SMC Networks 100 manual

Stackable F ast Ether net Switch ◆ 24 100B ASE-FX VF-45 po rts ◆ Optional 10 0B ASE-FX or 1000B ASE-X modul es ◆ Optional stack m odule for linki ng up to fou r units ◆ 8.8 Gbps of agg regate switch bandwid th ◆ Support for redundant po wer unit ◆ Up to fi ve port trunks p er switch ◆ Port mirroring for non-i ntrusi ve analysis ◆ Qo[...]

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6 Hughes Irvine, CA 9261 8 Phone: (9 49) 707-24 00 T igerSwitch 100 Installation Guide From SMC’ s T iger line of feature-r ich work group LA N solutions June 2 001 Pub. # F 2.47 1507 27-102 R01[...]

Informati on furnish ed by SMC Networ ks, Inc. (SMC) is believed to be accu rate and r eliable. Ho wever , no re spons ibility i s assumed b y SMC for its us e, no r for any infri nge ment s of paten ts or o ther right s of thi rd part ies wh ich m ay r esult from i ts use . No li cens e is gr anted by imp licatio n or othe rwise un der any paten t[...]

L IMITED W ARRAN TY Limited Wa rranty Limite d W arranty St ateme nt: SMC Networks, Inc. (“SMC”) warrants its pro ducts to be free from defects in workm anship and materi als, under n ormal use and service, for the applicable warranty term. All SMC prod ucts carry a standard 90-day limited war ranty from the d ate of purc hase fr om SM C o r it[...]

L IMITED W ARRAN TY OF ALL OTH ER W ARRANT IES OR COND ITIONS , EXP RESS O R IMPL IED, EIT HER IN F ACT OR BY OPERA TION OF LA W , ST A TUTORY OR OTHER WISE, INCLUDING W ARR ANTIES OR CONDIT IONS OF ME RCHAN T AB ILITY A ND FIT NESS FOR A P AR TICULA R PURPOSE . SMC NEI THER AS SUMES NOR A UTHORIZES ANY OTHER PERSON TO A SSUME FOR IT ANY OTH ER LIA[...]

i C OMPLIANCES FCC - Class A Thi s equip ment ge nerates, us es, an d can ra diate radio f reque ncy ener gy and, if not install ed a nd us ed in acco rdanc e with the ins truct ion ma nual, may c ause inte rfer ence to radi o com muni catio ns. It h as been test ed and f ound t o comply wi th the li mits for a Class A compu ting d evice p ursua nt[...]

C OMPLIANCES ii Industry Canada - Class A This digital apparat us does not excee d the Cl ass A limit s for radi o noise emission s from dig ital appar atus a s set ou t in the in terfere nce-cau sing equipmen t stand ard en titled “Digital Ap paratus, ” ICES-003 o f the Depar tment of Commun ications . Cet app areil numé rique resp ecte les l[...]

C OMPLIANCES iii Safety Compliance W ar ning: Fiber Opt ic Port Safety Avertissment: Ports pour fibres optiques - sécurité sur le plan optique W ar nhinweis: Fase roptikanschlüsse - Optische Sicherheit Underwrite rs Laboratori es Complian ce State ment Imp ortan t! Before mak ing conn ections, make s ure you have the co rrect co rd set. Check it[...]

C OMPLIANCES iv Wichtige S icherheitshinwe ise ( Ger many) 1. Bitte lesen Si e dies e Hinwei se sor gfältig dur ch. 2. Hebe n Sie diese Anl eit ung für den spät eren Gebr auch a uf. 3. V or j edem Reinig en ist das G erät vom Stromn etz zu tre nnen. V e rwen den S ie keine Flüssig oder A eroso lreini ger. Am bes ten ei gnet s ich ein a ngefeuc[...]

v T ABLE OF C ONTENTS 1 About the TigerSwitch 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Overvie w . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Switch Architectur e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 -2 Management Optio ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Descript ion[...]

T ABLE OF C ONTENTS vi Deskto p or She lf Mount ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5 Instal ling an Op tional Mod ule into the Swit ch . . . . . . . 3-6 Stacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 7 Connec ting t o a Power Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9 4 Making Network Co[...]

