diff --git a/internal/pkg/config/config.go b/internal/pkg/config/config.go
index 8b657eb..9f210de 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@
 
 	defaultMetricsEnabled   = false
 	defaultMibAuditInterval = 0
+
+	defaultOmciTimeout = 3 * time.Second
 )
 
 // AdapterFlags represents the set of configurations used by the read-write adaptercore service
@@ -100,6 +102,7 @@
 	OnuVendorIds                string
 	MetricsEnabled              bool
 	MibAuditInterval            time.Duration
+	OmciTimeout                 time.Duration
 }
 
 // NewAdapterFlags returns a new RWCore config
@@ -136,6 +139,7 @@
 		OnuVendorIds:                defaultOnuVendorIds,
 		MetricsEnabled:              defaultMetricsEnabled,
 		MibAuditInterval:            defaultMibAuditInterval,
+		OmciTimeout:                 defaultOmciTimeout,
 	}
 	return &adapterFlags
 }
@@ -235,6 +239,9 @@
 	help = fmt.Sprintf("Mib Audit Interval in seconds - the value zero will disable Mib Audit")
 	flag.DurationVar(&(so.MibAuditInterval), "mib_audit_interval", defaultMibAuditInterval, help)
 
+	help = fmt.Sprintf("OMCI timeout duration - this timeout value is used on the OMCI channel for waiting on response from ONU")
+	flag.DurationVar(&(so.OmciTimeout), "omci_timeout", defaultOmciTimeout, help)
+
 	flag.Parse()
 	containerName := getContainerInfo()
 	if len(containerName) > 0 {
diff --git a/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/mib_download.go b/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/mib_download.go
index 21da07d..e79abe2 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/mib_download.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/mib_download.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
 func (onuDeviceEntry *OnuDeviceEntry) enterCreatingGalState(ctx context.Context, e *fsm.Event) {
 	logger.Debugw(ctx, "MibDownload FSM", log.Fields{"Tx create::GAL Ethernet Profile in state": e.FSM.Current(), "device-id": onuDeviceEntry.deviceID})
-	meInstance := onuDeviceEntry.PDevOmciCC.sendCreateGalEthernetProfile(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true)
+	meInstance := onuDeviceEntry.PDevOmciCC.sendCreateGalEthernetProfile(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), onuDeviceEntry.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true)
 	//accept also nil as (error) return value for writing to LastTx
 	//  - this avoids misinterpretation of new received OMCI messages
 	onuDeviceEntry.PDevOmciCC.pLastTxMeInstance = meInstance
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 
 func (onuDeviceEntry *OnuDeviceEntry) enterSettingOnu2gState(ctx context.Context, e *fsm.Event) {
 	logger.Debugw(ctx, "MibDownload FSM", log.Fields{"Tx Set::ONU2-G in state": e.FSM.Current(), "device-id": onuDeviceEntry.deviceID})
-	meInstance := onuDeviceEntry.PDevOmciCC.sendSetOnu2g(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true)
+	meInstance := onuDeviceEntry.PDevOmciCC.sendSetOnu2g(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), onuDeviceEntry.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true)
 	//accept also nil as (error) return value for writing to LastTx
 	//  - this avoids misinterpretation of new received OMCI messages
 	onuDeviceEntry.PDevOmciCC.pLastTxMeInstance = meInstance
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
 
 		//create MBSP
 		meInstance := onuDeviceEntry.PDevOmciCC.sendCreateMBServiceProfile(
-			log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), uniPort, ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true)
+			log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), uniPort, onuDeviceEntry.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true)
 		onuDeviceEntry.PDevOmciCC.pLastTxMeInstance = meInstance
 		//verify response
 		err := onuDeviceEntry.waitforOmciResponse(ctx, meInstance)
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
 
 		//create MBPCD
 		meInstance = onuDeviceEntry.PDevOmciCC.sendCreateMBPConfigData(
-			log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), uniPort, ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true)
+			log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), uniPort, onuDeviceEntry.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true)
 		onuDeviceEntry.PDevOmciCC.pLastTxMeInstance = meInstance
 		//verify response
 		err = onuDeviceEntry.waitforOmciResponse(ctx, meInstance)
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@
 
 		//create EVTOCD
 		meInstance = onuDeviceEntry.PDevOmciCC.sendCreateEVTOConfigData(
-			log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), uniPort, ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true)
+			log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), uniPort, onuDeviceEntry.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true)
 		onuDeviceEntry.PDevOmciCC.pLastTxMeInstance = meInstance
 		//verify response
 		err = onuDeviceEntry.waitforOmciResponse(ctx, meInstance)
diff --git a/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/mib_sync.go b/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/mib_sync.go
index 9880cb5..43e4556 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/mib_sync.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/mib_sync.go
@@ -79,14 +79,14 @@
 		oo.devState = DeviceStatusInit
 	}
 	logger.Debugw(ctx, "MibSync FSM", log.Fields{"send mibReset in State": e.FSM.Current(), "device-id": oo.deviceID})
-	_ = oo.PDevOmciCC.sendMibReset(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true)
+	_ = oo.PDevOmciCC.sendMibReset(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), oo.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true)
 	//TODO: needs to handle timeouts
 }
 
