Allied Telesis AT-2916SX - Manual (Page 32)

Chapter 2: Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 2 (BACS 2) Applications
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ˆ Control Registers. This test verifies the read and write capabilities of
the network controller registers by writing various values to the
registers and verifying the results. The device driver uses these
registers to perform network functions such as sending and receiving
information. If the test fails, the device may not work properly.
ˆ MII Registers. This test verifies the read and write capabilities of the
registers of the physical layer (PHY). This field is not displayed for fiber
adapters.
ˆ EEPROM. This test verifies the content of the electrically erasable
programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) by reading a portion of
the EEPROM and computing the checksum. The test fails if the
computed checksum is different from the checksum stored in the
EEPROM. An EEPROM image upgrade does not require a code
change for this test.
ˆ Internal Memory. This test verifies that the internal memory of the
device is functioning properly. The test writes patterned values to the
memory and reads back the results. The test fails if an erroneous
value is read back. The device cannot function without its internal
memory.
ˆ On-Chip CPU. This test verifies the operation of the internal CPUs in
the device.
ˆ Interrupt. This test verifies that the NDIS driver is able to receive
interrupts from the device.
ˆ Loopback MAC. This test verifies that the Network Device Driver
Interface Specification (NDIS) driver is able to send packets to and
receive packets from the network microcontroller.
ˆ Loopback PHY. This test verifies that NDIS is able to send packets to
and receive packets through the network microcontroller and the
integrated PHY chip.
ˆ Test LED. This test causes all of the LEDs to blink 5 times for the
purpose of identifying the device.
Statistics Tab
On the Statistics Tab, shown in Figure 8, you can view traffic statistics for
both Allied Telesis network devices and network devices made by other
vendors. Statistical information and coverage are more comprehensive for
the Allied Telesis adapters.