ip链接和ip addr输出含义

我正在寻找一个解释，这些命令ip link和输出ip addr在Linux机器上的确切含义是什么。

# ip link
3: eth0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state UP mode DEFAULT qlen 1000
link/ether 00:a1:ba:51:4c:11 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
4: eth1: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state DOWN mode DEFAULT qlen 1000
link/ether 00:a1:ba:51:4c:12 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff

LOWER_UP，NO-CARRIER和其他标志到底是什么？我在http://download.vikis.lt/doc/iproute-doc-2.6.32/ip-cref.ps上找到了参考，但是它不包含完整的信息，并且手册页不够详细。

这些是接口的标志。它们记录在netdevice(7)手册页中。以下是相关部分（按字母顺序重新排列）：

IFF_ALLMULTI      Receive all multicast packets.
IFF_AUTOMEDIA     Auto media selection active.
IFF_BROADCAST     Valid broadcast address set.
IFF_DEBUG         Internal debugging flag.
IFF_DORMANT       Driver signals dormant (since Linux 2.6.17)
IFF_DYNAMIC       The addresses are lost when the interface goes down.
IFF_ECHO          Echo sent packets (since Linux 2.6.25)
IFF_LOOPBACK      Interface is a loopback interface.
IFF_LOWER_UP      Driver signals L1 up (since Linux 2.6.17)
IFF_MASTER        Master of a load balancing bundle.
IFF_MULTICAST     Supports multicast
IFF_NOARP         No arp protocol, L2 destination address not set.
IFF_NOTRAILERS    Avoid use of trailers.
IFF_POINTOPOINT   Interface is a point-to-point link.
IFF_PORTSEL       Is able to select media type via ifmap.
IFF_PROMISC       Interface is in promiscuous mode. 
IFF_RUNNING       Resources allocated.
IFF_SLAVE         Slave of a load balancing bundle.
IFF_UP            Interface is running.

因此，这LOWER_UP意味着在物理级别存在信号（即，网络接口中插入了活动的信号）。NO-CARRIER恰恰相反：在物理级别上未检测到信号。