 func (oo *OnuDeviceEntry) enterGettingVendorAndSerialState(ctx context.Context, e *fsm.Event) {
 	logger.Debugw(ctx, "MibSync FSM", log.Fields{"Start getting VendorId and SerialNumber in State": e.FSM.Current(), "device-id": oo.deviceID})
 	requestedAttributes := me.AttributeValueMap{"VendorId": "", "SerialNumber": 0}
-	meInstance := oo.PDevOmciCC.sendGetMe(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), me.OnuGClassID, onugMeID, requestedAttributes, ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true, oo.pMibUploadFsm.commChan)
+	meInstance := oo.PDevOmciCC.sendGetMe(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), me.OnuGClassID, onugMeID, requestedAttributes, oo.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true, oo.pMibUploadFsm.commChan)
 	//accept also nil as (error) return value for writing to LastTx
 	//  - this avoids misinterpretation of new received OMCI messages
 	oo.PDevOmciCC.pLastTxMeInstance = meInstance
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 func (oo *OnuDeviceEntry) enterGettingEquipmentIDState(ctx context.Context, e *fsm.Event) {
 	logger.Debugw(ctx, "MibSync FSM", log.Fields{"Start getting EquipmentId in State": e.FSM.Current(), "device-id": oo.deviceID})
 	requestedAttributes := me.AttributeValueMap{"EquipmentId": ""}
-	meInstance := oo.PDevOmciCC.sendGetMe(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), me.Onu2GClassID, onu2gMeID, requestedAttributes, ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true, oo.pMibUploadFsm.commChan)
+	meInstance := oo.PDevOmciCC.sendGetMe(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), me.Onu2GClassID, onu2gMeID, requestedAttributes, oo.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true, oo.pMibUploadFsm.commChan)
 	//accept also nil as (error) return value for writing to LastTx
 	//  - this avoids misinterpretation of new received OMCI messages
 	oo.PDevOmciCC.pLastTxMeInstance = meInstance
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 func (oo *OnuDeviceEntry) enterGettingFirstSwVersionState(ctx context.Context, e *fsm.Event) {
 	logger.Debugw(ctx, "MibSync FSM", log.Fields{"Start getting IsActive and Version of first SW-image in State": e.FSM.Current(), "device-id": oo.deviceID})
 	requestedAttributes := me.AttributeValueMap{"IsCommitted": 0, "IsActive": 0, "Version": ""}
-	meInstance := oo.PDevOmciCC.sendGetMe(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), me.SoftwareImageClassID, firstSwImageMeID, requestedAttributes, ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true, oo.pMibUploadFsm.commChan)
+	meInstance := oo.PDevOmciCC.sendGetMe(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), me.SoftwareImageClassID, firstSwImageMeID, requestedAttributes, oo.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true, oo.pMibUploadFsm.commChan)
 	//accept also nil as (error) return value for writing to LastTx
 	//  - this avoids misinterpretation of new received OMCI messages
 	oo.PDevOmciCC.pLastTxMeInstance = meInstance
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 func (oo *OnuDeviceEntry) enterGettingSecondSwVersionState(ctx context.Context, e *fsm.Event) {
 	logger.Debugw(ctx, "MibSync FSM", log.Fields{"Start getting IsActive and Version of second SW-image in State": e.FSM.Current(), "device-id": oo.deviceID})
 	requestedAttributes := me.AttributeValueMap{"IsCommitted": 0, "IsActive": 0, "Version": ""}
-	meInstance := oo.PDevOmciCC.sendGetMe(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), me.SoftwareImageClassID, secondSwImageMeID, requestedAttributes, ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true, oo.pMibUploadFsm.commChan)
+	meInstance := oo.PDevOmciCC.sendGetMe(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), me.SoftwareImageClassID, secondSwImageMeID, requestedAttributes, oo.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true, oo.pMibUploadFsm.commChan)
 	//accept also nil as (error) return value for writing to LastTx
 	//  - this avoids misinterpretation of new received OMCI messages
 	oo.PDevOmciCC.pLastTxMeInstance = meInstance
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 func (oo *OnuDeviceEntry) enterGettingMacAddressState(ctx context.Context, e *fsm.Event) {
 	logger.Debugw(ctx, "MibSync FSM", log.Fields{"Start getting MacAddress in State": e.FSM.Current(), "device-id": oo.deviceID})
 	requestedAttributes := me.AttributeValueMap{"MacAddress": ""}
-	meInstance := oo.PDevOmciCC.sendGetMe(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), me.IpHostConfigDataClassID, ipHostConfigDataMeID, requestedAttributes, ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true, oo.pMibUploadFsm.commChan)
+	meInstance := oo.PDevOmciCC.sendGetMe(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), me.IpHostConfigDataClassID, ipHostConfigDataMeID, requestedAttributes, oo.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true, oo.pMibUploadFsm.commChan)
 	//accept also nil as (error) return value for writing to LastTx
 	//  - this avoids misinterpretation of new received OMCI messages
 	oo.PDevOmciCC.pLastTxMeInstance = meInstance
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
 
 func (oo *OnuDeviceEntry) enterUploadingState(ctx context.Context, e *fsm.Event) {
 	logger.Debugw(ctx, "MibSync FSM", log.Fields{"send MibUpload in State": e.FSM.Current(), "device-id": oo.deviceID})
-	_ = oo.PDevOmciCC.sendMibUpload(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true)
+	_ = oo.PDevOmciCC.sendMibUpload(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), oo.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true)
 }
 
 func (oo *OnuDeviceEntry) enterUploadDoneState(ctx context.Context, e *fsm.Event) {
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@
 	/* to be verified / reworked !!! */
 	oo.PDevOmciCC.uploadNoOfCmds = msgObj.NumberOfCommands
 	if oo.PDevOmciCC.uploadSequNo < oo.PDevOmciCC.uploadNoOfCmds {
-		_ = oo.PDevOmciCC.sendMibUploadNext(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true)
+		_ = oo.PDevOmciCC.sendMibUploadNext(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), oo.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true)
 	} else {
 		logger.Errorw(ctx, "Invalid number of commands received for:", log.Fields{"device-id": oo.deviceID, "uploadNoOfCmds": oo.PDevOmciCC.uploadNoOfCmds})
 		//TODO right action?
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@
 		oo.pOnuDB.PutMe(ctx, meClassID, meEntityID, meAttributes)
 	}
 	if oo.PDevOmciCC.uploadSequNo < oo.PDevOmciCC.uploadNoOfCmds {
-		_ = oo.PDevOmciCC.sendMibUploadNext(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true)
+		_ = oo.PDevOmciCC.sendMibUploadNext(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), oo.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true)
 	} else {
 		oo.pOnuDB.logMeDb(ctx)
 		err := oo.createAndPersistMibTemplate(ctx)
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@
 	logger.Debugw(ctx, "Request MDS value", log.Fields{"device-id": oo.deviceID})
 	requestedAttributes := me.AttributeValueMap{"MibDataSync": ""}
 	meInstance := oo.PDevOmciCC.sendGetMe(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx),
-		me.OnuDataClassID, onuDataMeID, requestedAttributes, ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true, oo.pMibUploadFsm.commChan)
+		me.OnuDataClassID, onuDataMeID, requestedAttributes, oo.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true, oo.pMibUploadFsm.commChan)
 	//accept also nil as (error) return value for writing to LastTx
 	//  - this avoids misinterpretation of new received OMCI messages
 	oo.PDevOmciCC.pLastTxMeInstance = meInstance
diff --git a/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/omci_ani_config.go b/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/omci_ani_config.go
index 742a0ab..db0b916 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/omci_ani_config.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/omci_ani_config.go
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@
 		"EntitytId": strconv.FormatInt(int64(oFsm.mapperSP0ID), 16),
 		"device-id": oFsm.deviceID, "uni-id": oFsm.pOnuUniPort.uniID})
 	oFsm.requestEventOffset = 0 //0 offset for last config request activity
-	meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendCreateDot1PMapper(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true,
+	meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendCreateDot1PMapper(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true,
 		oFsm.mapperSP0ID, oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan)
 	//accept also nil as (error) return value for writing to LastTx
 	//  - this avoids misinterpretation of new received OMCI messages
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@
 			"TpPointer":       oFsm.mapperSP0ID,
 		},
 	}
-	meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendCreateMBPConfigDataVar(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true,
+	meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendCreateMBPConfigDataVar(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true,
 		oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, meParams)
 	//accept also nil as (error) return value for writing to LastTx
 	//  - this avoids misinterpretation of new received OMCI messages
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@
 			"AllocId": oFsm.alloc0ID,
 		},
 	}
-	meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendSetTcontVar(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true,
+	meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendSetTcontVar(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true,
 		oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, meParams)
 	//accept also nil as (error) return value for writing to LastTx
 	//  - this avoids misinterpretation of new received OMCI messages
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@
 			}(pConfigAniStateAFsm)
 		}
 	} else {
-		meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendSetDot1PMapperVar(context.TODO(), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true,
+		meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendSetDot1PMapperVar(context.TODO(), oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true,
 			oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, meParams)
 		//accept also nil as (error) return value for writing to LastTx
 		//  - this avoids misinterpretation of new received OMCI messages
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@
 	oFsm.requestEventOffset = 1 //offset 1 to indicate last activity = remove
 