T ABLE OF C ONTENTS vii Standard s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5 Complianc es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5 Warrant y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5 Slide-in Modul e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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1-1 C HAPTER 1 A BOUT THE T IGER S WITCH 100 Overview SMC ’ s TigerSwitch ™ 100 is a stackab le switch with 24 1 00BASE-F X VF-45 port s, plus two slots for optional slide-in 100 BASE-FX or 1000BA SE-X modules. O ne of these slots can also be us ed for an opt iona l stac king mod ule tha t all ows you a tt ach up to fou r s wit che s to a 9.6 G[...]

A BOUT THE T IGER S WIT CH 100 1-2 Figure 1-3. Optional Modules Switch Architecture The Ti ge rSwit ch emp loys a hi gh -spee d s witc hing fa bric . Th is d esig n allows for simultan eous transport o f multiple packet s at low latenc y on all ports. It also u ses store-and-forward s witching to en sure maxim um data integ rity. In this mod e, the[...]

A BOUT THE T IGER S WIT CH 100 1-3 Management Options This sw itch con tains a comp rehen sive array of LED s for “ at-a-glance ” monitori ng of n etwork and po rt statu s. It al so includ es a Netwo rk Managemen t Modul e that al lows th e entire stack to be managed in-band via SNMP or RMON (Groups 1 , 2, 3 and 9) pr otoc ols, with a W e b bro[...]

A BOUT THE T IGER S WIT CH 100 1-4 Status LEDs The LED s, whic h are loc ated on the f ront panel f or easy viewin g, are show n below an d describ ed in the followin g table. Figure 1-4. Port and System LEDs Port and System Status LEDs LED Condition Status Power On Swit ch is r ecei ving p ower. RPU On Redundant power is on, and the RPU is in back[...]

A BOUT THE T IGER S WIT CH 100 1-5 Network Management Module Figure 1-5. Network Management Module This switch inc ludes a Networ k Management Module on the rear panel. T his module c an manage the switch and the attach ed stack. It offer s a var iety of m anagemen t option s, in cluding SNMP , RMON and a W eb-based int erface. This module also inc[...]

A BOUT THE T IGER S WIT CH 100 1-6 caused by p ort sa turatio n. An d broadc ast st orm cont rol pr events broadc ast traffic storms from engulfi ng the ne twork. Some of this swit ch ’ s advance d feature s are describe d below. Fo r a deta iled des criptio n, refer to t he Manage ment G uide. Spanning Tree Protocol The Ti gerSwi tch 10 0 suppor[...]

A BOUT THE T IGER S WIT CH 100 1-7 • Provi des da ta secur ity by restric ting all traffic to the orig inating VLAN, e xcept where a conne ction ha s been confi gure d betwee n separat e VLANs usi ng a router or Layer 3 sw itch. Multica st Swit ching Specific multicast traffic c an be assigned to its own VLAN to ensure that it doe s not interfer [...]

A BOUT THE T IGER S WIT CH 100 1-8 Optional 100BASE-FX Module (SMC 6900FSSC) Figure 1-7. 1-Port 100BASE-FX Single-Mode Fiber Module Using si ngle -mode fiber optic cable, the 100 BAS E-FX port can b e connect ed to a remote si te up to 10 km (6.21 mi.) away . This port operates only at 1 00 Mbps , full du plex. Optional 1000BASE-SX Module (SMC6900 [...]

A BOUT THE T IGER S WIT CH 100 1-9 9/125 micron single-m ode fi ber cabl e. The 1000BASE -LX Gigabit module operates at 1 Gb ps, wit h supp ort for auto-n egotiat ion of duplex mode a nd flow cont rol. Optional 1000BASE-T Modul e (SMC69 00GT) Figure 1-10. Single-Port 1000BASE-T Gigabit Module SMC6900G T contai ns one 10 00BASE-T R J-45 por t that c[...]

A BOUT THE T IGER S WIT CH 100 1-10 Power Supply Receptacles There are two power receptacles on the rear panel o f the switch. The stand ard powe r rec eptacle is for the AC powe r cord. Th e receptacle labeled “ DC Input ” is for the opti onal Red undant Power Unit (RPU). Figure 1-12 . Po wer Sup ply Recepta cles[...]

