Port Configuration

This dialog allows you to configure the ports. You can:

Tab. Port configuration table for RS20/RS30/RS40, MS20/MS30, RSR20/RSR30, MACH 1000 and OCTOPUS

Parameter

Meaning

Module.Port

Port identification using module and port numbers of the device, e.g. 2.1 for port one of module two.

Port priority

Enter the port priority.


Tab. Port configuration table for PowerMICE, MACH 104, MACH 1040 and MACH 4000

Parameter

Meaning

Module.Port

Port identification using module and port numbers of the device, e.g. 2.1 for port one of module two.

Port priority

Enter the port priority.

Trust mode

Select the trust mode.

Untrusted traffic class

Display the traffic class used in the “untrusted” trust mode.


Entering the port priority

Tab. Assigning the port priority to the traffic classes

Port
priority

Traffic class for
RS20/RS30/RS40,
MS20/MS30, RSR20/RSR30, MACH 100
MACH 1000,
OCTOPUS
(default setting)

Traffic Class for
MACH 4000, MACH 104, MACH 1040 and
PowerMICE
(default setting)

IEEE 802.1D traffic type

0

1

2

Best effort (default)

1

0

0

Background

2

0

1

Standard

3

1

3

Excellent effort (business critical)

4

2

4

Controlled load (streaming multimedia)

5

2

5

Video, < 100 ms of latency and jitter

6

3

6

Voice, < 10 ms of latency and jitter

7

3

7

Network control reserved traffic


Selecting the Trust Mode (PowerMICE, MACH 104, MACH 1040 and MACH 4000)

The device provides 3 options for selecting how it handles received data packets that contain priority information. Click once on a cell in the “Trust mode” column to select one of the 3 options:

Displaying the untrusted traffic class
(PowerMICE, MACH 104, MACH 1040 and MACH 4000)

“Untrusted traffic class” shows you the traffic class that is used in the “untrusted” trust mode. When you change the port priority (refer Entering the port priority), the untrusted traffic class also changes 'Mapping the DSCP values onto the traffic classes'.

Buttons

Tab. Buttons (Forts.)

Button

Meaning

“Set”

Transfers the changes to the volatile memory (RAM) of the device. To permanently save the changes afterwards, you open the Basic Settings:Load/Save dialog and click “Save”.

“Reload”

Updates the fields with the values that are saved in the volatile memory (RAM) of the device.

“Help”

Opens the online help.