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    903number SmartSwitch 9000 9E428-12/36 and 9E429-12/36 User’s Guide[...]

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    i Notice Notice Cabletron Systems r eserves the right to make changes in specifications and other information contained in this document without prior notice. The reader should in all cases consult Cabletr on Systems to determine whether any such changes have been made. The hardwar e, firmware, or softwar e described in this manual is subject to [...]

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    ii Notice FCC Notice This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference r eceived, including interference that may cause undesir ed operation. NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to c[...]

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    iii Notice DOC Notice This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions fr om digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de br uits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils num?[...]

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    iv Notice DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY ADDENDUM Application of Council Directi ve(s): 89/336/EEC 73/23/EEC Manufacturer’ s Name: Cabletron Systems, Inc. Manufacturer’ s Address: 35 Industrial Way PO Box 5005 Rochester, NH 03867 European Representati ve Name: Mr. J. Solari European Representati ve Address: Cabletron Systems Limited Nexus House, Ne[...]

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    v Contents Chapter 1 Intr oduction Features........................................................................................................................... 1-2 Related Manuals ............................................................................................................ 1-5 Getting Help .....................................[...]

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    Contents vi Chapter 5 Specifications T echnical Specifications ................................................................................................ 5-1 CPU .......................................................................................................................... 5-1 Memory ..............................................[...]

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    1-1 Chapter 1 Intr oduction The 9E428-12/36 and 9E429-12/36 (Figure 1-1) ar e switching modules that provide either 12 or 36 ports, depending on the module. The 9E428-12/36 pr ovide Ethernet fiber-optic 10Base-FL connectivity via multimode ST (straight through) connectors, while the 9E429-12/36 modules use single mode ST connectors. There are two [...]

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    Introduction 1-2 Features Processor The 9E428-12/36 and 9E429-12/36 modules are equipped with an advanced Intel i960 micropr ocessor . This micropr ocessor provides a platform for all management functions such as Spanning T ree, RMON, and MIB support, within a scalable RISC-Based architectur e. Fast P acket Switching The 9E428-12/36 and 9E429-12/36[...]

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    1-3 Introduction or full duplex mode. Operating in standard Ethernet mode limits bandwidth to 10 Mbps per port, while operating in duplex mode doubles bandwidth from 10 Mbps to 20 Mbps per port. Management Information Base (MIB) Support The 9E428-12/36 and 9E429-12/36 modules provide MIB support including: • RMON (RFC-1271) • IETF MIB II (RFC-1[...]

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    Introduction 1-4 Figure 1-1. The 9E428-12/36 and 9E429-12/36 Modules RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX SMB CPU 9E428-12 10 BASE-T FNB RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX INB 9E428-[...]

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    1-5 Introduction Related Manuals The manuals listed below should be used to supplement the procedur es and technical data contained in this manual. SmartSwitch 9000 Installation Guide SmartSwitch 9000 9C300-1 Environmental Module User ’s Guide SmartSwitch 9000 9C214-1 AC Power Supply User ’s Guide SmartSwitch 9000 Local Management User ’s Gui[...]

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    Introduction 1-6[...]

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    2-1 Chapter 2 Installing the 9E428 and 9E429 Modules The 9E428-12 and the 9E429-12 modules occupy a single slot in the SmartSwitch 9000 chassis. The 9E428-36 and the 9E429-36 occupy two slots in the chassis. Install the modules by following the steps starting below . Unpac king the Module 1. Carefully r emove the module from the shipping box. (Save[...]

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    Installing the 9E428 and 9E429 Modules 2-2 User Accessible Components Figure 2-1 shows the various components that can be accessed by users. These consist of an eight-position dip switch (explained in the next section), replaceable PROMs, and sockets for memory and flash upgrades. These will be used for future upgrades. Instr uctions for installin[...]

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    2-3 Installing the 9E428 and 9E429 Modules Setting the Module DIP Switch The DIP switch on the 9E428 and 9E429 Modules (Figur e 2-1 and Figure 2-2), is an eight-switch DIP located near the bottom left corner of the module. Each switch is set according to the functions described in T able 2-1. If switch settings are changed, the processor on the mod[...]

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    Installing the 9E428 and 9E429 Modules 2-4 See the Cautions at the end of this table. T able 2-1. Function of DIP Switch Switch Function Description 8 Clear Password -1 This module stores user enter ed passwords in NVRAM (Nonvolatile random access memory). T o clear these passwords, toggle this switch and then reset the module’s pr ocessor . Once[...]

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    2-5 Installing the 9E428 and 9E429 Modules Installing the Module in the Smar tSwitch 9000 Chassis T o install the 9E428-12/36 and the 9E429-12/36 modules in the SmartSwitch 9000 chassis, follow the steps below: 1. Remove the blank panel covering the slot in which the module will be mounted. All other slots must be covered to ensur e proper airflow[...]