A BOUT THE T IGER S WIT CH 100 1-11 Features a nd Benefit s Connectivity ◆ 24 multimode fiber VF-45 ports that offer a cost-effective solut ion for fi ber-to-the- desktop ap plication s ◆ Each VF -45 p ort o pera tes at 100 Mbps in hal f- o r ful l-dup lex mode (con figured m anually) ◆ 62.5/1 25 micron an d 50/125 micron multimode fiber cabl[...]

A BOUT THE T IGER S WIT CH 100 1-12 ◆ Optional 1000BASE- T Giga bit modul e that supp orts a connec tion of up t o 10 0 mete rs usi ng Ca tegory 5 or 5e UT P or STP ca ble, and oper ate s at 1 Gbps , 10 0 Mbps , or 10 M bps, h alf or ful l dup lex, wi th aut o-n egot iat ion fo r speed, dupl ex mod e and flow c ontrol ◆ Option al Stack mod ules[...]

A BOUT THE T IGER S WIT CH 100 1-13 • Spanning Tree Pr otocol for red undant n etwork conn ection s • VLAN su p port fo r 256 groups, port-bas ed or wi th IEEE 802. 1Q VLAN ta gging • Quality of Servic e (QoS) supp orts two levels of priori ty and Weighted Fair Qu eueing • Multic ast Switch ing based on IGM P (Internet Gr oup Managem ent Pr[...]

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2-1 C HAPTER 2 N ETWORK P LANNING Introduction to Switching A netw ork switc h allows simul taneous transmiss ion of m ultiple pack ets via no n-cros sbar swit ching. This me ans that i t can pa rtiti on a networ k more effici ently t han brid ges or router s. Th e switc h has, therefo re, been reco gnized as one o f the m ost impo rtant buildi ng [...]

N ETWORK P LANNIN G 2-2 Sample Applications The Ti gerSwi tch 10 0 is not only desig ned to s egmen t your netwo rk, b ut al so to pro vide a wi de ra nge of opt ions in se ttin g up networ k connec tions. Some ty pica l applicat ions are descr ibed below . Collapsed Backbone The Tig erSwitc h 100 is an e xcelle nt choice f or mix ed Fast Et hernet[...]

N ETWORK P LANNIN G 2-3 Central Wiring Closet With up to 104 ports in a stack (i .e., 104 distin ct segm ents), th e TigerSw itch 1 00 can co llap se a compl ex netwo rk dow n into a sing le ef fici ent bri dged node , incr eas ing ove rall b and width and throug hput . In the figure below, the VF -45 port s on the Tiger Switch s tack are provi din[...]

N ETWORK P LANNIN G 2-4 Remote Connections with Fiber Cable Fiber opti c tech nolog y al lows for l ong er c abli ng t han an y oth er media ty pe (up to 10 kil ometer s for 100 Mbps s ingle-mod e fiber at full duplex, or up to 5 kil ometer s for 1 Gbps f iber). The TigerS witch ca n serv e as a co llapsed backbone, provid ing dir ect connec tivity[...]

N ETWORK P LANNIN G 2-5 Making VLAN Connections VLANs c an be based on port gr oups, or ea ch data f rame can be expl icit ly tag ged to iden tify th e VLA N gro up it belon gs to. W hen using po rt-b ased VLANs, ports can ei ther be assigned to any numbe r of gr oups . Port-b ase d VLANs are sui table for sm all networ ks. A s ingle s witch ca n b[...]

N ETWORK P LANNIN G 2-6 Connectivity Rules When add ing hubs (repeaters ) to your network, please foll ow the connec tivity rules listed below for Ethernet , Fast Et hernet, or Gigab it Ethe rn et. Ho weve r , no te tha t becau se sw itches brea k up the p ath for conne cted de vices i nto se parat e collis ion dom ains, you sh ould not i nclude t [...]

