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Selecting a Ring to Map 3-5
Ring Map
The upper section of the Ring Map window, beneath the and
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 Indicates the state of the ring cannot be detected by the
management station.
Closed Indicates that the management station is not inserted into
the ring, and therefore cannot determine the ring state.
Normal Token Indicates the ring is running with no problems, and
Protocols tokens are being detected by the management station.
Purge Indicates that the active monitor has issued a ring purge
command. Communications will be restored when a new
token is released.
Contention Indicates that the ring has entered into the active monitor
contention process to select a new active monitor.
Beaconing Indicates that the management station has detected a
beacon frame.
Lobe Fail Indicates that a station failed the lobe self-test when it
attempted to insert into the ring.
Use the button to launch applications which apply to the ring as a
whole.