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User Guide
Link Loss Carry Forward (LLCF)
*
The AutoTwister incorporates LLCF for troubleshooting remote connections. When
LLCF is enabled, the ports do not transmit a link signal until they receive a link
signal from the opposite port.
The diagram below shows a typical network configuration with good link status
using Metrobility AutoTwister standalone units for remote connectivity. Note that
LLCF is enabled as indicated in the diagram below.
Management
Station
Management
Station
Switch/Hub
w/SNMP
Switch/Hub
w/SNMP
AutoTwister
AutoTwister
LED lit = established link
LED unlit = no link
LLCF is ON
LLCF is ON
Remote
Cable
If a connection breaks, the AutoTwister standalone units carry that link loss forward
to the switch/hubs which generate a trap to the management stations. A network
administrator can then determine the source of the problem.
Link Loss Carried Forward
Link Loss Carried Forward
LED lit = established link
LED unlit = no link
Management
Station
Management
Station
Switch/Hub
w/SNMP
Switch/Hub
w/SNMP
AutoTwister
AutoTwister
LLCF is ON
LLCF is ON
Broken
Remote
Cable
Link Loss Carried Forward
LED lit = established link
LED unlit = no link
Management
Station
Management
Station
Switch/Hub
w/SNMP
Switch/Hub
w/SNMP
AutoTwister
AutoTwister
LLCF is ON
LLCF is ON
Broken
Cable
Remote
Cable
* Units are shipped with LLCF disabled (OFF).