines
It is recommended that the value of the milliseconds argument be based on the sum of both the maximum round-trip time (RTT) value for the packets and the processing time of the IP SLAs operation.
Use the timeout (IP SLA) command to set how long the operation waits to receive a response from its request packet, and use the frequency (IP SLA) command to set the rate at which the IP SLAs operation restarts. The value specified for the timeout (IP SLA) command cannot be greater than the value specified for the frequency (IP SLA) command.
Following are the recommended guidelines for configuring the frequency, timeout and threshold commands of the IP SLAs ICMP Echo operation:
(frequency seconds) then (timeout milliseconds) then (threshold milliseconds)
This command is supported in IPv4 networks and also for IPv6 networks where IPv6 addresses are supported.
Example: In the following example, the timeout value for an IP SLAs operation 11 is set for 2500 ms:
(Routing)(config)#ip sla 11 (Routing)(config-ip-sla)#icmp-echo 152.17.10.145 (Routing)(config-ip-sla-echo)#timeout 2500
