Using Fiberalert And Linkloss - IMC Networks McBasic-Gigabit Operation Manual

Ieee 802.3 single-conversion media converter

Hide thumbs Also See for McBasic-Gigabit:

Table of Contents

TX LinkLoss (TXLL)

TX LinkLoss is a troubleshooting feature. When a fault occurs on the twisted pair

segment of a conversion, TX LinkLoss detects the fault and passes this information to

the fiber segment. If a media converter is not receiving a twisted pair link, TX

LinkLoss disables the transmitter on the media converter's fiber port. The result is in a

loss of the link on the device connected to the fiber port.

FiberAlert (FA)

FiberAlert minimizes the

problems associated with the

loss of one strand of fiber. If a

strand is unavailable, the IMC

Networks device at the

receiver end notes the loss of

link. The device will then stop

transmitting data and the link

signal until a signal or link pulse

is received. The result is that the link LED on BOTH sides of the fiber connection will

go out indicating a fault somewhere in the fiber loop. Using FiberAlert, a local site

administrator is notified of a fault and can quickly determine where a cable fault is

located.

Enable FiberAlert on one side of a media conversion only. Enabling it on both

sides would keep both transmitters off indefinitely.

Using FiberAlert and LinkLoss

Modules ship from the factory with troubleshooting features disabled. Refer to the

help file to enable/disable this feature.

WARNING

Table of Contents

Do you have a question about the McBasic-Gigabit and is the answer not in the manual?