o dead timer Default: 10000 Value: 1-65535 Specifies the delay, in milliseconds, between polls of one of the set of dead tributaries. This attribute is supported only if the characteristic protocol is set to control. o delay timer Default: 0 Value: 0-65535 Specifies the minimum delay, in milliseconds, between polls. You can use this timer to limit the effect of a fast control station on slower tributaries. A value of 0 means that no delay is added. This attribute is supported only if the characteristic protocol is set to control. o physical line Default: No name Value: Local entity name Name of the Physical layer entity that the link operates over. A value for this characteristic must be set before the link entity is enabled. You can modify this characteristic only when the entity is disabled. o protocol Default: Point Value: See following description Protocol mode used by the local station. You cannot modify this characteristic. The value of this characteristic is a copy of the protocol argument specified when the ddcmp link entity is created. The default value is point and is the only permissible value. o receive buffers Default: 4 Value: 1-255 Specifies the number of receive buffers reserved for the link. You can modify this characteristic only when the entity is disabled. Also, you can only increase the characteristic value. o retransmit timer Default: 3000 Value: 1-65535 Maximum time (in milliseconds) to wait between sending a message and receiving a valid response. If this time expires, the local station takes error recovery action. On full-duplex point-to- point links, the timer is started immediately when a message is sent. o scheduling timer Default: 200 Value: 50-65535 Specifies the time, in milliseconds, between the recalculation of tributary polling priorities. This attribute is supported only if the characteristic protocol is set to control. o stream timer Default: 6000 Value: 0-65535 Specifies the time, in milliseconds, for which a tributary or the remote station (on a half-duplex point-to-point link) can hold the line. This characteristic is not supported if the characteristic protocol is set to tributary.