Cabletron Systems 7000 manual Connection Policy, Ring Configuration

FDDI Management

¥Not Available means that there is no MAC on the FDDI ring associated with the selected SMT entity. Again, this state will not occur for the 7F06-02.

¥Unknown means that device Þrmware cannot determine the MAC path.

¥? indicates that SPECTRUM Element Manager cannot determine the MAC path for the selected ring.

Ring Configuration

The current conÞguration of the MAC and physical layers of the A and B ports.

Connection Policy

The SMT Connection Policy of an FDDI concentrator determines which types of connections are allowed among the four FDDI port types: A, B, M (Master), and S (Slave). FDDI protocol forbids MasterÑ>Master connections; all other connection types are legal, although some are considered to be undesirable.

The Connection Policy window, Figure 5-3, lists potential connection types in a ÒReject X-YÓ format, where X represents a port on the 7F06-02, and Y represents the attaching node. An X in the checkbox next to a Connection Policy indicates that the connection has been disallowed.

Figure 5-3. The Connection Policy Window

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