Olicom 8600 Switch User Manual


 
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CrossFire 8600/8605 Token-Ring Switches v. 1.2, P/N: 710001641 Switch Configuration
VLAN Name
ASCII name associated with the CRF. Up to 32 characters are allowed.
Parent VLAN
Parent to which the CRF belongs.
State
Current state of the CRF. Possible values are
Operational
and
Suspended
. CRFs in
operational state are functional. CRFs in suspended state do not pass packets. The
default is operational.
Ring Number
Logical ring number assigned to this CRF. Possible hexadecimal values are
auto
and
OX001
through
OXFFF
. The default is
auto
, meaning that the ring number will
be learned. If the ring number has been learned, the learned ring number will be
prefixed with
A
.
Note:
Forwarding of frames between CRFs in SRB mode is only possible, if the
CRFs know their ring numbers. If you are running the switch in an environment
without other bridges/switches, learning of ring numbers is not possible. Hence
manual configuration of ring numbers is required.
Bridging Mode
Bridging mode for this CRF. Possible values are
SRB
and
SRT
. The default is
SRB
.
Max ARE Bridge Hop Count
Maximum number of hops for all-routes explorer (ARE) frames. Possible values
are
1
through
13
. The default is
7
.
Max STE Bridge Hop Count
Maximum number of hops for spanning tree explorer (STE) frames. Possible
values are
1
through
13.
The default is
7
.