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packet max-retries
packet max-retries
Use the packet max-retries configuration interface command to specify the maximum number of
attempts per non-best-effort data packet before discarding the packet. Use the no form of the command
to reset the parameter to defaults.
[no] packet max-retries number 1 number 2
fail-threshold number 3 number 4
priority value
drop-packet
Syntax Description
Defaults number 1 default is 3, number 2 default is 0, number 3 default is 100, number 4 default is 500, value
does not have a default and drop-packet default is no, that is - non-best-effort data packets will not be
discarded.
Command Modes Configuration interface
Command History
Examples This example shows how to specify the packet max-retries.
AP(config)#interface dot11radio 1
AP(config-if)# packet max-retries 15 15 fail-threshold 10 10 priority 7 drop-packet
This example shows how reset the packet retries to defaults.
AP(config-if)# no packet max-retries 15 15 fail-threshold 10 10 priority 7 drop-packet
max-retries number 1
number 2
Specifies the maximum number (0 to 128) of non-best-effort data packet
retries before discarding the packet. number 1 retries is used if number 3
fail-threshold has not exceeded and number 2 retries is used if number 3
fail-threshold has been exceeded. number 1 default is 3 and number 2
default is 0
fail-threshold number 3
number 4
Specifies the thresholds for the maximum number of consecutive dropped
packets (0 to 1000). number 3 fail-threshold is used to switch max-retries
from number 1 to number 2 as described above. If number 4 fail-threshold
has exceeded, the client will be disassociated. number 3 default is 100 and
number 4 default is 500.
priority value Specifies the QOS user priority (1 to 7). value does not have a default value.
drop-packet Specifies that priority packets should not be retried and that the packets
should be dropped when the maximum number of retries has been reached.
Release Modification
12.3(8)JA This command was introduced.