Errors – EXFO AXS-200/850 Ethernet Test Set User Manual
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AXS-200/850
Alarms/Errors
Errors
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Symbol (100/1000 Mbps): A Symbol Error is declared when an
invalid code-group in the transmission code is detected.
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FCS: The number of received frames with an invalid FCS.
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Alignment (10/100 Mbps): Indicates the number of received
frames without an integral number of octets in length.
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Jabber: The number of received frames larger than 1518 (no VLAN
tag), 1522 (One VLAN tag), 1526 (Two VLAN tags), or 1530 (3 VLAN
tags) bytes with an invalid FCS.
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Runt: The number of received frames that are smaller than
64 bytes with an invalid FCS.
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Undersize: The number of received frames smaller than 64 bytes
with a valid FCS.
The following errors are only available with Half Duplex mode (only for
electrical interface at speeds of 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps).
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Collision: Indicates the number of collisions on the link.
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Late Coll.: Indicates the number of collisions that have occurred
after a 64 bytes transmission.
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Exc. Coll.: Indicates the number of frames that were sent 16 times
unsuccessfully due to consecutive collisions.
The Errors LEDs are described as follows:
Color
Meaning
Green
No error.
Red
A test is running and there is at least one error
present (Current).
Amber
There was at least 1 error reported (History).
Black
Not applicable.