 	// this state entry is only expected in a suitable state (checked outside in onu_uni_tp)
-	meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendDeleteGemIWTP(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true,
+	meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendDeleteGemIWTP(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true,
 		oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, loGemPortID)
 	oFsm.pLastTxMeInstance = meInstance
 }
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@
 		"device-id": oFsm.deviceID, "uni-id": oFsm.pOnuUniPort.uniID,
 		"GemNCTP-entity-id": loGemPortID})
 	// this state entry is only expected in a suitable state (checked outside in onu_uni_tp)
-	meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendDeleteGemNCTP(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true,
+	meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendDeleteGemNCTP(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true,
 		oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, loGemPortID)
 	oFsm.pLastTxMeInstance = meInstance
 	// Mark the gem port to be removed for Performance History monitoring
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@
 			"AllocId": unusedTcontAllocID,
 		},
 	}
-	meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendSetTcontVar(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true,
+	meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendSetTcontVar(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true,
 		oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, meParams)
 	oFsm.pLastTxMeInstance = meInstance
 }
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@
 	logger.Debugw(ctx, "uniPonAniConfigFsm - start deleting the .1pMapper", log.Fields{
 		"device-id": oFsm.deviceID, "uni-id": oFsm.pOnuUniPort.uniID})
 
-	meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendDeleteDot1PMapper(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true,
+	meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendDeleteDot1PMapper(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true,
 		oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, oFsm.mapperSP0ID)
 	oFsm.pLastTxMeInstance = meInstance
 }
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@
 	logger.Debugw(ctx, "uniPonAniConfigFsm - start deleting the ANI MBCD", log.Fields{
 		"device-id": oFsm.deviceID, "uni-id": oFsm.pOnuUniPort.uniID})
 
-	meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendDeleteMBPConfigData(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true,
+	meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendDeleteMBPConfigData(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true,
 		oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, oFsm.macBPCD0ID)
 	oFsm.pLastTxMeInstance = meInstance
 }
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@
 				"PriorityQueuePointerForDownStream":   gemPortAttribs.downQueueID,
 			},
 		}
-		meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendCreateGemNCTPVar(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true,
+		meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendCreateGemNCTPVar(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true,
 			oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, meParams)
 		//accept also nil as (error) return value for writing to LastTx
 		//  - this avoids misinterpretation of new received OMCI messages
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@
 					"GalProfilePointer":                    galEthernetEID,
 				},
 			}
-			meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendCreateMulticastGemIWTPVar(context.TODO(), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout,
+			meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendCreateMulticastGemIWTPVar(context.TODO(), oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout,
 				true, oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, meParams)
 			oFsm.pLastTxMeInstance = meInstance
 			//verify response
@@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@
 					"Ipv4MulticastAddressTable": ipv4MulticastTable,
 				},
 			}
-			meIPV4MCTableInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendSetMulticastGemIWTPVar(context.TODO(), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout,
+			meIPV4MCTableInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendSetMulticastGemIWTPVar(context.TODO(), oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout,
 				true, oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, meIPV4MCTableParams)
 			oFsm.pLastTxMeInstance = meIPV4MCTableInstance
 
@@ -1089,7 +1089,7 @@
 					"GalProfilePointer":                    galEthernetEID,
 				},
 			}
-			meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendCreateGemIWTPVar(context.TODO(), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true,
+			meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendCreateGemIWTPVar(context.TODO(), oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true,
 				oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, meParams)
 			//accept also nil as (error) return value for writing to LastTx
 			//  - this avoids misinterpretation of new received OMCI messages
@@ -1163,7 +1163,7 @@
 			meParams.Attributes["TrafficSchedulerPointer"] = loTrafficSchedulerEID //ensure assignment of the relevant trafficScheduler
 			meParams.Attributes["Weight"] = uint8(kv.Value.(uint16))
 		}
-		meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendSetPrioQueueVar(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true,
+		meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendSetPrioQueueVar(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true,
 			oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, meParams)
 		//accept also nil as (error) return value for writing to LastTx
 		//  - this avoids misinterpretation of new received OMCI messages
diff --git a/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/omci_cc.go b/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/omci_cc.go
index 5f4521d..3a46f45 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/omci_cc.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/omci_cc.go
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@
 
 // ### OMCI related definitions - retrieved from Python adapter code/trace ####
 
-//ConstDefaultOmciTimeout - Default OMCI Timeout
-const ConstDefaultOmciTimeout = 3 //seconds
-
 const galEthernetEID = uint16(1)
 const maxGemPayloadSize = uint16(48)
 const connectivityModeValue = uint8(5)
diff --git a/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/omci_onu_upgrade.go b/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/omci_onu_upgrade.go
index 618d265..4150cc5 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/omci_onu_upgrade.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/omci_onu_upgrade.go
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@
 		"MeId": oFsm.inactiveImageMeID, "windowSizeLimit": oFsm.omciDownloadWindowSizeLimit,
 		"ImageSize": oFsm.imageLength, "original file size": fileLen})
 	//"NumberOfCircuitPacks": oFsm.numberCircuitPacks, "CircuitPacks MeId": 0}) //parallel circuit packs download not supported
-	err = oFsm.pOmciCC.sendStartSoftwareDownload(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, false,
+	err = oFsm.pOmciCC.sendStartSoftwareDownload(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, false,
 		oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, oFsm.inactiveImageMeID, oFsm.omciDownloadWindowSizeLimit, oFsm.origImageLength)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Errorw(ctx, "StartSwDl abort: can't send section", log.Fields{
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
 			logger.Infow(ctx, "DlSection expect Response for last window (section)", log.Fields{
 				"device-id": oFsm.deviceID, "DlSectionNoAbsolute": oFsm.nextDownloadSectionsAbsolute})
 		}
-		err := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendDownloadSection(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, false,
+		err := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendDownloadSection(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, false,
 			oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, oFsm.inactiveImageMeID, windowAckRequest, oFsm.nextDownloadSectionsWindow, downloadSection, framePrint)
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Errorw(ctx, "DlSection abort: can't send section", log.Fields{
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@
 		time.Sleep(cOmciEndSwDlDelaySeconds * time.Second)
 	}
 
-	err := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendEndSoftwareDownload(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, false,
+	err := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendEndSoftwareDownload(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, false,
 		oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, oFsm.inactiveImageMeID, oFsm.origImageLength, imageCRC)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Errorw(ctx, "EndSwDl abort: can't send section", log.Fields{
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@
 	logger.Infow(ctx, "OnuUpgradeFsm activate SW", log.Fields{
 		"device-id": oFsm.deviceID, "me-id": oFsm.inactiveImageMeID})
 
