Asante Technologies 6000 Series user manual Field Description LocalAbility, AdvertisedAbility

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Field	Description
LocalAbility	Read-only field; displays the connecting ability of the
	local port in the device (what the port is capable of).
	The information displayed is in hexadecimal format;
	for example, IE:00 (where “IE” is Byte 1 and “00” is
	Byte 2).
	Bit definitions:
	Byte 1:
	❏ 0 — undefined
	❏ 1 — 10Base-T capable
	❏ 2 — 10Base-T full duplex capable
	❏ 3 — 100Base-TX capable
	❏ 4 — 100Base-TX full duplex capable
	❏ 5 — 100Base-FX full duplex
	❏ 6 — 100Base-T4 capable
	❏ 7 — 802.9 capable
	Byte 2: All bits reserved
AdvertisedAbility	Configurable field; determines the port’s advertised
	capabilities.
	For example, a port may be capable of full duplex
	operation; however, you can change its Advertised-
	Ability so that it appears to not be capable of full
	duplex operation.
	The information displayed is in hexadecimal format.
	See “LocalAbility” above for a description of the for-
	mat and its definitions.
ReceivedAbility	Read-only field; displays what the port is actually
	doing.
	The information displayed is in hexadecimal format.
	See “LocalAbility” above for a description of the for-
	mat and its definitions.
RestartAutoConfig	Configurable field; forces auto-negotiation to begin
	link negotiation.
	▲ Important: This has no effect if auto-negotiation
	signaling is disabled.

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