N ETWORK P LANNIN G 2-7 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet Collision Domain Maximu m 100BASE-FX Fiber Opti c Cable Dis tance SMC 3-2 Rule for Class II Repeaters SMC 2-1 Rule for Class I Repeaters Maximum Network D iameter Using Repeat ers 100BASE-FX 50/125 or 62.5/125 micron core multimode fiber (MMF) Full duplex 2 km (1.24 miles) SC or ST 100BASE-FX 9/125 9 m[...]

N ETWORK P LANNIN G 2-8 Maximum Fast Ethernet Cable Distanc e Cable Type Connecting Max. Distance Twisted Pair Any two devices 100 m (328 ft.) Fiber Switch to switch, s erver or PC Half du plex 412 m ( 1,351 .4 ft. ) Full d upl ex 2 km ( 1.24 m i.)[...]

N ETWORK P LANNIN G 2-9 Application Notes 1. Full-d uplex o peration only app lies t o point-t o-point access (such as when a switch is attached to a workstation, server or another switc h). When the swit ch is connecte d to a h ub, bo th devic es m ust ope rat e in ha lf-d uple x mode . 2. When a s witch is connecte d to a h ub or any kind of shar[...]

N ETWORK P LANNIN G 2-10[...]

3-1 C HAPTER 3 I NSTALLING THE S WI TC H Selecting a Site Tiger Switch 10 0 units can be moun ted in a standa rd 19-i nch equi pment rack or on a fl at surf ace. Be sure to follo w the guidel ines below when choosing a location. ◆ The site shoul d: • be at th e center of all the de vices you want t o link and ne ar a power outlet. • be able t[...]

I NSTAL LING THE S WIT CH 3-2 Equipment Checklist After unpacki ng the Tig erSwit ch 100, c heck the co ntents to be su re you hav e receive d all the component s. Then , before beginnin g the instal lation, be su re you have all other necessa ry installa tion equi pment. Package Contents ◆ TigerSw itch 10 0 unit, SMC6 924VF ◆ Four adh esive fo[...]

I NSTAL LING THE S WIT CH 3-3 Mounting A Tiger Switch 1 00 unit can be m ounted in a stan dard 19- inch equi pment ra ck or on a de sktop or shelf . Mountin g instr uction s for each type of si te follow . Installing Optional Modules : Befor e mou nti ng the swit ch, be sure y ou inst all any op tional modules . If yo u have p urchase d an option a[...]

I NSTAL LING THE S WIT CH 3-4 T o rack-mount device s: 1. Att ach th e brack ets to the d evice using t he sc rews provi ded in the Brack et Moun ting K it. Figure 3-1. Att aching the Bracket s 2. Mount t he devic e in the rack, using fou r rack-mou nting screws (not provided). Figure 3 -2. Inst alling th e Switch in a Ra ck 1 Sta tu s A c tiv ity [...]

I NSTAL LING THE S WIT CH 3-5 3. If in stalling a si ngle sw itch on ly, turn t o “ Conne cting t o a Powe r Source ” at the end of this cha pter . 4. If inst alli ng mu ltiple swit ches , moun t the m in th e rack, on e below the other , in a ny or der . 5. If al so ins talling RPUs, mou nt the m in the rack be low the other devi ces. Desktop [...]

I NSTAL LING THE S WIT CH 3-6 Installing an Optional Module into the Switch Optional modules are av ailable for media ex pansion, stackin g and managemen t . The se modu les can be inst alled int o the modular slots on the rear p anel of the swi t ch. T he Ne twork Man agement Modul e mus t be in stall ed in th e uppe r slot, a nd th e Stac k Modu [...]

I NSTAL LING THE S WIT CH 3-7 Figure 3-4. Installing a Module 6. If yo u are su re the m odul e is pr operly mated w ith the conne ctor , tighten the retai ner scre ws by han d to secure the module in the slot. 7. Conn ect pow er to the swit ch. Stacking A stack may have as many as four swit ches. Note: A st acking c able is included wit h the Stac[...]

I NSTAL LING THE S WIT CH 3-8 3. Re peat th is ste p unti l all th e devi ces hav e been conn ected. 4. Tur n to the next secti on, “ Connecti ng to a Powe r Source. ” Figure 3 -5. S tacking the Switches 2 4 V F 24VF 2 4 V F 24VF[...]

