A Physical Port specification defines a point of entry for communication. A physical port is where communication begins or ends on a physical device or unit of equipment. Unlike a physical connector, a physical port performs basic processing, such as reading transmission data. A physical port cannot exist on its own. It must be provided by either a physical device or an equipment.
You can configure a Physical Device specification or an Equipment specification to create physical port instances automatically when you create a physical device or equipment instance. See and "About Physical Device Specification Ports and Connectors" and "About Equipment Specification Ports, Connectors, and Equipment Holders" for more information.
You create Physical Port specifications in the same manner as you create other types of specifications. See "Creating New Specifications" for more information.
See "Physical Port Specification Editor" for reference information about the tabs you use to define a Physical Port specification.
Use the Physical Port Specification editor to model points of entry for communication.
When working with the Physical Port Specification editor, see the following topics:
Use the Related Specifications tab to define and review specification relationships. Only relationships with the entity types listed in this tab are meaningful by default in UIM. If you add specifications to the Others section, you must define custom rulesets that trigger actions or behavior based on those relationships.
| Section | Use |
|---|---|
| Physical Devices | Lists the specifications of physical devices that can provide physical ports based on this specification. |
| Roles | Lists roles to which entities based on this Physical Port specification can be assigned. |
| Equipment | Lists specifications of Equipment entities that can provide physical ports based on this specification. |
| Others | Lists specifications of entities that have a customized relationship with entities based on this specification. |