Foundry Networks Switch and Router User Manual

Foundry Switch and Router Installation and Configuration Guide
6 - 24 December 2000
The command shows the following information for POS ports.
Table 6.3: CLI Display of POS Interface Information
This Field... Displays...
Port The chassis slot and port number of the interface.
Link State The state of the link, which can be one of the following:
• down
• up
Encap The encapsulation type in use on the interface. The encapsulation
type can be one of the following:
• hdlc – High-Level Data Link Control
• ppp – Point-to-Point Protocol. This is the default.
To change this parameter, see “Changing the Encapsulation Type” on
page 6-6.
Clock The clock source, which can be one of the following:
• int – The interface is using the clock on the POS module.
• line – The interface is using the clock source supplied on the
network.
To change this parameter, see “Changing the Clock Source” on
page 6-6.
Loop The loopback state of the interface. The loopback state can be one of
the following:
• int – The loopback path consists only of the POS circuitry on this
interface.
• line – The loopback path consists of both this POS interface and
the POS interface at the remote end of the link.
• none – The interface is not operating in loopback mode.
To change this parameter, see “Changing the Loopback Path” on
page 6-7.
Speed The bandwidth of the interface, which can be one of the following:
• 155
• 622
• 2488
To change this parameter on the B2P622 module, see “Changing the
Bandwidth” on page 6-8.
MTU The Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) of packets sent on this
interface. The MTU can be from 60 – 4770 bytes. The default is 4470
bytes.
To change this parameter, see “Changing the Bandwidth” on page 6-
8.

Foundry Networks Switch and Router Specifications

General

Brand	Foundry Networks
Model	Switch and Router
Category	Switch
Language	English