I NSTAL LING THE S WIT CH 3-9 Connecting to a Power Source T o connec t a device to a pow er source: Note: It is recommend ed that the swit ches be stac ked befor e being c onnecte d to a power so urce. Howe ver, a devi ce can be added to the top or bottom of a stack that is on and oper ating with out f irst p oweri ng d own the stack . Be sure to [...]

I NSTAL LING THE S WIT CH 3-10 3. Check t he front- panel LEDs as the devic e is powe red on to be sure th e Pow er LED is li t. If not, c heck t hat th e pow er ca ble is correc tly pl ugged i n. The M gmt LED on th e unit wi th the Netwo rk Man ageme nt Mo dule i nstall ed wi ll be li t. 4. If you ha ve a purchased Re dundant Powe r Unit, co nnec[...]

4-1 C HAPTER 4 M AKIN G N ETWORK C ONNECTIONS Connecting Network Devices The Tig erSwitc h 100 is design ed to interc onnect multiple segmen ts (or colli sion domains) . It may be connect ed to 100 Mbps network cards in PCs an d server s, as well as to Fast Ethe rne t hubs, switches or rout ers. It may als o be conne cted to remot e devic es using [...]

M AKING N ETWORK C ONNE CTIONS 4-2 VF-45 Fiber Connect ions Each device requi res a 62 .5/125 m icron or 50/1 25 mic ron multi mode fibe r opt ic cable with V F-45 co nnector s at b oth ends. 1. Re move and kee p the VF -45 p ort ’ s plasti c cover . When not connec ted to a fibe r cable, the co ver sh ould be replac ed to prot ect the opt ics. 2[...]

M AKING N ETWORK C ONNEC TI ONS 4-3 SC Fiber Connections An opti onal slide- in 100BASE- FX modul e may be used for backb one and l ong di stance connect ions. A 1000BA SE-X module may also be used for a back bone conne ction bet ween sw itches , or for co nnectin g to a high- speed se rver . Each multim ode fi ber op tic po rt re quires 50/125 or [...]

M AKING N ETWORK C ONNE CTIONS 4-4 3. Conn ect one end of the cable to th e SC port o n the switc h and the ot her end to th e SC port on th e other devi ce. Sinc e SC connec tors are keyed, the cab le can b e attach ed in only one orie ntat ion. Figure 4-1. Making SC Port Connections 4. As a co nnec tion is made, check th e Activi ty LED on the sw[...]

M AKING N ETWORK C ONNEC TI ONS 4-5 1000BASE-T Twisted-Pair Connections A 1000BA SE-T conn ection re quires a shiel ded or unshielded twist ed-pair (ST P or UTP) cable with RJ -45 connector s at both ends. Fo r all conn ections, Cat egory 5 or 5e (reco mmended ) cable is requ ired with all four wire pairs c onnect ed. Y ou shoul d also test the c a[...]

M AKING N ETWORK C ONNE CTIONS 4-6 Figure 4-2. Making Twisted-Pair Connections 2. If t he devic e is a n etwork c ard and t he Tige rSwitch is in the wiri ng closet , attach the o ther end of the cable s egment t o a modular wall outlet that is connect ed to the wiring cl oset (see “ Wir ing Clos et Connect ions ” on th e next page). Othe rwise[...]

M AKING N ETWORK C ONNEC TI ONS 4-7 Wiring Closet Connections T oday, the punch-d own block is an integr al pa rt of m any of t he newer e quipme nt racks . It is actually part of the patch pa nel. Instr uction s for ma king co nnectio ns in t he wirin g cl oset with this type of equi pment follows . 1. Attac h one end of a patch cable to the po rt[...]

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A-1 A PPENDIX A T ROUBLESHOOTING Diagnosing Switch Indicators Troubleshooting Chart Symptom Action Power LED is Off • Internal or redundant p ower supply has failed or is disconnected. • Check connections between the switch, th e power cord, the wall outlet, and the RPU if you are using one. • If the switch is installed in a rack, check t he [...]

