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The high speed flow control feature allows you to control traffic and avoid
congestion on the Gigabit full-duplex link. If the receive port buffer becomes full,
the Business Policy Switch issues a flow-control signal to the device at the other
end of the link to suspend transmission. When the receive buffer is no longer ful l,
the switch issues a signal to resume the transmission. You can choose Symmetric
or Asymmetric flow control mode.
Symmetric mode
This mode allows both the Gigabit MDA port and its link partner to send flow
control pause frames to each other.
When a pause frame is received (by either the G ig abit MDA port or its link
partner), the port suspends transmission of frames for a number of slot times
specified in the control frame or until a pause-release control frame is received.
Both devices on the link must support this mode when it is selected.
Asymmetric mode
This mode allows the link partner to send flo w control pause frames to the Gigabit
MDA port. When a pause frame is received, the receiving port suspends
transmission of frames for a number of sl ot times specified in the control frame or
until a pause-release control frame is received.
Note: The following two fields only appear when a single MAC
MDA(450-1LR-MDA or 450-1SR MDA) with a separate redundant Phy
port is installed.
Preferred Phy Allows you to choose a preferred Phy port; the other Phy port reverts to ba ckup.
Default Value Right
Range Right, Left
Active Phy Indicates the operational Phy port.
Default Value: None
Range: None, Right, Left
Tabl e 30 High Sp eed Flow Control Configuration Screen Fields (continued)
Field Description