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MTP3 Timers
TeleSys Timer
(ITU 97 Base)
Name
Description
T1
Delay to avoid message mis-sequencing
on changeover
T2
Waiting
for
changeover
acknowledgement.
T3
Time controlled diversion-delay to avoid
mis-sequencing on changeback
T4

TeleSys
Timer
Range
HMS
Name
5 12 T1
7 2 T2
5 12 T3

T11
T12

Waiting for changeback

acknowledgement (first attempt).
Waiting
for
changeback
acknowledgement (second attempt).
Delay to avoid message mis-sequencing
on controlled rerouting
Waiting for signalling data link
connection acknowledgement
Transfer prohibited inhibition timer
(transient solution).
Not used.
Waiting to repeat signalling route set
test message
Transfer restricted timer.
Waiting for uninhibit acknowledgement

T13
T14

Waiting for force uninhibit.

Waiting for inhibition acknowledgement

8-15 T13
20-30 T14

T15

Waiting to start signalling route set

20-30 T15

T5
T6
T7
T8
T9
T10

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5-12 T4
5-12 T5
5-12 T6
10-20 T7
8-12 T8
T9
300-600 T10
300-900 T11
8-15 T12

ANSI Timer
(ANSI 95 Base)
Description
Delay to avoid message missequencing on changeover
Waiting
for
changeover
acknowledgement.
Time controlled diversion-delay to
avoid
mis-sequencing
on
changeback
Waiting for changeback
acknowledgement (first attempt).
Waiting
for
changeback
acknowledgement (second attempt).
Delay to avoid message missequencing on controlled rerouting
Waiting for signalling data link
connection acknowledgement
Transfer prohibited inhibition timer
(transient solution).
Not used.
Waiting to repeat signalling route set
test message
Transfer restricted timer.
Waiting
for
uninhibit
acknowledgement
Waiting for force uninhibit.
Waiting
for
inhibition
acknowledgement
Waiting to start signalling route set
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ANSI Timer
Range
HMS
5-12
5-12
5-12
5-12
5-12
5-12
10-20
8-12
300-600
300-900
8-15
8-15
20-30
20-30
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T22

congestion test
Waiting for route set congestion status
14-20
update.
Delay to avoid oscillation of initial
8 15
alignment failure and link restart
Supervision timer during MTP restart to
140-200
monitor link/linkset activation
Supervision timer during MTP restart to
670 690
avoid possible ping-pong of TFP,
TFRError: Reference source not found
and TRA messages
Overall MTP restart timer at the
590 610
signalling point whose MTP restarts.
Overall MTP restart timer at a signalling
630 650
point adjacent to one whose MTP
restarts.
Local inhibit test timer.
1800 36000

T23

Remote inhibit test timer.

T24

Stabilising timer after removal of local

processor outage, used in LPO latching
to RPO

T16
T17
T18
T19

T20
T21

T19

congestion test
Waiting for route set congestion
status update.
Delay to avoid oscillation of initial
alignment failure and link restart
Repeat TFR once by response
method
Failed Link Craft Refferal Timer

T20

Local inhibit test timer.

900-1200

T21

Remote inhibit test timer.

900-1200

T22

Timer at restarting SP waiting for

Sig Link to become available.
Timer at restarting SP started after
T22, waiting to receive all traffice
restart allowed message
Timer at restarting SP with transfer
function,started after T23, waiting to
broadcast all TRA
Overall MTP restart timer at a
signalling point adjacent to one
whose MTP restarts.
Timer at restarting SP waiting to
repeat Traffic restart waiting
message
Minimum duration of unavailability
of full restart
Timer at SP adjacent to restarting SP
waiting to repeat Traffic restart
waiting message

T16
T17
T18

1800 36000 T23

500 T24

T25

T25

T26

T26

T27

T27

T28

T28

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14-20
8-15
20-200
4800-6000

Network
Dependent
Network
Dependent
Network
Dependent
300-350
120-150
20-50
30-350

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T29

T29

T30

T30

T31

T31

T32

T32

T33

T33

T34

T34

T35
T36
T37
T38

T35
T36
T37
T38

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Timer started when TRA sent in

response to unexpected TRA or
TRW
Timer to limit sending of TFPs and
TFRs in response to unexpected
TRA or TRW
False Link Congestion detection
timer
Link Oscillation Timer (Procedure
A)
Probation Timer for Link Oscillation
Procedure B
Suspension
Timer
for
Link
Oscillation Procedure B

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600-650
300 350
100-1200
50-1200
600-6000
50-1200

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