T R OUBLESHOOTI NG A-2 Power and Cooling Problems If the pow er ind icator do es no t turn on whe n the pow er cord is plugged in, you may have a p roblem with t he powe r outl et, po wer cord, or internal power supply. Howeve r , if the un it powers o ff after run ning for a whil e, chec k for loo se power c onnect ions, power losses or su rges at[...]

T R OU BLE SHOOT ING A-3 Note: You c an co nfigure the man ageme nt agen t to ac cept from one to f our simu ltaneo us T elne t se ssions . If the maxi mum number of sessions already exists, an addition al Telnet connec tion wil l not b e able to log into t he sy stem.[...]

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B-1 A PPENDIX B C ABLES Specificati ons Cable Types and Specifications Cable Type Max. Length Connector 100BASE-FX 50/125 or 62.5/125 micron core multimode fiber (MMF) Half Duplex 412 m (1,351 ft) VF-45 Full duplex 2 km (1.24 miles) VF-45, SC or ST 100BASE-FX 9/125 9 micron core single-mode fiber (S MF) Full duplex 10 km (6.21 miles) SC or ST 1000B[...]

C ABLES B-2 Note: If you need to co nnect t o a devic e with 62.5/125 micron cable t hat has ST-type c onnector s, SMC pr ovides an option al SC -ST Co nverte r (Pa rt Numb er: 9 9-012 034- 091). 1000BASE-LX Fiber Specifications Fiber Diameter Fiber Bandwidth Cable Length Range 62.5/ 125 mi cron MMF 160 MHz /km 2-50 m (7-18 05 ft) 50/12 5 micr on M[...]

C ABLE S B-3 RJ-45 Port and Cable Assignments CAUTION: DO NOT plug a phone ja ck conn ecto r into a ny RJ-4 5 port. U se only twisted- pair cab les wit h RJ-45 conne ctors that conf or m wit h FC C sta ndar ds. The RJ- 45 port on th e SMC6 900GT m odule su pports 10 00, 10 0, and 10 M bps Et hernet oper ation, wi th auto- negotia tion of speed, dup[...]

C ABLES B-4 The t able be low s hows the 1000BA SE-T MDI and M DI-X port pinouts. Thes e ports re quire that all four pairs of wi res be connec ted. N ote th at for 1000BAS E-T op eration, all fo ur pair s of wires are us ed for both tr ansmit and rece ive. 1000BASE-T Cable Requirements All Categor y 5 UTP cables that are used for 100BAS E-TX conne[...]

C ABLE S B-5 cable t esting i nformation is specifie d in the ANSI/TIA/EI A-TSB-67 standard . Additio nally, cable s must also pa ss test para meters for Return Los s and Equ al-Level F ar-End Crosst alk (ELFEXT) . Thes e test s are specif ied in the ANSI/TIA /EIA-TSB -95 Bullet in, “ The Additi onal T ransm issi on Pe rfo rm anc e Guide lin es f[...]

C ABLES B-6 Console Port Pin Assignments The DB -9 serial port on the s witch ’ s rear pane l is us ed to connect to the switch for ou t-of-b and cons ole confi guratio n. The o n-board menu-d riven c onfigur ation program can be ac cesse d from a ter min al, a PC runn ing a ter mi nal em ula tion pr ogra m, or fr om a remote locati on via a mode[...]

C ABLE S B-7 Console Port to 9-Pin COM Port on PC Console Port to 25-Pin DCE Port on Modem Console Port to 25-Pin DTE Port on PC Switch ’ s 9-Pin Seria l Port CCITT Signal P C ’ s 9-Pin COM P ort 1 DCD ----------- DCD ------------ 1 2 RXD <--------- TXD ------------ 3 3 TXD ----------- RXD ----------> 2 4 DTR ----------- DSR ---------->[...]

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C-1 A PPENDIX C S PECIFICATIONS Physical Characteristics Ports 24 100B ASE-FX fiber 1 slot for an opti onal medi a expansio n module 1 slot for an opti onal med ia expansio n module or stacking module Network Inter face 100BASE -FX: VF-45 connec tor Multim ode fibe r cab le; 62.5/ 125 or 50/125 m icron s Stack Inter face Connec ts up to 4 units 4.8[...]

