Cabletron Systems SPECTRUM TRMMIM User Manual page 55

The upper section of the Ring Map window, beneath the
buttons, displays the following ring information:
Speed
Displays the operating speed (4 Mbits/sec or 16 Mbits/sec) of the selected ring.
Stations
Displays the number of stations currently inserted into the selected ring.
Name
Displays the name assigned to the selected ring network.
Utilization
Displays the percentage of the total usable bandwidth (4 or 16 Mbits) that is
currently being used on the monitored ring. This field will update after each
polling interval.
State
Displays the current operational status of the monitored ring. Possible status
conditions are:
Unknown
Closed
Normal Token
Protocols
Purge
Contention
Beaconing
Lobe Fail
Use the
whole.
Selecting a Ring to Map
Indicates the state of the ring cannot be detected by the
management station.
Indicates that the management station is not inserted into
the ring, and therefore cannot determine the ring state.
Indicates the ring is running with no problems, and
tokens are being detected by the management station.
Indicates that the active monitor has issued a ring purge
command. Communications will be restored when a new
token is released.
Indicates that the ring has entered into the active monitor
contention process to select a new active monitor.
Indicates that the management station has detected a
beacon frame.
Indicates that a station failed the lobe self-test when it
attempted to insert into the ring.
button to launch applications which apply to the ring as a
Ring Map
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