-	err := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendActivateSoftware(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, false,
+	err := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendActivateSoftware(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, false,
 		oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, oFsm.inactiveImageMeID)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Errorw(ctx, "ActivateSw abort: can't send activate frame", log.Fields{
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@
 		if imageFit || activeImageID == oFsm.inactiveImageMeID {
 			logger.Infow(ctx, "OnuUpgradeFsm commit SW", log.Fields{
 				"device-id": oFsm.deviceID, "me-id": oFsm.inactiveImageMeID}) //more efficient activeImageID with above check
-			err := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendCommitSoftware(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, false,
+			err := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendCommitSoftware(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, false,
 				oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, oFsm.inactiveImageMeID) //more efficient activeImageID with above check
 			if err != nil {
 				logger.Errorw(ctx, "CommitSw abort: can't send commit sw frame", log.Fields{
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@
 		"device-id": oFsm.deviceID, "me-id": oFsm.inactiveImageMeID})
 	requestedAttributes := me.AttributeValueMap{"IsCommitted": 0, "IsActive": 0, "Version": ""}
 	meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendGetMe(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx),
-		me.SoftwareImageClassID, oFsm.inactiveImageMeID, requestedAttributes, ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, false, oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan)
+		me.SoftwareImageClassID, oFsm.inactiveImageMeID, requestedAttributes, oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, false, oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan)
 	//accept also nil as (error) return value for writing to LastTx
 	//  - this avoids misinterpretation of new received OMCI messages
 	oFsm.pLastTxMeInstance = meInstance
diff --git a/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/omci_test_request.go b/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/omci_test_request.go
index 410dda0..4395f10 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/omci_test_request.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/omci_test_request.go
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@
 
 		logger.Debugw(ctx, "performOmciTest-start sending frame", log.Fields{"for device-id": oo.deviceID})
 		// send with default timeout and normal prio
-		go oo.pDevOmciCC.send(ctx, onu2gBaseGet, ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, 0, false, omciRxCallbackPair)
+		// Note: No reference to fetch the OMCI timeout value from configuration, so hardcode it to 10s
+		go oo.pDevOmciCC.send(ctx, onu2gBaseGet, 10, 0, false, omciRxCallbackPair)
 
 	} else {
 		logger.Errorw(ctx, "performOmciTest: Device does not exist", log.Fields{"for device-id": oo.deviceID})
diff --git a/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/omci_vlan_config.go b/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/omci_vlan_config.go
index d541ffd..912af08 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/omci_vlan_config.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/omci_vlan_config.go
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@
 		}
 		logger.Debugw(ctx, "UniVlanConfigFsm sendcreate VTFD", log.Fields{
 			"in state": e.FSM.Current(), "device-id": oFsm.deviceID})
-		meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendCreateVtfdVar(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true,
+		meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendCreateVtfdVar(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true,
 			oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, meParams)
 		//accept also nil as (error) return value for writing to LastTx
 		//  - this avoids misinterpretation of new received OMCI messages
@@ -1072,7 +1072,7 @@
 					"NumberOfEntries":  oFsm.numVlanFilterEntries,
 				},
 			}
-			meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendCreateVtfdVar(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true,
+			meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendCreateVtfdVar(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true,
 				oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, meParams)
 			//accept also nil as (error) return value for writing to LastTx
 			//  - this avoids misinterpretation of new received OMCI messages
@@ -1108,7 +1108,7 @@
 					"NumberOfEntries":  oFsm.numVlanFilterEntries,
 				},
 			}
-			meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendCreateVtfdVar(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true,
+			meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendCreateVtfdVar(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true,
 				oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, meParams)
 			//accept also nil as (error) return value for writing to LastTx
 			//  - this avoids misinterpretation of new received OMCI messages
@@ -1195,7 +1195,7 @@
 					"in state": e.FSM.Current(), "device-id": oFsm.deviceID})
 			loVlanEntryClear = 1           //full VlanFilter clear request
 			if loAllowSpecificOmciConfig { //specific OMCI config is expected to work acc. to the device state
-				meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendDeleteVtfd(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true,
+				meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendDeleteVtfd(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true,
 					oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, vtfdID)
 				oFsm.pLastTxMeInstance = meInstance
 			} else {
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@
 
