Olicom 8600, 8605 manual Oper Mode, Fwd Mode

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Oper Mode

The port operation mode. Possible values are:

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HDX port—Half-duplex mode in which only a dedicated connection to a station is supported. The Tx/Rx pinouts are the same as a concentrator’s.

HDX station—Half-duplex mode in which the port operates like a station. The connection may be dedicated or shared. The Tx/Rx pinouts are the same as an adapter’s.

FDX port—Full-duplex mode in which only a dedicated connection to a station is supported. The Tx/Rx pinouts are the same as a concentrator’s.

FDX station—Full-duplex mode in which the port operates like a station. The connection may be dedicated or shared. The Tx/Rx pinouts are the same as an adapter’s.

RI—Ring In. On CrossFire 8600, only displayed for ports 19 and 20. On CrossFire 8605 for all 20 fiber ports.

RO—Ring Out. On CrossFire 8600, only displayed for ports 19 and 20. On CrossFire 8605 for all 20 fiber ports.

RI/RO—Ring-in/ring-out mode. On CrossFire 8600, only displayed for ports 19 and 20. On CrossFire 8605 for all 20 fiber ports.

Passive - this value will be displayed if the port is selected as a passive monitoring port on the Switched Port Analyzer configuration screen.

Fwd Mode

The forwarding mode that will be used for transmit. Possible values are:

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Cut-Thru—cut-through

Store-Fwd—store-and-forward

For ports operating at a speed of 4 Mbps, the only possible mode is store-and- forward.

CrossFire 8600/8605 Token-Ring Switches v. 1.2, P/N: 710001641 Monitoring the Network with the Console