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    100-398 -01 Using the Smart Ringswitch Gi gabit Module Smart Ringswitch Softwa re Release 4.3 Gigdoc.book P age i Tues day, October 17, 2 000 9:44 AM[...]

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    ii Using the Smart Rin gswitch Gigabit M odule Gigdoc.book P age ii Tuesday, October 17, 2000 9: 44 AM[...]

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    100-398 -01 iii Before you start About th is guide This guide is an addendum to the Smart Ringswitch Family User Guide (part number 100-291) which describes how to us e Madge Networks’ Smart Rin gswitch G igabit Modul e with a M adge Ring switch an d Ringswitch Software Release 4.2. This guid e reflects the latest rele ase of th e Ringswitch Soft[...]

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    iv Using the Smart Rin gswitch Gigabit M odule The guide Neither Madge Networks Li mited or its affiliated companies (together collectively “ Madge” ) make any warranties about the information in this use r guide. Under no circum stances shall Madg e be liable for costs of procur ement of substi tute produ ct s or ser vices , lost p rofits, los[...]

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    100-398 -01 v Acknowledgments Madge, the Madge Logo, Ring Access Module, Ringhub, Smar t Ringswitch, Smart Rin gswitch Plus , Smar t Ringswi tch Ex press , HSTR R ead y , Grou pSwitch, Smart CAU, Smart RAM STP, Smart RA M Plus UTP, Smart LAM STP, Smart LA M Plus UTP, Smart Ringbridge, TrueView, and TrueView/32 are t rademarks, an d in some jurisdic[...]

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    vi Using the Smart Rin gswitch Gigabit M odule Gigdoc.book Page vi Tuesday, October 17, 2000 9:44 AM[...]

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    100-398 -01 vii Conte nts Chapter 1 Introdu ction to the Smart Ring switc h Gig abit Mod ule ............ ......... ........ ........ ......... ........ ........ .... . ........ 1 Chapter 2 Connec ting the Sma rt Ringsw itch Giga bit Modu le ........... ........ ......... .... ........ ........ ......... ........ ....... .......... 7 Chapter 3 Read[...]

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    viii Using the Smart Ringswitch Giga bit Module Gigdoc.book Page viii Tuesday, October 17, 2000 9:44 AM[...]

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    100-398 -01 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introducti on to the Smart Ring switch Gig abit Module The Smar t Ring sw itch Gig abit Mod ule is an option module that su pport s Gi gabit Ethern et co nne ct ions a t 1000 Mbps. Features of the Smart Ringswitch Gigabit Module The fo llowing sections introduce f eatures of the Gigabit M odule: • Con nection [...]

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    Chapter 1 Introduction to the Sma rt Ringswitch Gigabit Mo dule 2 Using the Smart Rin gswitch Gigabit M odule Token ring to Ether net transl ationa l bridg ing su pport The Smart Ringsw itc h Gigabit Mod ule sup ports multi-prot ocol translatio nal brid ging including I PX, IP, NLP, RI P, SAP, NDS and AppleTalk. See Append ix F of the S mart Ringsw[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introduc ti on to the Smart Ring swit ch Gigabit Modu le 100-398 -01 3 Introduction About Smart Ringswitch Software Rel ease 4. 3 This user gu ide describ es how to use the Smart Ringsw itch Gi gabit Modul e with Rings witch Software Release 4.3. Down load the microc ode soft ware provi ded with Software Release 4.3 to the Ri ngswitch to [...]

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    Chapter 1 Introduction to the Sma rt Ringswitch Gigabit Mo dule 4 Using the Smart Rin gswitch Gigabit M odule Upgradi ng Ringsw itch microco de Multi-Download is a feature that Madg e provides in Ringswitch software R elease 3.3 and later . Multi- Download simplifies Ringswitch software upg rades by combining downloadable files into a single file t[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introduc ti on to the Smart Ring swit ch Gigabit Modu le 100-398 -01 5 Introduction Table 1.1 Ringswitch software modul es in Release 4.3 Microcode modu le Switch mo dule/Ring switch Filename Versions Run-time Switch-3 Module SRPW43xR.BIN 4.3x Multi-Download file Switch-3 Modu le REL4_3.B IN 4.3 Gigdoc.book Page 5 Tuesday, October 17, 200[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introduction to the Sma rt Ringswitch Gigabit Mo dule 6 Using the Smart Rin gswitch Gigabit M odule Gigdoc.book Page 6 Tuesday, October 17, 2000 9:44 AM[...]

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    100-398 -01 7 Connecting Chapter 2 Connecting the Smart Ringswitch Gigabit Module The Smar t Ring sw itch Gig abit Mod ule lets you co nnect y our Ri ng switc h to a Gi ga bit Eth e rne t ne twork . Th e Translation Bri dgi ng solution provid ed in the Rings wit ch allows for “any to any ” c on nectivity letti ng Gigabit Ethernet and to ken-rin[...]

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    Chapter 2 Conne cting the Smart Ringswitch Gigabit Module 8 Using the Smart Rin gswitch Gigabit M odule Table 2.1 Physical specifica tion for the Smart Ring s witch Gigabit Module Fibe r Int erf ace Ethernet/IEEE 802.3z and 802.3x 1000BASE-SX 1000BA SE-LX (only when using an outboar d SX to LX conve rter) Cabl e Ty pe 50 µ or 62.5 µ Multi mode Fi[...]

