Creating a Retry Profile

To create a retry profile:

  1. From the Policy Server section of the navigation pane, select Retry Profile.

    The content tree displays the Retry Profile group.

  2. Select the Retry Profile group.

    The Retry Profile Administration page opens in the work area and lists any available retry profiles.

  3. Click Create Retry Profile.

    The New Retry Profile page opens.

  4. Enter the Name for the profile.

    The name can only contain the characters A–Z, a–z, 0–9, period (.), hyphen (-), and underline (_). The maximum length is 255 characters.

  5. Enter the Description/Location.

    Free-form text describing the profile.

  6. Select the Retry Profile Type from the list:

    The available choices are:
    • For Wireless:

      PCC Retry Profile and ADC Retry Profile (default).

    • For Cable and Wireline:

      Best Effort — Transmission opportunities are granted on a first-come, first-served basis. Appropriate for upstream service flows such as Web browsing, email, or instant messaging.

  7. Enter the Maximum Retry Attempt (per Retry Cycle).

    The maximum number of retry attempts during a retry cycle in the range from 1 to 10. The default is 5.

  8. Enter the Initial Retry Interval.

    The length of time to wait, in seconds, after a reported failure or the end of the Back Off Interval before retrying. Enter a value from 0 to 30 seconds. The default is 10 seconds.
    Note: To specify a retry immediately after a reported failure, enter 0.

  9. Enter the Maximum Retry Interval.

    The maximum wait, in seconds, after a reported failure or the end of the Back Off Interval before retrying during a retry cycle. Enter a value from 1 to 180 seconds. The default is 60 seconds.

  10. Enter the Back Off Interval.

    The interval from 1 to 86400 seconds between successive retry cycles. The default is 300 seconds.

  11. Enter the Maximum Retry Cycles.

    The number of retry cycles ranging from 1 to 4. The default value is 1 cycle.

  12. Rule Failure Code

    The upper box lists available rule failure codes. The lower box lists rule failure codes installed in the profile.
    Note: The failure codes RESOURCES_LIMITATION and RESOURCE_ALLOCATION_FAILURE are installed by default.

    • To add a rule failure code to the profile, select it in the upper box and click Add.
    • To remove a rule failure code from the profile, select it in the lower box and click Delete.

    Note: If the total number of retry attempts (Maximum Retry Attempt multiplied by the Maximum Retry Cycles) exceeds 12, the CMP displays a warning message that the configuration might increase the signaling load in the network and asks if you want to continue with the specified settings.
    Note: If the profile does not contain any rule failure codes, the MPE device retries the rule installation regardless of the failure code reported.

  13. Click Save.
The retry profile is defined in the CMP database and can now be used in a policy.