S PECI FIC ATION S C-2 We i g h t 10.63 l bs (4.82 kg) Size 17.37 x 11.22 x 2.53 i n (44.0 x 28.5 x 6.4 cm) Te m p er a tu r e Operating : 32 to 122 ° F (0 to 50 ° C) Storage: -40 to 158 ° F (-40 t o 70 ° C) Humidity Operating : 5% to 95% AC Input 100 to 240 V , 50 to 60 Hz Power Suppl y Inter nal, auto-r angin g tr ansfor me r: 10 0 to 2 40 V [...]

S PECIFICATIO NS C-3 Switch Features Spanning T ree Protocol Forwarding Mode Store-and-forward Throughput Wi re speed Flow Control Full Dup lex: IEEE 802 .3x Half Duple x: Bac k p ress ure Broadcast Stor m Control Confi gurable thre shold on a pe r-por t basi s. VLAN Support Up to 2 56 groups; port-bas ed or wit h 80 2.1Q VLAN tagg ing Multica st S[...]

S PECI FIC ATION S C-4 Management Features In-Band Management T elnet, W eb-based H TTP , or SNMP m anager (EliteV iew Network Manag ement so ftware prov ided for free) Out-of-Band Management RS-2 32 DB-9 consol e port Softwar e Loading TFTP or W e b (HTTP ) in- band o r XMode m out- of-b and MIB S upport MIB II (RFC 1213 ), Bridge MIB (RFC 149 3),[...]

S PECIFICATIO NS C-5 Standards IEEE 80 2.3u Fa st Ethe rnet IEEE 80 2.3z Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.1 D Spanning T ree Protocol and tr affic prio riti es IEEE 802.1Q V LAN Br idge Man ageme nt IEEE 80 2.3x f ull-dup lex flow c ontrol ISO/ IEC 88 02- 3 SNMP (RFC 1157), RMON (RFC 1 757), ARP (RFC 826), IGMP (R FC 1112 ), MIB II (RFC 12 13), Int erface[...]

S PECI FIC ATION S C-6 Slide-in Module 100BASE-FX Extender Module Model SMC6900FSC, SMC6900FST , SMC6900FSSC Ports SMC6900FSC, SMC6900FST: 2 100BASE-FX multimode SMC6900F SSC: 1 10 0BASE-F X sing le-mode Network Inter face SMC6900FSC, SMC6900FST: 50/125 or 62.5 /125 mic ron multi mode fib er cable (SMC6900F ST includ es SC-S T Conve rter) SMC6900F [...]

S PECIFICATIO NS C-7 Communication Mode Full an d half d uplex, auto-negot iati on Communication Rate 1000 Mbps Standar ds IEEE 80 2.3z Gigabit Ethernet 1000BASE-LX Extender Module Model SMC6900G LSC Ports 1 1000B ASE-LX Network Inter face SC conn ector , 9/125 mic ron sin gle-mode fiber cable Communication Mode Full an d half d uplex, auto-negot i[...]

S PECI FIC ATION S C-8 Communication Mode Full an d half d uplex, auto-negot iati on Communication Rate 1000, 1 00, and 10 Mbps Standar ds IEEE 802.3ab G igabi t Etherne t Agent Module Model SMC6924V FNMM Ports 1 RS-232 seria l port Connector Interface Stan dard st raight -thr ough wire d RS-23 2 cabl e Standar ds IEEE 80 2.3u Fa st Ethe rnet ISO/I[...]

D-1 A PPENDIX D O RDERING I NFORMATION TigerSwitch 100 Products and Accessories Product Number Description SMC6924VF 24-port Fast Ethernet switch wi th two media expansion slots SMC6924VFNMM Network Managem ent Module with one RS-232 s erial po rt SMC6900S Stacking Module with 4.8 Gbps uplink/ downl ink po rts SMC6900FSC Extender Module with two 10[...]

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Glossary-1 G LOSSARY 10BAS E-T IEEE 80 2.3 spe cificat ion for 1 0 Mbps Et hernet ov er two pa irs of Cate gory 3, 4, or 5 UT P cabl e. 100BASE- FX IEEE 80 2.3u sp ecifi cation fo r 100 M bps Fast Ethernet over tw o stran ds of 50/12 5 or 62.5/12 5 micron core fib er cabl e. 100BASE-TX IEEE 80 2.3u sp ecifi cation fo r 100 M bps Fast Ethernet over [...]

