Olicom 8600 Switch User Manual


 
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CrossFire 8600/8605 Token-Ring Switches v. 1.2, P/N: 710001641 Monitoring the Network with the Console
Hard Errors
The number of times this port has detected an immediately recoverable fatal error.
It denotes the number of times this port is either transmitting or receiving beacon
MAC frames.
Signal Loss
The number of times this port has detected the loss of signal condition from the
ring.
Transmit Beacons
The number of times this port has transmitted a beacon frame.
Recoveries
The number of Claim Token MAC frames received or transmitted after the port has
received a Ring Purge MAC frame. This counter signifies the number of times the
ring has been purged and is being recovered back into a normal operating state.
Lobe Wires
The number of times the port has detected an open or short circuit in the lobe data
path. The adapter will be closed and
Ring State
will signify this condition.
Removes
The number of times the port has received a Remove Ring Station MAC frame
request. When this frame is received the port will enter the closed state.
Singles
The number of times the port has sensed that it is the only station on the ring. This
will happen if the port is the first one up on a ring, or if there is a hardware problem.
Frequency Errors
The number of times the port has detected that the frequency of the incoming signal
differs from the expected frequency by more than that specified by the IEEE 802.5
standard.