
Chapter 4: Local Management
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IRM3 User’s Guide
Ring Port Status
The Ring Port Status fields display only when you have a Token Ring
concentrator module with externally accessible ring ports installed in the
MMAC. These fields provide the Ring In (RI) and Ring Out (RO)
conditions for the following:
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STATUS
Indicates the On or Off condition for the Ring In and Ring Out ports.
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PHANTOM
This field appears only with boards that support a phantom current.
Indicates the status of the phantom current. An ON status indicates that
the signal is being generated and that the port is inserted in the ring.
An OFF status indicates that no signal is being generated.
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MEDIA
This field displays only with boards that support media selection for
ring ports. Indicates the media type setting for the Ring In and Ring
Out ports: Shielded Twisted Pair (STP) or Fiber Optic.
FNB Status
Token Ring boards incorporate a Flexible Network Bus (FNB)
multiplexer which controls the FNB right and FNB left paths. Each slot
supports a left and a right multiplexer connection. Six possible FNB
status conditions are listed below:
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LEFT...... ATTACHED
Indicates the board is attached to the left FNB multiplexer. This
indicates that the adjoining board has an open right FNB multiplexer
(as long as both boards are set to the same ring speed, and are not in a
bypass state).
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LEFT...... DETACHED
Indicates that the board is disconnected from the left FNB multiplexer.
This means it is also disconnected from all boards to its left in the
MMAC.
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LEFT...... FAULTED
Indicates that the Token Ring board has attempted to attach Left, but
failed. Some reasons for a faulted condition include the following: no
board inserted to the left, a non-Token Ring board inserted to the left,
or a Token Ring board is installed but not properly configured for a
connection (i.e., different ring speed setting).