FDDI (frame level) error management design: station parameters and management evaluation process

Methods are presented for obtaining optimal parameter values used by Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) ring stations to decide when to alert the managing station of a potential problem. A procedure is also proposed for the error report processing performed by the managing station. The procedure is designed to work for a multivendor environment and to filter out effects due to noise transients. The multivendor environment is especially challenging, since these parameters are left up to the individual vendor to define, the values for which a managing station may not know