G LOSSA RY Glossary-2 Bandwidth The di fference between the h ighest an d lowest frequ encies available for ne twork sig nals. Al so syn onymous wit h wire sp eed, the actual speed of the data transm ission along th e cable. Class I Repeater Fast Ethernet repeater t hat is princ ipally us ed to conne ct diffe rent physic al signal ing syste ms (e.g[...]

G LOSSAR Y Glossary-3 Fast Eth ernet A 100 Mb ps netwo rk comm uni cation sy stem b ased on Ether ne t and the C SMA/CD access m ethod. Fast Eth ernet Swi tch Device that pro vides a full 100 M bps bandwid th (or e ither 10 or 100 Mbp s bandwi dth with Auto-N egotia tion) to each p ort (LAN segment). Full D uplex T ransmission metho d that allows s[...]

G LOSSA RY Glossary-4 IEEE 802.3ab Defines CSMA/CD acce ss meth od and physic al layer spec ifications for 100 0BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet . IEEE 802.3u Defines CSMA/CD acce ss meth od and physic al layer spec ifications for Fas t Ethernet. IEEE 802.3x Defin es Ethe rnet frame s tart/st op requ ests and time rs use d for flow c ontrol on full-duple x [...]

G LOSSAR Y Glossary-5 Media Access Control (MAC) A por tion of the networkin g prot ocol t hat gov erns acce ss to the transm issi on medi um, f acil itati ng the exc hange of dat a betw een networ k nodes. MIB An acro nym fo r Manage ment Infor mati on Bas e. It is a set of datab ase ob jects that con tains in formation about the devi ce. MII Medi[...]

G LOSSA RY Glossary-6 Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Prot ocol (TCP/IP) Proto col sui te that include s TCP as the pr imary tr anspor t protoc ol, and IP as the ne twork laye r prot ocol . UTP Unshie lde d tw isted- pair cab le. Virtual LAN (VLAN) A V irtual LAN is a collec tion of netwo rk nodes that share t he same collis ion domain regar[...]

Index-1 Numerics 100 Mbps con nectivi ty r ules 2-7 1000 Mbps connectivity rules 2-6 1000BASE-LX fiber cable lengths 2 -6 module 1-8 1000BASE-SX connections 4-3 fiber cable lengths 2 -6 , 2-7 module 1-8 1000BASE-T cable lengths 2-6 connections 4-5 module 1-9 100BASE cable lengths 2-8 100BASE-FX connections 4-2 fiber 2-6 modules 1-7 , 1-8 100BASE-FX[...]

I NDEX Index-2 FCC comp lia nce i featu res C-3 management 1-12 switch 1- 11 fiber cables 4-3 flow control, IEEE 802.3x 1-3 front panel of switch 1 -1 full-duplex connectivity 2-1 G Gigabit Ethernet cable lengths 2-6 grounding for racks 3 -3 I IEEE 802.3x flow control 1-3 indicators, LED 1-4 installation connecting devices to the switch 4- 2 , 4-5 [...]

I NDEX Index-3 N network connections 4-2 examples 2-2 null-modem cable 1-5 O optional modules 1-2 , C-6 modules, installation 3-3 optional equipment D-1 ordering information D -1 out-of-band management 1-3 , 1-5 P package contents 3-2 pin assignments 25-pin DCE port B-7 25-pin DTE port B-7 console port B-6 DB-9 B-6 RJ-45 B-3 port saturation 1-3 , 1[...]

I NDEX Index-4 T tags prior ity 1- 7 VLAN 2-5 Telne t 1-6 , A-3 temperature within a rack 3-3 traffi c prio rity 1- 7 troubleshooting in-band access A-2 power and cooling problems A-2 switch indicators A-1 U UL compl ianc e iii V VCCI compliance i i VF-45 connections 4-2 VF-45 ports 1-3 VLANs 1-5 , 1-6 , 2-5 tagging 2-5 W warranty C-5 Web-based man[...]

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