Chapter 6
FDDI Management
Concentrator configuration; connection policy; station list; concentrator performance; FDDI statistics; frame translation
The FDDI menu lets you access windows to view a SmartSwitch 6000 or Matrix E7 module’s FDDI configuration, connection policy, station list, and performance with respect to each Station Management (SMT) entity present on an installed
The Device view for a SmartSwitch 6000 or Matrix E7 with an installed
SMT provides the system management services for the FDDI protocols, including connection management, node configuration, error recovery, statistics collecting, and management frame encoding. SMT is comprised of various subcomponent functions, including Connection Management (CMT) and Ring Management (RMT); one SMT entity will be present for the ring connected to the
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The FDDI menu and associated management windows will only appear if you have an
Viewing FDDI Information
The windows that provide information about the FDDI ring connected to the SmartSwitch module are:
•Configuration — This window displays the current configuration and status of the ring associated with the selected SMT entity.