Olicom 8600, 8605 manual Type

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Type

The Type column of the Master Route Descriptor Table can contain the following types:

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Known-<port type> Port <nn>:

—A known route descriptor (bridge) on Port nn.

—Port type = TR: The route descriptor is known at the specified token- ring port.

—The route descriptor will be present at port nn.

—Port type = STK: The route descriptor is known at a port of another switch in the stack.

If the route descriptor has occurred as next hop in the RIF of incoming frames at other ports, it will be present in these ports too.

Unknown:

—The route descriptor has occurred as next hop in the Route Information Field of incoming frames at one or more ports. The switch has however not yet learned the location of the route descriptor (bridge) because the target station has not sent any response frames.

Ports

Ports of the switch whose address table includes this route descriptor.

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