 				if loAllowSpecificOmciConfig { //specific OMCI config is expected to work acc. to the device state
 					// FIXME: VOL-3685: Issues with resetting a table entry in EVTOCD ME
-					meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendDeleteVtfd(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true,
+					meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendDeleteVtfd(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true,
 						oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, vtfdID)
 					oFsm.pLastTxMeInstance = meInstance
 				} else {
@@ -1595,7 +1595,7 @@
 				"AssociatedMePointer": oFsm.pOnuUniPort.entityID,
 			},
 		}
-		meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendCreateEvtocdVar(context.TODO(), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true,
+		meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendCreateEvtocdVar(context.TODO(), oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true,
 			oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, meParams)
 		//accept also nil as (error) return value for writing to LastTx
 		//  - this avoids misinterpretation of new received OMCI messages
@@ -1619,7 +1619,7 @@
 				"DownstreamMode": uint8(cDefaultDownstreamMode),
 			},
 		}
-		meInstance = oFsm.pOmciCC.sendSetEvtocdVar(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true,
+		meInstance = oFsm.pOmciCC.sendSetEvtocdVar(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true,
 			oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, meParams)
 		//accept also nil as (error) return value for writing to LastTx
 		//  - this avoids misinterpretation of new received OMCI messages
@@ -1671,7 +1671,7 @@
 				"ReceivedFrameVlanTaggingOperationTable": sliceEvtocdRule,
 			},
 		}
-		meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendSetEvtocdVar(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true,
+		meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendSetEvtocdVar(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true,
 			oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, meParams)
 		//accept also nil as (error) return value for writing to LastTx
 		//  - this avoids misinterpretation of new received OMCI messages
@@ -1727,7 +1727,7 @@
 					"ReceivedFrameVlanTaggingOperationTable": sliceEvtocdRule,
 				},
 			}
-			meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendSetEvtocdVar(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true,
+			meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendSetEvtocdVar(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true,
 				oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, meParams)
 			//accept also nil as (error) return value for writing to LastTx
 			//  - this avoids misinterpretation of new received OMCI messages
@@ -1779,7 +1779,7 @@
 						"ReceivedFrameVlanTaggingOperationTable": sliceEvtocdRule,
 					},
 				}
-				meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendSetEvtocdVar(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true,
+				meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendSetEvtocdVar(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true,
 					oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, meParams)
 				//accept also nil as (error) return value for writing to LastTx
 				//  - this avoids misinterpretation of new received OMCI messages
@@ -1832,7 +1832,7 @@
 						"ReceivedFrameVlanTaggingOperationTable": sliceEvtocdRule,
 					},
 				}
-				meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendSetEvtocdVar(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true,
+				meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendSetEvtocdVar(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true,
 					oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, meParams)
 				//accept also nil as (error) return value for writing to LastTx
 				//  - this avoids misinterpretation of new received OMCI messages
@@ -1895,7 +1895,7 @@
 				"ReceivedFrameVlanTaggingOperationTable": sliceEvtocdRule,
 			},
 		}
-		meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendSetEvtocdVar(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true,
+		meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendSetEvtocdVar(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true,
 			oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, meParams)
 		//accept also nil as (error) return value for writing to LastTx
 		//  - this avoids misinterpretation of new received OMCI messages
@@ -1938,7 +1938,7 @@
 					"ReceivedFrameVlanTaggingOperationTable": sliceEvtocdRule,
 				},
 			}
-			meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendSetEvtocdVar(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true,
+			meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendSetEvtocdVar(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true,
 				oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, meParams)
 			//accept also nil as (error) return value for writing to LastTx
 			//  - this avoids misinterpretation of new received OMCI messages
@@ -1970,7 +1970,7 @@
 				meParams := me.ParamData{
 					EntityID: oFsm.evtocdID,
 				}
-				meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendDeleteEvtocd(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true,
+				meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendDeleteEvtocd(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true,
 					oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, meParams)
 				//accept also nil as (error) return value for writing to LastTx
 				//  - this avoids misinterpretation of new received OMCI messages
@@ -2028,7 +2028,7 @@
 							"ReceivedFrameVlanTaggingOperationTable": sliceEvtocdRule,
 						},
 					}
-					meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendSetEvtocdVar(context.TODO(), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true,
+					meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendSetEvtocdVar(context.TODO(), oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true,
 						oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, meParams)
 					//accept also nil as (error) return value for writing to LastTx
 					//  - this avoids misinterpretation of new received OMCI messages
@@ -2070,7 +2070,7 @@
 							"ReceivedFrameVlanTaggingOperationTable": sliceEvtocdRule,
 						},
 					}
-					meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendSetEvtocdVar(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true,
+					meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendSetEvtocdVar(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true,
 						oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, meParams)
 					//accept also nil as (error) return value for writing to LastTx
 					//  - this avoids misinterpretation of new received OMCI messages
@@ -2149,7 +2149,7 @@
 			"TpPointer":       multicastGemPortID,
 		},
 	}
-	meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendCreateMBPConfigDataVar(context.TODO(), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true,
+	meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendCreateMBPConfigDataVar(context.TODO(), oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true,
 		oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, meParams)
 	//accept also nil as (error) return value for writing to LastTx
 	//  - this avoids misinterpretation of new received OMCI messages
@@ -2186,7 +2186,7 @@
 			"NumberOfEntries":  oFsm.numVlanFilterEntries,
 		},
 	}
-	meInstance = oFsm.pOmciCC.sendCreateVtfdVar(context.TODO(), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true,
+	meInstance = oFsm.pOmciCC.sendCreateVtfdVar(context.TODO(), oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true,
 		oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, meParams)
 	oFsm.pLastTxMeInstance = meInstance
 	err = oFsm.waitforOmciResponse(ctx)
@@ -2216,7 +2216,7 @@
 			"MulticastOperationsProfilePointer": macBridgePortAniEID + uint16(oFsm.pOnuUniPort.macBpNo),
 		},
 	}
-	meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendCreateMulticastSubConfigInfoVar(context.TODO(), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true,
+	meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendCreateMulticastSubConfigInfoVar(context.TODO(), oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true,
 		oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, meParams)
 	//accept also nil as (error) return value for writing to LastTx
 	//  - this avoids misinterpretation of new received OMCI messages
@@ -2249,7 +2249,7 @@
 			"UnauthorizedJoinBehaviour": 0,
 		},
 	}
-	meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendCreateMulticastOperationProfileVar(context.TODO(), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true,
+	meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendCreateMulticastOperationProfileVar(context.TODO(), oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true,
 		oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, meParams)
 	//accept also nil as (error) return value for writing to LastTx
 	//  - this avoids misinterpretation of new received OMCI messages
@@ -2297,7 +2297,7 @@
 			"DynamicAccessControlListTable": dynamicAccessCL,
 		},
 	}
-	meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendSetMulticastOperationProfileVar(context.TODO(), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true,
+	meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendSetMulticastOperationProfileVar(context.TODO(), oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true,
 		oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, meParams)
 	//accept also nil as (error) return value for writing to LastTx
 	//  - this avoids misinterpretation of new received OMCI messages
diff --git a/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/onu_device_entry.go b/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/onu_device_entry.go
index fa21e68..86c34cf 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/onu_device_entry.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/onu_device_entry.go
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@
 func (oo *OnuDeviceEntry) reboot(ctx context.Context) error {
 	logger.Debugw(ctx, "OnuDeviceEntry-rebooting", log.Fields{"for device-id": oo.deviceID})
 	if oo.PDevOmciCC != nil {
-		if err := oo.PDevOmciCC.sendReboot(ctx, ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true, oo.omciRebootMessageReceivedChannel); err != nil {
+		if err := oo.PDevOmciCC.sendReboot(ctx, oo.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true, oo.omciRebootMessageReceivedChannel); err != nil {
 			logger.Errorw(ctx, "onu didn't reboot", log.Fields{"for device-id": oo.deviceID})
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/onu_metrics_manager.go b/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/onu_metrics_manager.go
index 4a1de70..806f1e1 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/onu_metrics_manager.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/onu_metrics_manager.go
@@ -658,11 +658,11 @@
 		opticalMetrics := make(map[string]float32)
 		// Get the ANI-G instance optical power attributes
 		requestedAttributes := me.AttributeValueMap{"OpticalSignalLevel": 0, "TransmitOpticalLevel": 0}
-		if meInstance := mm.pDeviceHandler.pOnuOmciDevice.PDevOmciCC.sendGetMe(ctx, me.AniGClassID, anigInstID, requestedAttributes, ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true, mm.pAdaptFsm.commChan); meInstance != nil {
+		if meInstance := mm.pDeviceHandler.pOnuOmciDevice.PDevOmciCC.sendGetMe(ctx, me.AniGClassID, anigInstID, requestedAttributes, mm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true, mm.pAdaptFsm.commChan); meInstance != nil {
 			select {
 			case meAttributes = <-mm.opticalMetricsChan:
 				logger.Debugw(ctx, "received optical metrics", log.Fields{"device-id": mm.pDeviceHandler.deviceID})
-			case <-time.After(time.Duration(ConstDefaultOmciTimeout) * time.Second):
+			case <-time.After(time.Duration(mm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout) * time.Second):
 				logger.Errorw(ctx, "timeout waiting for omci-get response for optical metrics", log.Fields{"device-id": mm.pDeviceHandler.deviceID})
 				// The metrics will be empty in this case
 				break loop
@@ -734,12 +734,12 @@
 		var meAttributes me.AttributeValueMap
 		// Get the UNI-G instance optical power attributes
 		requestedAttributes := me.AttributeValueMap{"AdministrativeState": 0}
-		if meInstance := mm.pDeviceHandler.pOnuOmciDevice.PDevOmciCC.sendGetMe(ctx, me.UniGClassID, unigInstID, requestedAttributes, ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true, mm.pAdaptFsm.commChan); meInstance != nil {
+		if meInstance := mm.pDeviceHandler.pOnuOmciDevice.PDevOmciCC.sendGetMe(ctx, me.UniGClassID, unigInstID, requestedAttributes, mm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true, mm.pAdaptFsm.commChan); meInstance != nil {
 			// Wait for metrics or timeout
 			select {
 			case meAttributes = <-mm.uniStatusMetricsChan:
 				logger.Debugw(ctx, "received uni-g metrics", log.Fields{"device-id": mm.pDeviceHandler.deviceID})
-			case <-time.After(time.Duration(ConstDefaultOmciTimeout) * time.Second):
+			case <-time.After(time.Duration(mm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout) * time.Second):
 				logger.Errorw(ctx, "timeout waiting for omci-get response for uni status", log.Fields{"device-id": mm.pDeviceHandler.deviceID})
 				// The metrics could be empty in this case
 				break loop1
@@ -782,12 +782,12 @@
 		pptpMetrics := make(map[string]float32)
 
