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    Dual E3 Asynchronous Transfer Mode Network Interf ace Card Getting Started Guide Part No. 1. 024 .1334- 00[...]

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    ® http://www.3com.c om/ Dual E3 Asynchr onous T ransfer Mode Netw ork In ter face C ar d Getting Starte d Guide Part No. 1.024.133 4-00[...]

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    3Com Corporation 5400 Bay fr ont Pla za Santa Clara , California 95052-81 45 Copyright © 1999, 3Com Cor poration. A ll right s reserved. No p art of thi s docume ntation ma y be reproduced in any form or by any mean s or used t o make any der ivative work (su ch as translat ion, transfor mation, or adaptati on) withou t written p ermission from 3C[...]

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    C ONTENTS 1 O VERVIEW Contacting 3 Com ........... .................... ................... ................... ............. . 1-1 Document C onventions ............... ............. ................... .................... ....... 1-2 Product Description ............... ............. ................... ................... .............. 1-2 Feat[...]

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    Current Draw ........... .................... ................... ................... .................... .A-3 Environment ...... ............. ................... ................... .................... ..............A -3 Shippin g and Storage ...... .................... ................... ................... ........A-3 Operating ........... .[...]

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    1 O VERVIEW This chapt er pr ovide s an overview of : ■ Contac ting 3Co m ■ Document con vention s ■ Pr oduct de scripti on ■ Product co mpatib ility Contact ing 3Com Call th e appropriate to ll free number listed bel ow for techn ical support . For Europe an countr ies that do no t have a tol l free num ber listed, call +3 1 30 60 2 99 00 [...]

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    1-2 C HAPTER 1: O VE RVIEW Refer to the T otal C ontrol Hub Do cumentati on CD-ROM for more informa tion r egar ding pr od uct warr ant y . For i nforma tion a bout Custom er Se rvice, inc ludin g suppor t, t raini ng, contract s, and docume ntati on, visit our website at http://totalservice.3com .com Docum ent Conv entions These tables l ist conve[...]

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    Produc t Comp ati bility 1-3 Router C ar d (HiP er ARC) to pr ovide a high speed A TM output pi pe f ro m the 3C om T otal Con tr ol Enterprise N etwork H ub. Featur es The A TM NIC suppo rts: ■ Dual E3 in terfaces for ca scading multi ple chassis ■ Single auto-sensin g 10/100 Base-TX E ther net inte rface ■ V arious standards for routing lo [...]

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    2 I NSTALLATION This chapt er contain s Dual E3 Asynch r onous T ransf er Mode (A TM) Network In terface Ca r d (NIC ) installa tion info rmation. Inst a l latio n T o ols T o insta ll thi s NIC i n the T ota l Cont r ol c hassis , you need a #2 Ph illips a nd flat-hea d screwdriver . Inst allat ion Pr ocedur e T o ins tall th is N I C : ESD: T o r[...]

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    2-2 C HAPTER 2: I NSTALLATION For manag ed chassis, slot 17 is re served for a NIC corr esponding to the Networ k Ma nagemen t Card (N MC ). 2 Use a #2 P hillips screwdriver to remove the safety panel co vering this sl ot.[...]

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    Install ation Proc e dur e 2-3 3 Insert the NIC be tween the sl ot’ s upper a nd lower card guides. 4 Slide th e NIC int o the cha ssis, unti l the front of t he NIC is flush with the chassis.[...]

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    2-4 C HAPTER 2: I NSTALLATION 5 Use a fla t-head screwdriver to tigh ten the screws on the fr ont pan el. 6 Cover any unused cha ssis slots with safety panels. 7 Install the HiPe r ARC N AC. Refer to the HiP er ARC NAC Get ting St arted Guide for more in formatio n.[...]

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    3 N ETWORK I NTERFACE C ARD C ABLIN G This chap ter provides in formatio n about the physica l interface s of the Dual E3 Asyn chronous T rans fer Mode (A TM) Ne twork Interfa ce Card (NIC), instru ctio ns for accessi ng the c or re spon di ng Netw or k Applic atio n Car d (NAC) t hr ough the command li ne inter face (CLI) , and opti on s for cabli[...]

