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FDDI Management

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Viewing FDDI Information

Connection Policy

This window shows the types of connections between the four

FDDI PHY (port) types — A, B, M, and S — that will be allowed by the SMT entity.

Station List

With this window you can see the configuration of the ring on which

the SMT entity resides, including number of nodes, node addresses (both Canonical
and MAC), node class, and current ring topology.

Performance

— This window lets you view the number of frames transmitted and

received on the ring as detected by the selected SMT entity, along with error and lost
frames, and the number of ring initializations.

FDDI Statistics

This window allows you to view various traffic-related statistics

for each SMT entity present on the device.

To access FDDI information (except FDDI Statistics):

1.

In the Device View window, click on FDDI.

2.

Click on the SMT entity of interest and then right to reveal the FDDI menu
(

Figure 6-1

).

Figure 6-1. The FDDI Menus

3.

Select the desired window.

To access the FDDI Statistics window:

1.

In the Device View window, click on Device to display the Device menu.

2.

Select FDDI Statistics.

TIP

The title bar of each window will display the index number of the SMT entity whose
information is being displayed.