
HP 100Base-T Hubs Installation and Reference Guide
Hardware Reference 5-7
pseudo-random wait period. Because wait periods differ among
devices, successive collisions become increasingly improbable.
The
&ROOLVLRQ LEDs assist the network manager in monitoring
the percentage of packet collisions occurring relative to the total
packets received by the stack (or hub, if isolated). Similar to
8WLOL]DWLRQ LEDs, the &ROOLVLRQ LEDs have five numbers
representing collision percentage. When collisions reach a level
marked on the LED display, the corresponding LED lights up.
For example, if packet collisions reach 1%, the LED labeled 1
will light up. However, if collisions go beyond 1% (e.g., 15%),
the LED labeled 15
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and all the other LEDs before it (i.e., 1, 3,
5, and 10) will also light up in rapid succession.
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When more than 64 consecutive collisions occur on the cable
segment connected to a port, that port is automatically partitioned by
the hub. The hub automatically reconnects this port when a data
packet longer than 512 bits (normal) is transmitted or received by the
partitioned port without collision. This applies to all STP station ports
and the cascade port.
Port Status Indicators
There are 12 or 24 pairs of port status indicators. Each pair
consists of a
/LQN7UDIILF LED (in the bottom row) and
3DUWLWLRQ'LVDEOH LED (in the top row). The last pair displays status
for both the 12MDI-X/24MDI-X and 12MDI/24MDI port,
either of which is currently in use. Also note that port status
for the Switch Port Module is displayed directly on the module
as described in the section on
6ZLWFK3RUW0RGXOH,QGLFDWRU earlier in
this chapter.
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