Displaying Frame Relay Backup Status - Cabletron Systems SmartSwitch 6000 User Manual

Displaying Frame Relay Backup Status

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To display operational states of backup and backed-up frame relay DLCIs, press
the Protocol Status Displays Menu (or
from the following list and enter (when prompted) the RLP/port or group number:
A Display States for all Backup DLCIs on a Port
B Display States for all Primary DLCIs on a Port
C Display States for all Backup DLCIs in a Group
Possible states are:
Active
Backup Wait
Backed Up
Restore Wait
Inactive
ACK Wait/Hold
ACK Wait/Discard
Backup Pend/Hold
Backup Pend/Discard
from the Main Menu), then select
[C], [F], [E]
The DLCI is capable of passing data.
(Primary DLCI only) The DLCI is down or undergoing
IPL, but the switchover timer has not yet expired.
(Primary DLCI only) The DLCI has been backed up, and
data will be routed over the backup DLCI.
(Backup DLCI only) The primary DLCI is now up, but the
switchback timer has not yet expired. (The state will return
to if the Primary DLCI goes down again before the
Active
timer expires.)
(Backup DLCI only) The DLCI is available.
The initiating node has issued a switchover or switchback
command and is waiting for an ACK (acknowledgment)
from the remote node. Received data traffic will be held
pending the ACK.
The ACK (see
ACK Wait/Hold
within a pre-determined number of transmissions of the
switchover/switchback command. Any received or held
traffic will be discarded.
(Primary DLCI only) A backup DLCI is attempting to be
located. Received data will be queued on the primary
DLCI's queue.
(Primary DLCI only) A backup DLCI is attempting to be
located. Received data will be discarded.
[E]
) has not been received
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