Applies only to broadcast circuits. Indicates the amount of assistance to be provided during broadcast loopback testing by the assistant node, whose address is specified in the ASSISTANT PHYSICAL ADDRESS or node-id as specified in the ASSISTANT NODE parameter. There are three possible values of help-type: TRANSMIT The assistant node relays the request to the destination node, which replies directly to the executor node. RECEIVE The executor node sends the request directly to the destination node, which relays the reply to the assistant node for transmission to the executor node. FULL The assistant node relays the request and the reply between the executor node and the destination node. If HELP is specified, ASSISTANT PHYSICAL ADDRESS or ASSISTANT NODE must also be specified.