This article describes the query period and quiet period, and explains the relationship between them.

• The query period defines how frequently the authenticator checks the server’s reachability.
• The quiet period is the time the interface stays in a wait state after a failed authentication attempt before trying again.
• The quiet period must be shorter than the query period.
• The commit will fail if the quiet period is greater than or equal to the query period.

root# show | compare

[edit protocols]

+  dot1x {

+    authenticator {

+      radius-reachability {

+        query-period 120;

+      }

+      interface {

+        all {

+          quiet-period 300;

+        }

+      }

+    }

+  }

{master:0}[edit]

root# commit check

[edit protocols dot1x authenticator]

 'interface all'

  Quiet period is greater than or equal to the query period

error: configuration check-out failed

root# show | compare

[edit protocols]

+  dot1x {

+    authenticator {

+      radius-reachability {

+        query-period 120;

+      }

+      interface {

+        all {

+          quiet-period 100;

+        }

+      }

+    }

+  }

{master:0}[edit]

root@jtac-QFX5200-32C-32Q-r070# commit check

configuration check succeeds