 		requestedAttributes := me.AttributeValueMap{"SensedType": 0, "OperationalState": 0, "AdministrativeState": 0}
-		if meInstance := mm.pDeviceHandler.pOnuOmciDevice.PDevOmciCC.sendGetMe(ctx, me.PhysicalPathTerminationPointEthernetUniClassID, pptpInstID, requestedAttributes, ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true, mm.pAdaptFsm.commChan); meInstance != nil {
+		if meInstance := mm.pDeviceHandler.pOnuOmciDevice.PDevOmciCC.sendGetMe(ctx, me.PhysicalPathTerminationPointEthernetUniClassID, pptpInstID, requestedAttributes, mm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true, mm.pAdaptFsm.commChan); meInstance != nil {
 			// Wait for metrics or timeout
 			select {
 			case meAttributes = <-mm.uniStatusMetricsChan:
 				logger.Debugw(ctx, "received pptp metrics", log.Fields{"device-id": mm.pDeviceHandler.deviceID})
-			case <-time.After(time.Duration(ConstDefaultOmciTimeout) * time.Second):
+			case <-time.After(time.Duration(mm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout) * time.Second):
 				logger.Errorw(ctx, "timeout waiting for omci-get response for uni status", log.Fields{"device-id": mm.pDeviceHandler.deviceID})
 				// The metrics could be empty in this case
 				break loop2
@@ -839,12 +839,12 @@
 		veipMetrics := make(map[string]float32)
 
 		requestedAttributes := me.AttributeValueMap{"OperationalState": 0, "AdministrativeState": 0}
-		if meInstance := mm.pDeviceHandler.pOnuOmciDevice.PDevOmciCC.sendGetMe(ctx, me.VirtualEthernetInterfacePointClassID, veipInstID, requestedAttributes, ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true, mm.pAdaptFsm.commChan); meInstance != nil {
+		if meInstance := mm.pDeviceHandler.pOnuOmciDevice.PDevOmciCC.sendGetMe(ctx, me.VirtualEthernetInterfacePointClassID, veipInstID, requestedAttributes, mm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true, mm.pAdaptFsm.commChan); meInstance != nil {
 			// Wait for metrics or timeout
 			select {
 			case meAttributes = <-mm.uniStatusMetricsChan:
 				logger.Debugw(ctx, "received veip metrics", log.Fields{"device-id": mm.pDeviceHandler.deviceID})
-			case <-time.After(time.Duration(ConstDefaultOmciTimeout) * time.Second):
+			case <-time.After(time.Duration(mm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout) * time.Second):
 				logger.Errorw(ctx, "timeout waiting for omci-get response for uni status", log.Fields{"device-id": mm.pDeviceHandler.deviceID})
 				// The metrics could be empty in this case
 				break loop3
@@ -1274,7 +1274,7 @@
 					// retry L2PmCreateAttempts times to create the instance of PM
 					for cnt = 0; cnt < L2PmCreateAttempts; cnt++ {
 						mm.pDeviceHandler.pOnuOmciDevice.PDevOmciCC.sendCreateOrDeleteEthernetPerformanceMonitoringHistoryME(
-							ctx, ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true, direction, true, mm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, entityID)
+							ctx, mm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true, direction, true, mm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, entityID)
 						if resp = mm.waitForResponseOrTimeout(ctx, true, entityID, "EthernetFramePerformanceMonitoringHistoryData"); resp {
 							atLeastOneSuccess = true
 							_ = mm.updatePmData(ctx, n, entityID, cPmAdded) // TODO: ignore error for now
@@ -1296,7 +1296,7 @@
 					// retry L2PmCreateAttempts times to create the instance of PM
 					for cnt = 0; cnt < L2PmCreateAttempts; cnt++ {
 						mm.pDeviceHandler.pOnuOmciDevice.PDevOmciCC.sendCreateOrDeleteEthernetUniHistoryME(
-							ctx, ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true, true, mm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, entityID)
+							ctx, mm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true, true, mm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, entityID)
 						if resp = mm.waitForResponseOrTimeout(ctx, true, entityID, "EthernetPerformanceMonitoringHistoryData"); resp {
 							atLeastOneSuccess = true
 							_ = mm.updatePmData(ctx, n, entityID, cPmAdded) // TODO: ignore error for now
@@ -1312,7 +1312,7 @@
 			for _, anigInstID := range mm.pDeviceHandler.pOnuOmciDevice.pOnuDB.getSortedInstKeys(ctx, me.AniGClassID) {
 				// Attach the FecPerformanceMonitoringHistoryData ME to the ANI-G ME instance
 				mm.pDeviceHandler.pOnuOmciDevice.PDevOmciCC.sendCreateOrDeleteFecHistoryME(
-					ctx, ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true, true, mm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, anigInstID)
+					ctx, mm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true, true, mm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, anigInstID)
 				_ = mm.updatePmData(ctx, n, anigInstID, cPmAdd) // TODO: ignore error for now
 			inner3:
 				// retry L2PmCreateAttempts times to create the instance of PM
@@ -1346,7 +1346,7 @@
 
