Chapter5PortConguration
DiagnosingandTestingLink
ZXR108900seriesswitchsupportscablelinediagnosisanalysis
testfunctionthatdetectsthelineabnormalityorlineconnection
abnormality.Thistestlocatestheexactpositionofcablefault,
facilitatingnetworkmanagementandlocatingfault.
BothfastEthernetelectricalinterfaceandgigabitEthernetelec-
tricalinterfaceareconnectedtootherdevicesbynetworkwire.
Therearefourpairsoftwistedpaircablesinthenetworkwire,in
which,fastEthernetelectricalinterfaceuses1-2and3-6twisted
paircables,gigabitEthernetelectricalinterfaceusesallthefour
pairsoftwistedpaircablesincluding1-2,3-6,4-5and7-8.Line
detectioncandetectthestatusoftwistedpaircable.Thisisde-
scribedinthefollowinglist:
�Open:Opencircuit
�Short:Shortcircuit
�Mismatch:Circuitimpedancemismatched
�Good:Thecircuitisingoodcondition
�Broken:thecircuitisopenorshort
�Unknown:Theresultisunknownorundetected
�Fail:Detectionfailed
Ifthecircuitisfaulty,testresultoutputsthecircuitfaultlocation.
Ifthecircuitisingoodcondition,approximatelengthofthenormal
circuitisgenerated.
Todiagnoseandtestlink,usethefollowingcommand.
CommandFunction
ZXR10(config)#showvctinterface<port-name>
Thisdiagnosesandtestslink
Note:
Relatedportsarerestartedwhenlinediagnosisanalysistestis
used.Linkwilldisconnectandthenbecomesnormal.Itisusually
totestthefaultyports.Becarefulwhentheportisconnectedwith
users.
ExampleThisexampleshowshowtodetectlikeofportgei_3/1
ZXR10(config)#showvctinterfacegei_3/1
CableStatusFault
Pair1-23-64-57-8
StatusOpenOpenGoodGood
Length4m4m<50m<50m
ZXR10(config)#
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