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Table 10 lists the possible combinations of the port states for a channel in
the Missing Link mode.
The states for the ports of a channel in the Smart MissingLink mode are
explained in Table 11.
Table 10. Port Status in the Missing Link Mode
Channel Port Status Description
Copper Offline One or both ports in the channel
cannot establish a link with a network
device.
Fiber Offline
Copper Online Both ports in the channel have
established a link with a network
device.
Fiber Online
Table 11. Port Status in the Smart Missing Link Mode
Channel Port Status Description
Copper Offline Neither port in the channel has
established a link with a network
device.
Fiber Offline
Copper Online Both ports in the channel have
established a link with a network
device.
Fiber Online
Copper TX SML The twisted pair port of the channel
can establish a link with its network
device, but the fiber optic port is unable
to establish a link with its remote
device.
Fiber Offline
Copper Offline The fiber optic port of a channel can
establish a link with its network device,
but the twisted pair port is unable to
establish a link with its local device.
Fiber TX SML
Twisted Pair
Port TX or RX
SML Both ports in the channel can establish
a link to a network device, but one of
the ports is connected to another
media converter that also supports the
Smart MissingLink feature, forming a
chain of converters. A link has been
lost on one of the ports in the chain,
causing a ripple affect through the
chain of converters.
Fiber Optic Port TX or RX
SML