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FDDI Applications

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FDDI Performance

MAC Address

Displays the manufacturer-set MAC address of the node inserted into the ring.
MAC addresses are hard-coded into the device and are not configurable.

Node Class

Displays the type of ring device. Possible values are:

Station

Indicates an FDDI node capable of transmitting,
receiving, and repeating data.

Concentrator

Indicates an FDDI node that provides attachment points
to the ring for stations that are not directly connected to
the dual ring.

Topology

Indicates the node’s MAC configuration topology.

Upstream Neighbor

Displays hardware address (in Canonical or MAC format, as currently selected) of
each node’s upstream neighbor.

FDDI Performance

The FDDI Performance window,

Figure 6-5

, provides graphical and numeric

performance statistics for the HSIM-F6, including:

Transmit Frames

Receive Frames

Frame Errors

Lost Frames

Ring Ops

Figure 6-5. The Concentrator Performance Window