 			for _, v := range copyOfGemPortInstIDsToAdd {
 				mm.pDeviceHandler.pOnuOmciDevice.PDevOmciCC.sendCreateOrDeleteGemPortHistoryME(
-					ctx, ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true, true, mm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, v)
+					ctx, mm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true, true, mm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, v)
 				_ = mm.updatePmData(ctx, n, v, cPmAdd) // TODO: ignore error for now
 			inner4:
 				// retry L2PmCreateAttempts times to create the instance of PM
@@ -1438,7 +1438,7 @@
 					// retry L2PmDeleteAttempts times to delete the instance of PM
 					for cnt = 0; cnt < L2PmDeleteAttempts; cnt++ {
 						mm.pDeviceHandler.pOnuOmciDevice.PDevOmciCC.sendCreateOrDeleteEthernetPerformanceMonitoringHistoryME(
-							ctx, ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true, direction, false, mm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, entityID)
+							ctx, mm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true, direction, false, mm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, entityID)
 						_ = mm.updatePmData(ctx, n, entityID, cPmRemove) // TODO: ignore error for now
 						if resp = mm.waitForResponseOrTimeout(ctx, false, entityID, "EthernetFramePerformanceMonitoringHistoryData"); !resp {
 							atLeastOneDeleteFailure = true
@@ -1458,7 +1458,7 @@
 				// retry L2PmDeleteAttempts times to delete the instance of PM
 				for cnt = 0; cnt < L2PmDeleteAttempts; cnt++ {
 					mm.pDeviceHandler.pOnuOmciDevice.PDevOmciCC.sendCreateOrDeleteEthernetUniHistoryME(
-						ctx, ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true, false, mm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, entityID)
+						ctx, mm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true, false, mm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, entityID)
 					if resp = mm.waitForResponseOrTimeout(ctx, false, entityID, "EthernetPerformanceMonitoringHistoryData"); !resp {
 						atLeastOneDeleteFailure = true
 					} else {
@@ -1476,7 +1476,7 @@
 				// retry L2PmDeleteAttempts times to delete the instance of PM
 				for cnt = 0; cnt < L2PmDeleteAttempts; cnt++ {
 					mm.pDeviceHandler.pOnuOmciDevice.PDevOmciCC.sendCreateOrDeleteFecHistoryME(
-						ctx, ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true, false, mm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, entityID)
+						ctx, mm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true, false, mm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, entityID)
 					if resp := mm.waitForResponseOrTimeout(ctx, false, entityID, "FecPerformanceMonitoringHistoryData"); !resp {
 						atLeastOneDeleteFailure = true
 					} else {
@@ -1494,7 +1494,7 @@
 				// retry L2PmDeleteAttempts times to delete the instance of PM
 				for cnt = 0; cnt < L2PmDeleteAttempts; cnt++ {
 					mm.pDeviceHandler.pOnuOmciDevice.PDevOmciCC.sendCreateOrDeleteGemPortHistoryME(
-						ctx, ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true, false, mm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, entityID)
+						ctx, mm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true, false, mm.pAdaptFsm.commChan, entityID)
 					if resp = mm.waitForResponseOrTimeout(ctx, false, entityID, "GemPortNetworkCtpPerformanceMonitoringHistoryData"); !resp {
 						atLeastOneDeleteFailure = true
 					} else {
@@ -1542,13 +1542,13 @@
 
 // syncTime synchronizes time with the ONU to establish a 15 min boundary for PM collection and reporting.
 func (mm *onuMetricsManager) syncTime(ctx context.Context) error {
-	if err := mm.pDeviceHandler.pOnuOmciDevice.PDevOmciCC.sendSyncTime(ctx, ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true, mm.pAdaptFsm.commChan); err != nil {
+	if err := mm.pDeviceHandler.pOnuOmciDevice.PDevOmciCC.sendSyncTime(ctx, mm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true, mm.pAdaptFsm.commChan); err != nil {
 		logger.Errorw(ctx, "cannot send sync time request", log.Fields{"device-id": mm.pDeviceHandler.deviceID})
 		return err
 	}
 
 	select {
-	case <-time.After(time.Duration(ConstDefaultOmciTimeout) * time.Second):
+	case <-time.After(time.Duration(mm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout) * time.Second):
 		logger.Errorf(ctx, "timed out waiting for sync time response from onu", log.Fields{"device-id": mm.pDeviceHandler.deviceID})
 		return fmt.Errorf("timed-out-waiting-for-sync-time-response-%v", mm.pDeviceHandler.deviceID)
 	case syncTimeRes := <-mm.syncTimeResponseChan:
@@ -1706,12 +1706,12 @@
 	if _, ok := requestedAttributes["IntervalEndTime"]; !ok {
 		requestedAttributes["IntervalEndTime"] = 0
 	}
-	if meInstance := mm.pDeviceHandler.pOnuOmciDevice.PDevOmciCC.sendGetMe(ctx, classID, entityID, requestedAttributes, ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true, mm.pAdaptFsm.commChan); meInstance != nil {
+	if meInstance := mm.pDeviceHandler.pOnuOmciDevice.PDevOmciCC.sendGetMe(ctx, classID, entityID, requestedAttributes, mm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true, mm.pAdaptFsm.commChan); meInstance != nil {
 		select {
 		case meAttributes = <-mm.l2PmChan:
 			logger.Debugw(ctx, "received ethernet pm history data metrics",
 				log.Fields{"device-id": mm.pDeviceHandler.deviceID, "upstream": upstream, "entityID": entityID})
-		case <-time.After(time.Duration(ConstDefaultOmciTimeout) * time.Second):
+		case <-time.After(time.Duration(mm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout) * time.Second):
 			logger.Errorw(ctx, "timeout waiting for omci-get response for ethernet pm history data",
 				log.Fields{"device-id": mm.pDeviceHandler.deviceID, "upstream": upstream, "entityID": entityID})
 			// The metrics will be empty in this case
@@ -1802,12 +1802,12 @@
 	if _, ok := requestedAttributes["IntervalEndTime"]; !ok {
 		requestedAttributes["IntervalEndTime"] = 0
 	}
-	if meInstance := mm.pDeviceHandler.pOnuOmciDevice.PDevOmciCC.sendGetMe(ctx, classID, entityID, requestedAttributes, ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true, mm.pAdaptFsm.commChan); meInstance != nil {
+	if meInstance := mm.pDeviceHandler.pOnuOmciDevice.PDevOmciCC.sendGetMe(ctx, classID, entityID, requestedAttributes, mm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true, mm.pAdaptFsm.commChan); meInstance != nil {
 		select {
 		case meAttributes = <-mm.l2PmChan:
 			logger.Debugw(ctx, "received ethernet uni history data metrics",
 				log.Fields{"device-id": mm.pDeviceHandler.deviceID, "entityID": entityID})
-		case <-time.After(time.Duration(ConstDefaultOmciTimeout) * time.Second):
+		case <-time.After(time.Duration(mm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout) * time.Second):
 			logger.Errorw(ctx, "timeout waiting for omci-get response for ethernet uni history data",
 				log.Fields{"device-id": mm.pDeviceHandler.deviceID, "entityID": entityID})
 			// The metrics will be empty in this case
@@ -1898,12 +1898,12 @@
 	if _, ok := requestedAttributes["IntervalEndTime"]; !ok {
 		requestedAttributes["IntervalEndTime"] = 0
 	}
-	if meInstance := mm.pDeviceHandler.pOnuOmciDevice.PDevOmciCC.sendGetMe(ctx, classID, entityID, requestedAttributes, ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true, mm.pAdaptFsm.commChan); meInstance != nil {
+	if meInstance := mm.pDeviceHandler.pOnuOmciDevice.PDevOmciCC.sendGetMe(ctx, classID, entityID, requestedAttributes, mm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true, mm.pAdaptFsm.commChan); meInstance != nil {
 		select {
 		case meAttributes = <-mm.l2PmChan:
 			logger.Debugw(ctx, "received fec history data metrics",
 				log.Fields{"device-id": mm.pDeviceHandler.deviceID, "entityID": entityID})
-		case <-time.After(time.Duration(ConstDefaultOmciTimeout) * time.Second):
+		case <-time.After(time.Duration(mm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout) * time.Second):
 			logger.Errorw(ctx, "timeout waiting for omci-get response for fec history data",
 				log.Fields{"device-id": mm.pDeviceHandler.deviceID, "entityID": entityID})
 			// The metrics will be empty in this case
@@ -1958,12 +1958,12 @@
 	if _, ok := requestedAttributes["IntervalEndTime"]; !ok {
 		requestedAttributes["IntervalEndTime"] = 0
 	}
-	if meInstance := mm.pDeviceHandler.pOnuOmciDevice.PDevOmciCC.sendGetMe(ctx, classID, entityID, requestedAttributes, ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true, mm.pAdaptFsm.commChan); meInstance != nil {
+	if meInstance := mm.pDeviceHandler.pOnuOmciDevice.PDevOmciCC.sendGetMe(ctx, classID, entityID, requestedAttributes, mm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true, mm.pAdaptFsm.commChan); meInstance != nil {
 		select {
 		case meAttributes = <-mm.l2PmChan:
 			logger.Debugw(ctx, "received gem port history data metrics",
 				log.Fields{"device-id": mm.pDeviceHandler.deviceID, "entityID": entityID})
-		case <-time.After(time.Duration(ConstDefaultOmciTimeout) * time.Second):
+		case <-time.After(time.Duration(mm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout) * time.Second):
 			logger.Errorw(ctx, "timeout waiting for omci-get response for gem port history data",
 				log.Fields{"device-id": mm.pDeviceHandler.deviceID, "entityID": entityID})
 			// The metrics will be empty in this case
@@ -2207,7 +2207,7 @@
 		logger.Debugw(ctx, "received l2 pm me response",
 			log.Fields{"device-id": mm.pDeviceHandler.deviceID, "resp": resp, "create": create, "meClassName": meClassName, "instID": instID})
 		return resp
-	case <-time.After(time.Duration(ConstDefaultOmciTimeout) * time.Second):
+	case <-time.After(time.Duration(mm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout) * time.Second):
 		logger.Errorw(ctx, "timeout waiting for l2 pm me response",
 			log.Fields{"device-id": mm.pDeviceHandler.deviceID, "resp": false, "create": create, "meClassName": meClassName, "instID": instID})
 	}
diff --git a/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/openonu.go b/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/openonu.go
index 3f98031..10281cf 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/openonu.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/openonu.go
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
 	pDownloadManager           *adapterDownloadManager
 	metricsEnabled             bool
 	mibAuditInterval           time.Duration
+	omciTimeout                int // in seconds
 }
 
