Chapter4InterfaceConguration
FEelectricalportandGEelectricalportarebothconnectedtoother
deviceswithanetworkcable.Therearefourtwistedpairsina
networkcable.Therearefourtwistedpairsinanetworkcable.
TheFEelectricalportusespairs1-2and3-6,andtheGEelectrical
portusesallfourpairs(1-2,3-6,4-5and7-8).Linedetectionis
totestthestateofeachtwistedpair ,whichincludes:
1.Open:openline
2.Short:shortcircuit
3.Good:normalline
4.Broken:open/brokenline
5.Unknown:unknownlineornoresult
6.Crosstalklinecoupling
7.Fail:detectionfailure
Incaseoflinefault,thelocationoffailureisoutput.Ifthelineis
normal,theapproximatelengthofthelineisoutput.Todiagnose
andanalyzealine,runtheshowvctinterfacecommandinany
congurationmodesotherthanusercongurationmode.
Example:Detectthelineofportgei_1/2.
ZXR10(config)#showvctintgei_1/2
CableStatusGood
Pair1-23-64-57-8
StatusGoodGoodGoodGood
Length<50m<50m<50m<50m
Caution:
Linediagnosisandanalysiswillrestartthetestedport,whenlinks
oftheportisbrokenandthenrestored.Thisfunctionisusedonly
forfaultyports,andisnotrecommendedforportsconnectedto
users.
PortMirroringConfiguration
PortMirroringOverview
Portmirroringistocopydatafromoneormoreports(mirrored
ports)ofaswitchtoaspecieddestinationport(monitorport).
Thisdataisobtainedfromthemirroredport(s).Itprovidesan
effectivetoolforthemaintenanceandmonitoringoftheswitch.
Alsoitsupportscross-equipmentportmirroring(RSPAN).
PortmirroringfunctionofZXR105900/5200complieswiththefol-
lowingrules:
�Supportuptoonegroupofports(eightmirroredportstothe
most).
�Supportcross-boardportmirroring,thatis,themirroredport
andmonitorportcanbeondifferentinterfaceboards.
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