User's Manual

Chapter 5 Advanced Setup

Packets Sent - Displays the number of PPP packets sent throught the WAN

port of the Gateway.

Packets Received - Displays the number of PPP packets received through the

WA Nport of the Gateway.

DSL Status

There are eight DSL Status categories: VPI, VCI, DSL Mode, Connection Status,

Speed, ATM QoS class, Near End CRC Errors (I/F), and Far End CRC Errors

(I/F).

VPI - Displays current Virtual Path Identifier (VPI) setting of the Gateway. The

VPI is a channel configured to communicate with the DSL network. It can be set

from the DSL Settings screeen (see “DSL Setting” on page 60.)

VCI - Displays the current Virtual Channel Identifier. The VCI is a channel con-

figured to communicate with the DSL network. It can be set from the DSL

Settings screeen (see “DSL Setting” on page 60.)

DSL Mode - Displays the type of DSL modulation used to communicate with

the DSL network. It can be set from the DSL Settings screeen (see “DSL Setting”

on page 60.)

Connection Status - Displays the state of the DSL port connection. When con-

necting to the Internet, this field will display “Handshake,” “Training,” and

“Showtime.” Handshake and Training are pre-connection states the Gateway

must go through before establishing a link to the Internet; “Showtime” signifies

that the connection has been made.

Speed - Displays the downstream (information coming in from the Internet)

and upstream (information going out to the Internet) connection rates of the

DSL link , in kilobits per second.

AT M QoS class - Displays the Gateway’s QoS (Quality of Service) setting. The

Gateway supports six modes of QoS: UBR, CBR, VBR-nrt, VBR-rt, ABR, and

QFC. QoS can be set from the DSL Settings screeen (see “DSL Setting” on page

60.)

Near End CRC Errors (I/F), Far End CRC Errors (I/F) - Displays the number

of interleaved (I) and fast path (F) cell errors occurring on the DSL line. Near

end errors occur on the DSL network side; far end errors originate from the

DSL modem. These numbers can be used to diagnose network problems, such

as slow response times.