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    3-2 C HAPTER 3: N ETWORK I NTERFACE C AR D C ABLING Access ing the Command Line Interfac e T o access the CLI of the corr espond ing NAC, connect the following cables to the NI C’ s console port. E3 Port Cabl in g Option s Cable the A TM NIC ’ s E 3 span port s for an i ndepe ndent c onnect ion between a singl e chassis and th e A TM switch, or[...]

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    E3 Port Cabl ing Options 3- 3 Cablin g Multip le Cascad ed A TM Network Interface Car ds Casca de or d aisy-c hain multip le A TM NIC s to p r ovide add itiona l mod em ports and r educe the number of co nnections to the A TM switch. This config uratio n allo ws mu ltiple NICs in the sa me cha ssis or m ultip le chas sis. Cascad ing Mul tiple NICs [...]

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    3-4 C HAPTER 3: N ETWORK I NTERFACE C AR D C ABLING Cascad ing Sin gle N IC’ s in a Different Chassi s Callout Description 1 ATM switch 2 Chassis 1 3 Chassis 1’s ATM NIC 4 Connection from switch’s TX to S pan A’s RX of Cha ssis 1’s NIC 5 Connection from switch’s RX to Sp an A’s TX of Cha ssis 1’s NIC 6 Connection from Span B’s TX [...]

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    E3 Port Cabl ing Options 3- 5 Cascad ing Mul tiple NIC’ s in a Different Chas sis Callout Des cription 1 ATM switch 2 Chassis 1 3 Chassis 1’s ATM NIC 1 4 Chassis 1’s ATM NIC 2 5 Connection from switch’s TX to S pan A’s RX of Cha ssis 1’s NIC 1 6 Connection from switch’s RX to Sp an A’s TX of Cha ssis 1’s NIC 1 7 Connection from S [...]

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    3-6 C HAPTER 3: N ETWORK I NTERFACE C AR D C ABLING 11 Chassis 2 12 Chassis 2’s ATM NIC 1 13 Chassis 2’s ATM NIC 2 14 Connection from S pan B’ s TX of Cha ssis 2’ s NIC 1 to S PAN A’s RX of Chassis 2’s NIC 2 15 Connection from S pan B’ s RX of Chassis 2’s NI C 1 to S PAN A’ s TX of Chassis 2’s NIC 2 Callout Des cription[...]

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    A T ECHNIC AL S PECIFICATIONS Certific ation Regula tory Comp liance Statements United States FCC Pa rt 15 Compl iance State ment This equip ment has been tested and found to comply wit h the limits fo r a Class A digi tal device, p ursuant to Pa rt 15 of th e FCC Rule s. These li mits ar e desig ned to pr ovide r easonable pr otection against harm[...]

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    A-2 A PPENDIX A: T ECHNICAL S PECIFICATIONS Interface Specifications Consol e Po rt Line A an d Line B E3 Ports Electrical S pecification: RS-232-C (EIA/TIA-23 2-E standard) Connector: RJ-45, 8 posit ion mo dular jack Configuration: Da ta Termina l Equipmen t (DTE) Transmiss ion Metho d: Unbalan ce d RS- 232 Transmiss ion Rate: 38,4 00 bps ma ximum[...]

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    Cu rren t Dr aw A-3 Ethernet 10Base- T/100Bas e-TX Ports Current Draw +5 .2 vDC @ 50 0 mA ty pical maximu m T ypical m aximum refe rs to the maxim um current d raw under most typ ical confi guration s. Environment Shippi ng and Storage Operating Physical Dimensions Data Transfer Rate: 10/100 Mbps Auto-Neg otiated Connector: 8 -posi tion modu lar ja[...]

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    3Com Corpora tion 5400 Bayfront Plaza P.O. Box 58145 Santa Clara , CA 95052-8145 ©1999 3Com Corpora tion All rights reserved Printed in the U.S.A. Part No. 1.0 24.1334-00[...]