18COREBUILDER 6000 INTELLIGENT SWITCHING SOFTWARE REVISION 8.2.0

Fast

Ethernet

1

 

0x8002

0

 

Ethernet

2

 

0x8003

0

 

...

 

...

...

 

port

stp

linkState

state

 

FDDI

1

enabled

n/a

forwarding

Fast

Ethernet

1

enabled

down

disabled

 

Ethernet

2

enabled

up

forwarding

Note these additional items:

The linkState up or down applies to Ethernet and Fast Ethernet ports, not FDDI ports, and only when the stpState for the bridge is enabled. If the stpState on the Bridge menu is disabled, the State for the port remains in forwarding state.

When the bridge port is in the Removed state, the State remains in forwarding state.

If STP is disabled on an individual port, the State remains disabled.

Table 1 describes the port states and how they relate to the linkState. This table is valid only when the stpState for the bridge is enabled.

Table 1 Port States When stpState Is Enabled

If STP is

and linkState is

Then Port State is

 

 

 

enabled

up

blocking or forwarding*

enabled

down

disabled

disabled

up

disabled

disabled

down

disabled

removed

up

forwarding

removed

down

forwarding

 

 

 

*The Port State is either blocking or forwarding. The final state depends on the Spanning Tree configuration of the network.

CoreBuilder 6000 12-Slot Chassis

The CoreBuilder 6000 12-slot chassis is the latest generation of the CoreBuilder 6000 chassis. This chassis and the 8.2.0 software release allow you to remove and replace the power supplies and fan trays in case of failure.

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3Com 6000 manual LinkState

6000 specifications

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