Chapter 2: Port Parameters
72 Section I: Basic Operations
4. From the Port Configuration menu, type 3 to select Flow Control.
The Flow Control menu is shown in Figure 17.
Figure 17. Flow Control Menu
5. Type 1 to select FLow Control (Full-Duplex) Status to enable or
disable flow control. The possible settings are:
Disabled -No flow control on the port. This is the default setting.
Enabled - Flow control is activated. This setting is appropriate only
when the end node connected to the port is also using flow control.
Auto - The port uses flow control only if it detects that the end node is
using it.
6. Type 2 to select Flow Control Threshold which specifies the threshold
for flow control. The threshold is specified in cells. A cell equals 128
bytes. The range is 1 to 7935. The default is 7935 cells.
7. Type 3 to select Back Pressure (Half-Duplex) Status which enables or
disables back pressure on a port. Possible settings are:
Disabled - The port does not use back pressure. This is the default
setting.
Enabled - The port uses back pressure.
8. Type 4 to select Back Pressure Threshold. This selection specifies the
threshold for backpressure. The threshold is specified in cells. A cell
equals 128 bytes. The range is 1 to 7935. The default is 7935 cells.
9. After making changes, type R until you return to the Main Menu. Then
type S to select Save Configuration Changes.
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Flow Control
Configuring Port 11
1 - Flow Control (Full-Duplex) Status .... Disabled
2 - Flow Control Threshold ............... 7935 cells
3 - Back Pressure (Half-Duplex) Status ... Disabled
4 - Back Pressure Threshold .............. 7935 cells
R - Return to Previous Menu
Enter your selection?