GarrettCom 6K16V Manual De Usuario

Magnum 6K16V Managed Fiber Switch         Installation and User Guide (06/04)

 

load is greatest.  

When the Magnum 6K16V Switch detects that its free buffer queue space is 

low, the Switch sends industry standard (full-duplex only) PAUSE packets out to the 

devices sending packets to cause “flow control”. This tells the sending devices to 

temporarily stop sending traffic, which allows a traffic catch-up to occur without 

dropping packets.  Then, normal packet buffering and processing resumes. This flow-

control sequence occurs in a small fraction of a second and is transparent to an observer.  

Another feature implemented in Magnum 6K16V Switches is a collision-based flow-

control mechanism (when operating at half-duplex only). When the Switch detects that 

its free buffer queue space is low, the Switch prevents more frames from entering by 

forcing a collision signal on all receiving half-duplex ports in order to stop incoming 

traffic.  

Magnum 6K16V’s come with licensed MNS-6K software, which allow to 

configure the Magnum 6Ks as a Managed Switch and other Software enabled features.  

For additional information about MNS-6K, see the Magnum 6K16V MNS Software User 

guide in pdf format, a separate document normally accessed via your web-browser, at 

or FTP client program by 

  using  

user  : m6kuser   

 password : m6kuser   

All MNS-6K software information, including new releases and upgrades related to MNS-

6K software, can be accessed and download from GarrettCom’s FTP site. 

Alternatively, for documentation and general information, visit  

   and look for Magnum 

6K16V’s MNS-6K info. 

or email: 

 

for further information. 

  

 

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