Port LEDs on Modules | Force10 Networks CC-C-BLNK-LC specification

Each plug-in module also contains LEDs that provide information about the link status and traffic activity on a port (Figure 1-5).

Figure 1-5. Port LEDs on Modules

Link Status

Activity

Link Status

Activity

Link Status

Activity

Table 1-2 describes the LED status of the 10GbE BASE-T, 10GbE SFP+, and 40GbE QSFP+ ports.

Ta b l e 1 - 2 . P o r t L E D St a t u s

Port LED	Color	Meaning

	Off	The port is down.
	Green	The port is up and can transmit traffic at maximum
		speed:
		A QSFP+ port can transmit at 40G.
		An SFP+ port can transmit at 10G.
Link Status		A BASE-T port can transmit at 10G.
	Yellow	The port is up and is transmitting traffic at lower than
		maximum speed:
		A 40GbE QSFP+ port is transmitting at 10G.
		A 10GbE SFP+ or 10GBASE-T port is transmitting at
		1G or 100Mb.

	Off	No traffic is being transmitted or received on the port.
Activity	Blinking	Traffic is being transmitted or received on the port.
	Green

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