Interface (ethernet) – EXFO FTB-800 Series for FTB-1 User Manual

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Test Setup - Test Configurator, Timer, and System

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Interface (Ethernet)

Interface (Ethernet)

From the Test menu, tap Setup, Test Configurator, the interface block,
and the Interface tab.

Auto-Negotiation check box is available with 10/100/1000M Electrical
interface. When the Auto-Negotiation check box is selected the test
application indicates to the remote port which parameters to use. The
Auto-Negotiation check box is automatically selected for 1GE
Electrical interface and is not configurable.

Note: When the Auto-Negotiation check box is selected, the port Speed, Duplex,

Flow Control, and Local Clock parameters can be set. Those settings are
not applied immediately to the port, they are used only when the
negotiation process is started and take effect only when the
auto-negotiation succeeds. However current settings are applied
immediately to the port when the Auto-Negotiation check box is cleared.

Speed, available with 10/100/1000M Electrical interface, allows the
selection of the interface rate: 10M, 100M, 1GE, or Auto

1

. The

negotiated speed will be displayed next to the Speed field
selection.The 10M speed is not available with SyncE test application.

Duplex choices for 10M and 100M electrical interfaces are
Full Duplex (default), Half Duplex, and Auto

1

. For other rates the

Duplex is set to Full Duplex. Availability of choices depend on the test
applications. The negotiated duplex will be displayed next to the
Duplex field selection.

Flow Control choices are TX, RX, RX and TX, None (default), and
Auto

1

. When the Flow Control is set to None, pause frames received

are ignored. Availability of choices depend on test applications.

1. Auto is only available when the Auto-Negotiation check box is selected.

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