Cisco Systems 78-17630-01 appendix Port Tab, General Subtab, Distance Extension Subtab

Appendix D Slot Property Information—FC_MR-4, FMEC, Multirate, Optical, and Transponder Cards

FC_MR-4 Card

D.1.1.4 Port Tab

The Port tab allows you to view and update FC_MR port information. The tab contains the following subtabs:

•D.1.1.4.1 General Subtab, page D-4

•D.1.1.4.2 Distance Extension Subtab, page D-4

•D.1.1.4.3 Enhanced FC/FICON Subtab, page D-5

D.1.1.4.1 General Subtab

	The General subtab allows you to view and update general port information.
Table D-3	Field Descriptions for the General Subtab
Field		Description
Port Number		Displays the card port number. Values are 1 to 4.
Port Name		Allows you to assign the specified port a name. The name can be up to 32 alphanumeric or special
		characters and is blank by default.
Admin State		Displays the administration state. The state can either be Unlocked or Locked, Maintenance.
Media Type		Set the media type for each port. Options are:
		• FICON - 2 Gbps—Available when Distance Extension card mode is selected or distance
		extension is enabled on the port.
		• FICON - 1 Gbps—Available when Distance Extension card mode is selected or distance
		extension is enabled on the port.
		• Fibre Channel - 1 Gbps—Fiber channel interface.
		• Fibre Channel - 2 Gbps—Fiber channel interface.
		• Undefined—This is the Cisco default media type when the card is inserted.
Link Rate		Displays the actual rate of the port.
Max GBIC Rate		Displays the maximum GBIC rate. Cisco supports two GBICs for the FC_MR-4 card
		(ONS-GX-2FC-SML and ONS-GX-2FC-MMI). If used with another GBIC, “See GBIC vendor”
		displays.
Enable Link Recovery		Enables or disables link recovery if a local port is inoperable. If enabled, a link reset occurs when
		there is a loss of transport from a cross-connect switch, a protection switch, or an upgrade.
State		Places the port in service (IS), out of service (OOS), or out of service–maintenance (OOS_MT).

D.1.1.4.2 Distance Extension Subtab

The Distance Extension subtab allows you to enable the buffer-to-buffer extension between the client and the FC_MR-4 card in order to increase the dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) distance without affecting the throughput.

Cisco Transport Manager Release 7.2 User Guide

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