This Tag indicates the status of a physical layer. Possible values are the following:

•0: Physical layer stopped, that is, a Driver is in Offline mode, the physical layer failed when initializing, or exceeded the maximum number of reconnection attempts

•1: Physical layer started but not connected, that is, a Driver is in Online mode but the physical layer is not connected. If the Connection management option is configured with the value Automatic, the physical layer can be connecting, disconnecting, or waiting for a reconnection attempt. If the Connection management option is configured with the vlaue Manual, then the physical layer remains in this status until forced to connect

•2: Physical layer connected, that is, the physical layer is ready for use. This DOES NOT mean a device is connected, only that the access layer is working