User's Manual

Menus and Parameters
Manual Revision 1.0
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Continuous Link Quality Display (RB only)
The Continuous Link Quality Display option displays continuously
updated information regarding the quality of the received signal using
Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) measurements.
Click the Esc key to abort the test.
MAC Address Database
MAC Address Database in BU
The MAC Address Database option in the BU displays information
regarding the RB associated with it as well as bridging (forwarding)
information. The following options are available:
 Display Bridging and Association Info: The Display Bridging and
Association Info option displays a list that includes the associated
RB and stations in the BU's Forwarding Database. For stations
behind an RB, the RB's MAC address is also displayed (RB Address).
Each MAC address entry is followed by a description, which may
include the following:
¾ Et (Ethernet): An address learned from the Ethernet port.
¾ Vp (Virtual port): An address of a node behind an associated
RB. For these addresses, learned from the wireless port, the
address of the applicable RB is also displayed (in parenthesis).
¾ St (Static): An associated RB. For these entry, the SW version of
the RB is also displayed.
¾ Sp (Special): 7 addresses that are always present, which
include:
 The MAC address of the BU, which appears twice as it is
learned from both the Ethernet and wireless ports.
 The MAC address if the internal Operating System stack,
which also appears twice.
 Alvarion's Multicast address (01:20:D6:00:00:01, which also
appears twice. The system treats this address as a Broadcast
address.
 The Ethernet Broadcast address (FF FF FF FF FF FF).
In addition, a summary table displays information about the
Forwarding Database (Bridging Info) and the Associated RB Database
(Association Info). Each database includes the following information: