Rejecting Packets
Once system initialization is complete, packet rejection should be a rare event. The only non-error rejection after initialization would be the arrival of a broadcast message which is intended to travel to the end of the chain and then be dropped by the end-of-chain device. Prior to the completion of system initialization, other devices may have not completed link initialization (Link Initialization bit is clear). If they have not been programmed to hold incoming packets pending completion of initialization (Drop on Uninitialized Link bit is set), they will behave as an end-of-chain device and reject packets temporarily.
Actions taken when a packet is rejected by an end-of-chain device, or by an interior device which has not ...
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