3.2.2 Timers

The SQL Server Resolution Protocol client MUST implement a timer for the amount of time to wait for an SVR_RESP message from the server when a CLNT_UCAST_INST or CLNT_UCAST_DAC request is sent. The timer mechanism that is used is implementation-specific but SHOULD<2> have a time-out value of 1 second.

The SQL Server Resolution Protocol client MUST implement a timer for the amount of time to wait for SVR_RESP messages from servers in the network after a CLNT_UCAST_EX or CLNT_BCAST_EX request is sent. The timer mechanism that is used is implementation-specific.<3>