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    Installing the 9E428 and 9E429 Modules 2-6 Figure 2-3. Installing the Module Metal Back-Panel Module Guides Module Jack for ESD Wrist Strap Plastic Tab W arning: Ensure that the cir cuit card is between the car d guides. Lock down the top and bottom plastic tabs at the same time, applying even pr essur e.[...]

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    2-7 Installing the 9E428 and 9E429 Modules The Reset Switch The Reset switch is located on the front panel, under the top plastic tab as shown in Figure 2-4. It serves three functions: r esetting the i960 processor , shutting down the module, or restarting the module. • T o r eset the i960 processor , press the r eset switch twice within three se[...]

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    Installing the 9E428 and 9E429 Modules 2-8[...]

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    3-1 Chapter 3 Operation The 9E428-12 and the 9E429-12 modules are 13 port devices. T wenty four front panel ST connectors support 12 10BASE-FL ports, each port being a separate collision domain with the first port connecting to INB-B. The 9E428-36 and the 9E429-36 modules are 37 port devices. Seventy two fr ont panel ST connectors support 36 10BAS[...]

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    Operation 3-2 Figure 3-1. P acket Flow f or the 9E428-36 and 9E429-36 ENIB The Ethernet Network Interface Block (ENIB) converts Ethernet data packets received thr ough front panel ports into a common canonical format that allows the SmartSwitch ASIC Engine to determine the pr oper destination port. The ENIB also converts data packets from the commo[...]

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    3-3 Operation Smar tSwitch ASIC The SmartSwitch ASIC is a hardwar e-based switch design that is the key building block of the SmartSwitch 9000 hub. The SmartSwitch ASIC makes all filtering/ forwarding decisions in custom har dware as opposed to softwar e like in traditional bridges. This custom hardwar e enables the SmartSwitch ASIC to process ove[...]

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    Operation 3-4 System Management Buses There ar e two management channels within the SmartSwitch 9000 system: the SMB-1 and the SMB-10. These buses provide side-band management and inter - module management communication. SMB-1 Bus The SMB-1 is a 1Mbs management bus located within the SmartSwitch 9000. This bus is utilized by all diagnostic controll[...]

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    3-5 Operation DC/DC Con ver ter The DC/DC converter converts the 48 VDC on the system power bus to the necessary operating voltages for its host network services module. The diagnostic controller monitors and contr ols the operation of the DC/DC converter . INB Interface The INB Backplane is designed to transport fixed length data blocks between m[...]

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    Operation 3-6 Round Robin Arbitration (Level 2) This level makes use of idle time slices. There is a token passed on every time slice to modules participating in this level of arbitration. Only one module has the token at any one time slice. If the module assigned to the next time slice is not requesting then the module with the token will be grant[...]

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    4-1 Chapter 4 LANVIEW LEDs The front panel LANVIEW LEDs indicate the status of the module and may be used as an aid in troubleshooting. Shown in Figur e 4-1 are the LANVIEW LEDs of the 9E428-12 module. The LEDs positions and functions are the same for the 9E428-36 and the 9E429-12/36 modules. Figure 4-1. The LANVIEW LEDs The functions of the two Sy[...]

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    LANVIEW LEDs 4-2 The functions of the INB Receive LEDs are listed in T able 4-2. The functions of the INB T ransmit LEDs are listed in T able 4-3. The functions of the Port Receive LEDs are listed in T able 4-4. Y ellow/Green Booting Module is performing its boot process Red Reset Module is resetting Red (Blinking) Failed Fatal error Off Power off [...]

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    4-3 LANVIEW LEDs The functions of the Port T ransmit LEDs are listed in T able 4-5. Red Fault Off No link, (port disabled) T able 4-5. Port T ransmit LEDs LED Color State Green (Flashing) Data activity (flashing to steady on indicates rate) Y ellow (Blinking) Port in standby state Red (Flashing) Collision (with collision rate) Red Fault Off No act[...]

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    LANVIEW LEDs 4-4[...]

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    5-1 Chapter 5 Specifications T echnical Specifications CPU Intel i960 RISC based micropr ocessor Memory 4 Mb Local RAM (expandable to 32 Mb) 4 Mb Flash Memory (expandable to 32 Mb) 2 Mb Packet RAM 16 Mb DRAM Standar ds IEEE 802.1D IEEE 802.3j 10BASE-FL Netw ork Interfaces Straight through (ST) connectors[...]

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    Specifications 5-2 Safety This equipment meets the safety requir ements of: UL 1950 CSA C22.2 No. 950 EN 60950 IEC 950 The EMI Requirements of: • FCC Part 15 Class A • EN 55022 Class A • VCCI Class I The EMC requir ements of: • EN 50082-1 • IEC 801-2 ESD • IEC 801-3 Radiated susceptibility • IEC 801-4 EFT Service MTBF (MHBK-217E) >[...]

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    5-3 Specifications En vironment Operating T emperatur e 5 to 40 ° C Storage T emperatur e -30 to 90 ° C Relative Humidity 5% to 95% non-condensing[...]

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    Specifications 5-4[...]