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Ring Status Report 0x0072

SwitchKit Name

RingStatusReport

Type

EXS API and SwitchKit API message

Description

Ring Status Report 0x0072

This message informs the host of a ring’s status after its EXNET status changes.

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CSP

SwitchKit Code

C Structure

typedef struct {

UBYTE Slot;

UBYTE RingID;

UBYTE RingStatus;

UBYTE MoreStatus;

UBYTE PortAStatus;

UBYTE PortBStatus;

UBYTE MasterStatus;

UBYTE TransmitMode;

UBYTE SourcePacketNum;

UBYTE MasterConfigurable;

UBYTE RedundancyState;

UBYTE RingMode;

} XL_RingStatusReport;

C++ Class

class XLC_RingStatusReport : public XLC_InboundMessage {

public:

UBYTE getSlot() const;

void setSlot(UBYTE x);

UBYTE getRingID() const;

void setRingID(UBYTE x);

UBYTE getRingStatus() const;

void setRingStatus(UBYTE x);

UBYTE getMoreStatus() const;

void setMoreStatus(UBYTE x);

UBYTE getPortAStatus() const;

void setPortAStatus(UBYTE x);

UBYTE getPortBStatus() const;

void setPortBStatus(UBYTE x);

UBYTE getMasterStatus() const;

void setMasterStatus(UBYTE x);

UBYTE getTransmitMode() const;

void setTransmitMode(UBYTE x);

UBYTE getSourcePacketNum() const;

void setSourcePacketNum(UBYTE x);

UBYTE getMasterConfigurable() const;

void setMasterConfigurable(UBYTE x);

UBYTE getRedundancyState() const;

void setRedundancyState(UBYTE x);

UBYTE getRingMode() const;

void setRingMode(UBYTE x);

};

Overview of message

The following table provides an overview of this message. The table following it, provides the detail for each byte.

MESSAGE (White)

RESPONSE (Gray(

Byte

Field Description

Byte

Field Description

0

Frame (0xFE)

0

Frame (0xFE)

1, 2

Length (0xNNNN)

1, 2

Length (0x0005)

3, 4

Message Type (0x0072)

3, 4

Message Type, MSB (0x0072)

5

Reserved (0x00)

5

Reserved (0x00)

6

Sequence Number

6

Same Sequence Number

7

Logical Node ID

7

Logical Node ID

8

:

AIB

Address Method

8

Checksum

Number of AEs to follow

 

AEs

:

Logical Ring ID

:

Ring Status

:

More Status

:

EXNET Port A Status

:

EXNET Port B Status

:

Master Status

:

Transmit Mode

:

Source Packet Number

:

Master Arbitration Flag

:

Checksum

 

EXS API Hex Format

MESSAGE (White)

RESPONSE (Gray(

Byte

Field Description

Byte

Field Description

0

Frame (0xFE)

0

Frame (0xFE)

1, 2

Length (0xNNNN)

1, 2

Length (0x0005)

3, 4

Message Type (0x0072)

3, 4

Message Type (0x0072)

5

Reserved (0x00)

5

Reserved (0x00)

6

Sequence Number

6

Same Sequence Number

7

Logical Node ID

7

Logical Node ID

8

:

AIB

Address Method

0x00 - Individual AEs

8

Checksum

Number of AEs to follow

 

AE

0x01 Slot

:

Logical Ring ID

:

Ring Status

The status of the ring to which this node belongs.

0x00 In Service: Ring capable of passing data

0x01 Ring Initializing: Validating integrity of the ring

0x02 Connected: Adjacent nodes are physically connected and seeing light

0xFE RIC Failure State: Must cycle the ring service state or run diagnostics

0xFF Out of Service: Ring is down and unable to pass data

NOTE: Ring B is a backup ring, and the status indicates that the ring is initializing until the
ring is brought into service due to the failure of Ring A.

:

More Status

This field indicates further status information.

0x00 None

0x01 Ring Configuration Incomplete

0x02 Waiting for Addition

0x05 Unsupported Ring Mode

0xF6 EXNET Card has reset too many times

0xF7 Ring Mastership Configuration Changed

0xF8 Remote node timed out

0xF9 Timed out during ring initialization

0xFA Internal Diagnostics Failed

0xFB EXNET Card isolated from ring

0xFC Internal Failure

0xFE Not Receiving Light

0xFF Ring Out of Service Unknown Failure

:

EXNET Port A Status
These fields indicates the status of each of the EXNET ports.

0x00 Normal

0x01 Loop Back

:

EXNET Port B Status

:

Master Status

This field indicates whether or not this node is the master.

0x00 Not Master

0x01 Master

:

Transmit Mode

This field indicates status of the transmit and receive modes.

0x00 Receive Only

0x01 Transmit/Receive

0xFF Transmit Mode Unassigned

:

Source Packet Number

This field indicates the ID number of the source packet.

0x00–0x1F Source Packet Number

0xFF Source Packet Number Unassigned

:

Master Arbitration Flag

This field indicates whether or not a node is allowed to become EXNET Ring Master:

0x01 This node is allowed to participate in EXNET Ring Master Arbitration.

0x00 This node is not allowed to participate in EXNET Ring Master Arbitration.

:

Checksum

Redundancy State

This field indicates redundancy state of the RICs:

0x00 No Redundancy

0x01 Active RIC

0x02 Standby RIC

0xFF Role Not Yet Defined

Current Ring Mode

This field indicates the Ring Mode:

0x00 Normal Ring Mode

0x01 Enhanced Fault Tolerance Ring Mode