UP, Down, Mmf, Smf, UTP-5 | Cabletron Systems 6A000/ZX-250 specification

Console Commands

Output Parameter	Description	Value/Field Size	Default

[Port QSAAL State]	Signaling AAL (ATM adaptation layer).	UP, DOWN	UP
	Indicates if the SSCOP (service specific
	connection oriented protocol) link is up or
	down.
[Port Operational State]	State of the link, based on port status (set by	UP, DOWN	DOWN
	internal protocols).
[Transmission Type]	Type of transmission.	STS-3c, STS-12c,
		STM-1, STM-4
[Media Type]	Media type can be either copper or fiber. Fiber	MMF, SMF,
	can be either single mode or multimode.	UTP-5
[Bandwidth]	Bandwidth in Mbps for the port.	155 Mbps, 622 Mbps
[Address Type]	ATM address format.	PRIVATE,	PRIVATE
		NSAP-E164,
		NATIVE-E164,
		OTHER
[Active VPI Bits]	Active VPI bits are programmed in hardware. A	0-12	0
	minimum/maximum algorithm is used to find
	the hardware programmed VPI/VCI set that
	corresponds most closely to VPI/VCI values
	requested for a specific port.
[Active VCI Bits]	Active VCI bits are programmed in hardware. A	0-12	12
	minimum/maximum algorithm is used to find
	the hardware programmed VPI/VCI set that
	corresponds most closely to the VPI/VCI values
	requested for a specific port.
[Configured VPI Bits]	Number of VPI bits configured by the user.	0-7	0
[Configured VCI Bits]	Number of VCI bits configured by the user.	5-12	12
[Current VPI Bits]	Current VPI bits are derived from the VPI/VCI	0-12	0
	set closest to the configured, as well as active,
	VPI/VCI sets. Used by the software when
	generating VPIs and VCIs. Often equal to active
	VPI bits.

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6A000/ZX-250 specifications

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Cabletron Systems 6A000/ZX-250 manual UP, Down, Mmf, Smf, UTP-5

Models: 6A000/ZX-250

Console Commands

Output Parameter

UP, DOWN

MMF, SMF,

UTP-5

PRIVATE,

NATIVE-E164,

6A000/ZX-250 specifications