Reporting the Link Partner Capabilities

TABLE 3-16Read-Only vca Device Capabilities (Continued)

Parameter	Description		Stable or Unstable

cap-10fdx	Local interface full-duplex capability		Stable
	0	= Not 10 Mbps full-duplex capable
	1	= 10 Mbps full-duplex capable
cap-10hdx	Local interface half-duplex capability		Stable
	0	= Not 10 Mbps half-duplex capable
	1	= 10 Mbps half-duplex capable
cap-asm-pause	Local interface flow control capability		Stable
	0	= Not asymmetric pause capable
	1	= Asymmetric pause (from the local device)
	capable (See “Flow Control Parameters” on page 27)
cap-pause	Local interface flow control capability		Stable
	0	= Not Symmetric pause capable
	1	= Symmetric pause capable (See “Flow Control

Parameters” on page 27)

Reporting the Link Partner Capabilities

TABLE 3-17describes the read-only link partner capabilities.

TABLE 3-17Read-Only Link Partner Capabilities

Parameter	Description		Stable or Unstable

lp-cap-autoneg	0	= No autonegotiation	Stable
	1	= Autonegotiation
lp-cap-1000fdx	0	= No 1000 Mbps full-duplex transmission	Stable
	1	= 1000 Mbps full-duplex
lp-cap-1000hdx	0	= No 1000 Mbps half-duplex transmission	Stable
	1	= 1000 Mbps half-duplex
lp-cap-100fdx	0	= No 100 Mbps full-duplex transmission	Stable
	1	= 100 Mbps full-duplex
lp-cap-100hdx	0	= No 100 Mbps half-duplex transmission	Stable
	1	= 1000 Mbps half-duplex
lp-cap-10fdx	0	= No 10 Mbps full-duplex transmission	Stable
	1	= 10 Mbps full-duplex

48 Sun Crypto Accelerator 4000 Board Installation and User’s Guide • May 2003

4000 specifications

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