Ring Map

The upper section of the Ring Map window, beneath the and buttons, displays the following ring information:

Speed

Displays the operating speed (4 Mbits/sec or 16 Mbits/sec) of the selected ring.

Stations

Displays the number of stations currently inserted into the selected ring.

Name

Displays the name assigned to the selected ring network.

Utilization

Displays the percentage of the total usable bandwidth (4 or 16 Mbits) that is currently being used on the monitored ring. This field will update after each polling interval.

State

Displays the current operational status of the monitored ring. Possible status conditions are:

Unknown

Indicates the state of the ring cannot be detected by the

 

management station.

Closed

Indicates that the management station is not inserted into

 

the ring, and therefore cannot determine the ring state.

Normal Token

Indicates the ring is running with no problems, and

Protocols

tokens are being detected by the management station.

Purge

Indicates that the active monitor has issued a ring purge

 

command. Communications will be restored when a new

 

token is released.

Contention

Indicates that the ring has entered into the active monitor

 

contention process to select a new active monitor.

Beaconing

Indicates that the management station has detected a

 

beacon frame.

Lobe Fail

Indicates that a station failed the lobe self-test when it

 

attempted to insert into the ring.

Use the

button to launch applications which apply to the ring as a

whole.

 

Selecting a Ring to Map

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