ICMP AT commands

This page describes ICMP-related AT commands.

ICMP echo request #XPING

The #XPING command sends an ICMP Echo Request, also known as Ping.

Set command

The set command allows you to send an ICMP Echo Request.

Syntax

#XPING=<url>,<length>,<timeout>[,<count>[,<interval>[,<pdn>]]]

  • The <url> parameter is a string. It represents the hostname, the IPv4, or the IPv6 address of the target host.

  • The <length> parameter is an integer. It represents the length of the buffer size.

  • The <timeout> parameter is an integer. It represents the time to wait for each reply, in milliseconds.

  • The <count> parameter is an integer. It represents the number of echo requests to send. Its default value is 1.

  • The <interval> parameter is an integer. It represents the time to wait for sending the next echo request, in milliseconds. Its default value is 1000.

  • The <pdn> parameter is an integer. It represents cid in the +CGDCONT command. Its default value is 0.

Unsolicited notification

#XPING: <response time> seconds

The <response time> value is a float. It represents the elapsed time, in seconds, between the echo requests and the echo replies.

Example

AT#XPING="5.189.130.26",45,5000,5,1000
OK
#XPING: 0.386 seconds
#XPING: 0.341 seconds
#XPING: 0.353 seconds
#XPING: 0.313 seconds
#XPING: 0.313 seconds
#XPING: average 0.341 seconds
AT#XGETADDRINFO="ipv6.google.com"
#XGETADDRINFO: "2404:6800:4006:80e::200e"
OK
AT#XPING="ipv6.google.com",45,5000,5,1000
OK
#XPING: 0.286 seconds
#XPING: 0.077 seconds
#XPING: 0.110 seconds
#XPING: 0.037 seconds
#XPING: 0.106 seconds
#XPING: average 0.123 seconds
AT#XPING="5.189.130.26",45,5000,5,1000,1
OK
#XPING: 1.612 seconds
#XPING: 0.349 seconds
#XPING: 0.334 seconds
#XPING: 0.278 seconds
#XPING: 0.278 seconds
#XPING: average 0.570 seconds

Read command

The read command is not supported.

Test command

The test command is not supported.