FDDI Applications

You can use any SNMP Set Request or MIB tool to edit the Connection Policy for your

TIP device by setting the fddimibSMTConnectionPolicy MIB OID (part of the MIBII FDDI Transmission MIB (RFC1512). fddimibSMTConnectionPolicy is simply a

16-bit integer value (ranging from 32768 to 65535) that corresponds to the connection policy (in the “Reject X-Y” format, where X represents a port on the FDDI Switch Module, and Y represents the attaching node).

To set the connection policy for the device, total the bit values corresponding to

the desired connection policy according to the table below, and then use your SNMP Set Request or Mib tool to set the value for the appropriate SMT index. For example, to set a connection policy that disallowed the undesirable A-A or B-B connections you would set the fddimibSMTConnectionPolicy MIB OID to 32,801:

32,768 (reject M-M, required) + 32 (reject B-B) + 1 (reject A-A).

Policy

Power

rejectA-A

20

(1)

rejectA-B

21

(2)

rejectA-S

22

(4)

rejectA-M

23

(8)

rejectB-A

24

(16)

rejectB-B

25

(32)

rejectB-S

26 (64)

rejectB-M

27

(128)

rejectS-A

28

(256)

rejectS-B

29

(512)

rejectS-S

210 (1,024)

rejectS-M

211 (2,048)

rejectM-A

212 (4,096)

rejectM-B

213 (8,192)

rejectM-S

214 (16,384)

rejectM-M

215 (32,768 — a permanently set value for this bit)

Station List

The Station List illustrates the configuration of the HSIM-F6 managed ring, including number of nodes on the ring, node addresses (both Canonical and MAC), node class, and ring topology.

The Station List provides the following information about the HSIM-F6 controlled ring:

Number of Nodes

The number of stations inserted into the FDDI ring to which the HSIM-F6 MAC is connected.

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Station List

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2000 specifications

Enterasys Networks, a key player in the networking space in 2000, was renowned for its innovative solutions that combined high-performance networking with robust security features. Founded with the vision of providing enterprise-level networking infrastructure, Enterasys positioned itself to cater to the growing demands of business networks during the dot-com boom.

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