Setting Port Parameters Manually

If autonegotiation is not enabled on the other end of the connection, you must manually configure the port params of the GigaVUE‑HC1 module port to match, followed by a write to save the current settings.

The port params commands are available in the Configure mode. The syntax is as follows:

port <port-list> params    admin <disable | enable>    autoneg <disable | enable>    discovery <cdp | lldp | all | disable>    duplex <full>    forcelinkup <disable | enable>    speed <10 | 100 | 1000 | 10000>    taptx <active | passive>

The following table summarizes these options:

Argument

Description

admin <disable | enable>

Enables/disables ports administratively. Use the show port params command to see which ports are enabled and disabled.

Refer to Forcelinkup and Enabling/Disabling Ports on page 80 for a summary of how this argument interacts with the admin argument.

autoneg <disable | enable>

Enables and disables autonegotiation for a port. When autonegotiation is enabled, duplex and speed settings are ignored (they are set via autonegotiation).

Refer to Forcelinkup and Enabling/Disabling Ports on page 80 for a summary of how this argument interacts with the admin argument.

Autonegotiation is always disabled for 10Gb ports.

For 1Gb speeds over copper, autonegotiation must be enabled, per the IEEE 802.3 specification. Gb optical ports cannot enable autoneg.

discovery <cdp | lldp | all | disable>

Configures port discovery options, as follows:

cpd—Enables CDP port discovery.

lldp—Enables LLDP port discovery.

all—Enables all port discovery protocols (meaning both CDP and LLDP).

disable—Disables port discovery.

Discovery is disabled by default. To enable discovery, configure one or more protocols.

duplex <full>

Specifies the port's duplex configuration. Only full duplex is supported.

Starting in software version 5.2, half duplex support is removed from all GigaVUE nodes. If half duplex was configured in a previous software version, it will remain intact following the upgrade to 5.2 or higher release. Update to full duplex, if required.

forcelinkup <disable | enable>

Forces connection on an optical port. Use this option when an optical tool port is connected to a legacy optical tool that does not transmit light.

Available as follows:

Optical 1Gb/10Gb tool ports

Not available for 10Gb-capable ports with a 1Gb SFP installed. 10Gb-capable optical tool ports only support forcelinkup when a 10Gb SFP+ is installed.

speed <10 | 100 | 1000 | 10000>

Sets the port speed in Mbps if autonegotiation is off.

tapx <active | passive>

Open or close the relays for the ports used to tap the link in the TAP-HC1-G10040 module. Once the relays are opened, verify that the green link LEDs for both ports in the pair have illuminated.

Forcelinkup and Enabling/Disabling Ports

The GigaVUE‑HC1 node includes both forcelinkup and admin arguments for the port params command. The forcelinkup argument forces the link state on an optical tool port connected to a legacy tool that does not transmit the light required to bring the link up. The following table summarizes how traffic flows for different combinations of port params admin and port params forcelinkup applied to an optical tool port.

 

forcelinkup = disable

forcelinkup = enable

admin = enable

No traffic passed if autonegotiation is not successful.

Traffic is passed.

admin = disable

No traffic passed.

No traffic passed.