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The port parameters are:

Table 4-8Port Parameters

Parameters

Meaning

 

 

 

Description

A textual string containing information about

 

the interface, including the name of the

 

manufacturer, the product name, and the

 

version of the hardware/software.

 

 

Type

The type of interface (Ethernet)

 

 

MTU

The size of the largest packet which can be

 

sent/received on the interface, specified in

 

octets.

 

 

 

Speed

An estimate of the interface's current

 

bandwidth in bits per second.

 

 

Address

The interface's MAC address.

 

 

 

The Port Status is:

 

 

Table 4-9Port Status

 

 

 

 

 

Status

Meaning

Values

 

 

 

Admin Status

The desired state of the

Enabled

 

interface. (The port is

Disabled

 

enabled/disabled by

Test

 

software).

 

 

 

 

Oper Status

The current operational

Up

 

state of the interface.

Down

 

 

Testing

Unknown

Dormant

ATM Port Parameters & Status

ATM Port Parameters & Status Window is displayed in Figure 4-16. It shows the Port Parameters and the Port Status of the selected ATM port.

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