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3Com 3500 User Manual

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C

HAPTER

8: F

IBER

D

ISTRIBUTED

D

ATA

I

NTERFACE

(FDDI)

A-M

3

Tree connection with possible redundancy. The
node may not go to Thru state in Configuration
Management (CFM). In a single MAC node,
Port B has precedence (with defaults) for
connecting to a Port M.

B-A

4

Normal trunk ring peer connection.

B-B

5

Undesirable peer connection that creates
twisted primary and secondary rings; notify
SMT.

B-S

6

Undesirable peer connection that creates a
wrapped ring; notify SMT.

B-M

7

Tree connection with possible redundancy. The
node may not go to Thru state in CFM.
In a single MAC node, Port B has precedence
(with defaults) for connecting to a Port M.

M-A

12

Tree connection with possible redundancy.

M-B

13

Tree connection with possible redundancy.

M-S

14

Normal tree connection.

M-M

15

Connection that allows one system port to be
connected to another system port.

This
Connection
Is Rejected

If This Bit Is Set

Connection Rules