Managing Ports

You can configure the parameters for each port on the unit to manage options, such as protection (when available), link speed (auto-negotiation) and flow control. The Assurance Sensor LX-S (formerly Skylight element: LX-S) is available with the fo...

You can set up the unit to propagate a fault detected on one port to another port. Fault propagation can be used to propagate one of the following: Link status only EVC status (link status is included) If you are using link status, only ...

Cisco Provider Connectivity Assurance Sensors use various Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and User Datagram Protocol (UDP) ports for different services and applications. The following table lists the TCP and UDP ports used by these devices. Th...

You can view a summary and a detailed port statistics for each port. The port’s statistics are sampled once per second. Note: Bandwidth utilization Statistics are provided for physical ports only (i.e. traffic and Management), not for Monitor...

You can view both SFP and copper ports and set up the PHY parameters for each port. The PHY parameters are used to set the abilities that are advertised to the link partner. To view PHY parameters Access the page Port ▶PHY . A list of PHY ...

Use this page to view both summary and detailed information about all currently-detected SFPs. To view a configuration summary of all SFPs Access the page Port ▶SFP ▶Configuration . A listing all SFPs currently detected by the unit is disp...

To change speed manually Access the page Port ▶SFP ▶Configuration . Select the desired connector to obtain the detailed dialog: SFP-X Configuration. Clear the Automatic check box if selected. (This option is selected by defaul...

You can test the quality of copper cables, connectors and terminations attached to each unit. For this, the unit uses Time-Domain Reflectometry (TDR). You can quickly find opens, shorts, cable impedance mismatches, bad connectors and termination mis...