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	== Error model ==		== Error model ==
	~~Rejections are never silent in v25.~~ Every failure arrives in one of ~~three~~ ways:		Every failure arrives in one of these ways:

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	\| A control rate limit \|\| [[SimTX API/Packets/Error\|Error]] <code>RATE_LIMITED</code> \|\| The connection closes.		\| A control rate limit \|\| [[SimTX API/Packets/Error\|Error]] <code>RATE_LIMITED</code> \|\| The connection closes.
	\|}		\|}

	~~v24's TxReject, TxKick and ModerationError, and the <code>ok</code>, <code>available</code>, <code>found</code> and <code>error</code> fields of several v24 responses, are all replaced by this model.~~

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	\| 6 \|\| <code>ERROR_CODE_RATE_LIMITED</code> \|\| Too many requests. \|\| Later, more slowly		\| 6 \|\| <code>ERROR_CODE_RATE_LIMITED</code> \|\| Too many requests. \|\| Later, more slowly
	\|-		\|-
	\| 7 \|\| <code>ERROR_CODE_UNAVAILABLE</code> \|\| A transient condition: disabled, busy, or ~~a server node~~ not reachable. \|\| Yes, with backoff		\| 7 \|\| <code>ERROR_CODE_UNAVAILABLE</code> \|\| A transient condition: disabled, busy or not reachable. \|\| Yes, with backoff
	\|-		\|-
	\| 8 \|\| <code>ERROR_CODE_STATION_INACTIVE</code> \|\| The station is deleted or deorbited, or the satellite has reentered. \|\| No		\| 8 \|\| <code>ERROR_CODE_STATION_INACTIVE</code> \|\| The station is deleted or deorbited, or the satellite has reentered. \|\| No
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	\|}		\|}

	Operators can change these values~~, and the public deployment may use different ones~~.		Operators can change these values.

	* '''Receiver limits''' are counted per client IP address. A start over a limit is refused with <code>LIMIT_REACHED</code>.		* '''Receiver limits''' are counted per client IP address. A start over a limit is refused with <code>LIMIT_REACHED</code>.
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	! Timer !! Value !! Effect		! Timer !! Value !! Effect
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	\| Preface, hello and start \|\| 5 s ~~through the public gateway, 15 s direct~~ \|\| Connection closed.		\| Preface, hello and start \|\| 5 s \|\| Connection closed.
	\|-		\|-
	\| No hello at all \|\| 20 s \|\| Connection closed.		\| No hello at all \|\| 20 s \|\| Connection closed.
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	SimTX has no session resumption. After any disconnect:		SimTX has no session resumption. After any disconnect:
	# If the connection was authenticated, obtain a '''new''' [[SimTX API/Game tickets\|game ticket]]. Tickets are single use.		# If the connection was authenticated, obtain a '''new''' [[SimTX API/Game tickets\|game ticket]]. Tickets are single use.
	# Reconnect with exponential backoff, for example 1, 2, 4, 8 seconds and so on up to a minute, with random jitter~~. A client that reconnects instantly in a loop after a limit rejection will keep being rejected, and may be rate limited by the account service as well~~.		# Reconnect with exponential backoff, for example 1, 2, 4, 8 seconds and so on up to a minute, with random jitter.
	# Send the start again with the same settings.		# Send the start again with the same settings.

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