idle-character

Last Updated : Apr 02, 2020 |

Use the idle-character command to set the bit pattern used to indicate an idle line. Use the no form of this command to restore the default value. For E1 and USP interfaces, the default value is flags. For T1 interfaces, the default value is marks.

Syntax

idle-character {flags|marks}

no idle-character

Parameters

Parameter

Description

Possible Values

Default Value

flags

Keyword specifying that flags are transmitted to indicate an idle line

marks

Keyword specifying that marks are transmitted to indicate an idle line

User Level

read-write

Context

interface:Serial (DS1 PPP L2, DS1 PPP L2-L3, DS1 FR L2, USP PPP L2, USP PPP L2-L3, USP FR L2)

Example

To set the idle-character to marks:

Gxxx-001(if:Serial 3/1)# idle-character marks