LAN Configuration and Management Manual

SCF Commands for the SLSA Subsystem
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STATS PIF Command
indicates line hits, an adapter with a duplicate address, or a malfunctioning adapter
in the local ring.
Token Errors
is incremented only when this adapter is the active monitor and detects an error in
the token protocol. High counts in this field might indicate a hardware problem in
another adapter in the local ring.
Soft Errors
is incremented when this adapter transmits a soft-error MAC frame. A soft error is
a transient error which does not affect normal ring operation, and can be corrected
by the higher-layer communication protocols. A high count in this field might
indicate a hardware or noise problem in the local ring.
Hard Errors
is incremented when this adapter is presently transmitting and receiving Beacon
MAC frames. A high count in this field indicates an error condition requiring
operator investigation.
Signal Loss Errors
indicates that this adapter has detected a temporary loss of signal on the local ring.
A high count in this field may indicate a malfunction somewhere in the local ring,
and operator investigation is required.
Transmit Beacons
is incremented when this adapter transmits beacons to the local ring. This
condition may indicate that a station tried to enter the ring at the wrong speed or a
transient error was detected. A high count in this field might indicate that operator
investigation is needed.
Recoveries
is incremented when this adapter detects claim-token MAC frames on the ring. A
high count in this field might indicate that the ring cannot recover automatically
from an error, and that operator investigation is needed.
Lobe Wires
is incremented when the adapter detects an open or shorted circuit between the
adapter and the multistation access unit (MAU). A non-zero count indicates that
operator investigation is required.
Removes
is incremented when this adapter has received a remove-ring-station MAC frame.
An incrementing count in this field indicates a hardware fault in the local adapter.