Cabletron Systems Lancast Media Converter 7000 - Manual (Page 92)

FDDI Management
5-6 Connection Policy
¥ Not Available means that there is no MAC on the FDDI ring associated with
the selected SMT entity. Again, this state will not occur for the 7F06-02.
¥ Unknown means that device Þrmware cannot determine the MAC path.
¥ ? indicates that SPECTRUM Element Manager cannot determine the MAC
path for the selected ring.
Ring Configuration
The current conÞguration of the MAC and physical layers of the A and B ports.
Connection Policy
The SMT Connection Policy of an FDDI concentrator determines which types of
connections are allowed among the four FDDI port types: A, B, M (Master), and S
(Slave). FDDI protocol forbids MasterÑ>Master connections; all other connection
types are legal, although some are considered to be undesirable.
The Connection Policy window, Figure 5-3 , lists potential connection types in a
ÒReject X-YÓ format, where X represents a port on the 7F06-02, and Y represents
the attaching node. An X in the checkbox next to a Connection Policy indicates
that the connection has been disallowed.
Figure 5-3. The Connection Policy Window