 //NewOpenONUAC returns a new instance of OpenONU_AC
@@ -102,6 +103,8 @@
 	//openOnuAc.GrpcTimeoutInterval = cfg.GrpcTimeoutInterval
 	openOnuAc.metricsEnabled = cfg.MetricsEnabled
 	openOnuAc.mibAuditInterval = cfg.MibAuditInterval
+	// since consumers of OMCI timeout value everywhere in code is in "int seconds", do this useful conversion
+	openOnuAc.omciTimeout = int(cfg.OmciTimeout.Seconds())
 
 	openOnuAc.pSupportedFsms = &OmciDeviceFsms{
 		"mib-synchronizer": {
diff --git a/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/uniportadmin.go b/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/uniportadmin.go
index 95bea42..4f060a2 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/uniportadmin.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/uniportadmin.go
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
 	logger.Debugw(ctx, "LockStateFSM Tx Set::ONU-G:admin", log.Fields{
 		"omciAdmin": omciAdminState, "in state": e.FSM.Current(), "device-id": oFsm.deviceID})
 	requestedAttributes := me.AttributeValueMap{"AdministrativeState": omciAdminState}
-	meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendSetOnuGLS(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true,
+	meInstance := oFsm.pOmciCC.sendSetOnuGLS(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout, true,
 		requestedAttributes, oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan)
 	//accept also nil as (error) return value for writing to LastTx
 	//  - this avoids misinterpretation of new received OMCI messages
@@ -359,13 +359,13 @@
 			if uniPort.portType == uniPPTP {
 				logger.Debugw(ctx, "Setting PPTP admin state", log.Fields{
 					"device-id": oFsm.deviceID, "for PortNo": uniNo, "state (0-unlock)": omciAdminState})
-				meInstance = oFsm.pOmciCC.sendSetPptpEthUniLS(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), uniPort.entityID, ConstDefaultOmciTimeout,
+				meInstance = oFsm.pOmciCC.sendSetPptpEthUniLS(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), uniPort.entityID, oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout,
 					true, requestedAttributes, oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan)
 				oFsm.pLastTxMeInstance = meInstance
 			} else if uniPort.portType == uniVEIP {
 				logger.Debugw(ctx, "Setting VEIP admin state", log.Fields{
 					"device-id": oFsm.deviceID, "for PortNo": uniNo, "state (0-unlock)": omciAdminState})
-				meInstance = oFsm.pOmciCC.sendSetVeipLS(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), uniPort.entityID, ConstDefaultOmciTimeout,
+				meInstance = oFsm.pOmciCC.sendSetVeipLS(log.WithSpanFromContext(context.TODO(), ctx), uniPort.entityID, oFsm.pDeviceHandler.pOpenOnuAc.omciTimeout,
 					true, requestedAttributes, oFsm.pAdaptFsm.commChan)
 				oFsm.pLastTxMeInstance = meInstance
 			} else {
diff --git a/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/uniportstatus.go b/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/uniportstatus.go
index ba4bdf0..8378073 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/uniportstatus.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/onuadaptercore/uniportstatus.go
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@
 		if uniPort.uniID == uint8(uniIdx) && uniPort.portType == uniPPTP {
 
 			requestedAttributes := me.AttributeValueMap{adminState: 0, operationalState: 0, configInd: 0}
-			if meInstance := portStatus.pOmiCC.sendGetMe(ctx, me.PhysicalPathTerminationPointEthernetUniClassID, uniPort.entityID, requestedAttributes, ConstDefaultOmciTimeout, true, portStatus.omciRespChn); meInstance != nil {
+			// Note: No reference to fetch the OMCI timeout configuration value, so hard code it to 10s
+			if meInstance := portStatus.pOmiCC.sendGetMe(ctx, me.PhysicalPathTerminationPointEthernetUniClassID, uniPort.entityID, requestedAttributes, 10, true, portStatus.omciRespChn); meInstance != nil {
 				portStatus.pLastTxMeInstance = meInstance
 
 				//verify response