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    Chapter 2 C onn ecting the Smar t Ringswitch Gigabit Module 100-398 -01 9 Connecting Connectin g a Sm art Rings witch Gig abit Modul e to any Gigabit Ethernet device The Smart Ringswit ch Gigab it Modul e can co nnect to any Gigabit Ethernet d evice with SC fiber connectors. Use eith er MultiMode fiber (SX) or Sin gleMode fiber (LX) according to Ta[...]

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    Chapter 2 Conne cting the Smart Ringswitch Gigabit Module 10 Using the Smart Rin gswitch Gigabit M odule Por t in terf ace att ribut es The Smart Ringswitch Gigabit Module’s port speed is always 1000 Mbps and always set to full duplex. These settings cannot be ch anged . Flow control The default se tting is fo r flow con trol is "Auto".[...]

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    Chapter 2 C onn ecting the Smar t Ringswitch Gigabit Module 100-398 -01 11 Connecting Troublesho oting For information about using True View Ringswitch Manage r, refer to t he booklet accompanying t he Ringswitch C D. Also see the Smart Ringswitch Family User Guide ( part number 100-291) for detailed Rings witch trou bleshootin g inform ation and g[...]

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    Chapter 2 Conne cting the Smart Ringswitch Gigabit Module 12 Using the Smart Rin gswitch Gigabit M odule Gigdoc.book P age 12 Tuesday, October 17, 2 000 9:44 AM[...]

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    100-398 -01 13 Reading status Chapter 3 Reading status indi cators The Smart Ringswitc h Gigabit Mod u le indicates status in formation on its LE Ds an d displays informat ion on its LCD . Alternativel y, view t he LEDs and LCD display fr om the ma nagement station, by run n ing TrueView Ringswitch M anager. For m ore informat ion on how t o run th[...]

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    Chapter 3 R ea ding status ind ica tors 14 Using the Smart Rin gswitch Gigabit M odule Reading the LCD View information abo u t the status of the Rings witch from the LCD display on its front pane l. This sectio n only descri bes the bas ic Ringswitch LCD mess ages and those that relate to the Smart Rings w itch Gigabi t Module. S ee t he Smart Rin[...]

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    Chapte r 3 Rea ding status i ndic ators 100-398 -01 15 Reading status LCD status m essages for the Smart Ringswitch G igabit Module The LCD panel d isplays additional s tatus messages for the Smart Ringswitch Gig abit Modu le. Status mes sages for the Gigabit p ort p ro vid e detailed informatio n about the st atus and op eratio n of the port . To [...]

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    Chapter 3 R ea ding status ind ica tors 16 Using the Smart Rin gswitch Gigabit M odule Table 3.3 Gigabit port interface mod e s Message D escripti on Closed The po rt is cl osed Open The po rt is open Fault The po rt has detect ed a fa ult wh ile tryi ng to open/cl ose Lk:Up The li nk is up. That is, the port has detecte d anoth er Gigabit Ethernet[...]

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    Chapte r 3 Rea ding status i ndic ators 100-398 -01 17 Reading status Alert messages on the LCD panel Alerts are informat ive messages that app ear on the L CD panel of a Rings witch for t wo second s. They temporar ily override t he normal displa y. Aler ts indicat e events such as a port fa i ling to open . When you use the paddle swi tch to view[...]

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    Chapter 3 R ea ding status ind ica tors 18 Using the Smart Rin gswitch Gigabit M odule Gigdoc.book P age 18 Tuesday, October 17, 2 000 9:44 AM[...]

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    100-398 -01 19 Command line Chapter 4 Using the command line interfac e Refer to the Smart Ringswitch Family User Gu ide (part number 100-291) for information about setti ng up Ringswit ch serial p orts, telnet s essions an d generic comman ds to use the command li ne interfa ce. The Smar t Ringswitch Family User Guide a ls o contains a reference o[...]

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    Chapter 4 Using the command line interface 20 Using the Smart Rin gswitch Gigabit M odule Setting the Gigabi t port to ken-ring IP X enca psulatio n mo de The set g igabit port TRN IPX encapsulation mode command sets t he en cap s ulat ion t yp e on t oken ri ng fo r all IPX frames for warded from Gigabi t Ethernet . Command: >set Gigabit port T[...]

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    Chapter 4 Using the comm and line interface 100-398 -01 21 Command line Setting the G igabit port Ethernet IPX e ncapsulation type The set gigabit port ETH I PX encapsulation type co mma nd s et s the e ncaps ulat ion type on Ethe rne t f or all IPX frames forwarded from token ring. Command: >set Gigabit port ETH IPX enc apsulation type <slot[...]

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    Chapter 4 Using the command line interface 22 Using the Smart Rin gswitch Gigabit M odule Setting the Gigabit po rt IPX address The set g igabit port IPX address command specifies the IPX network nu mber for t he port. If this is zero then the I PX network num ber is learned automatica lly by the G igab it port. Setting the Gigabit po rt IP m ode T[...]

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    Chapter 4 Using the comm and line interface 100-398 -01 23 Command line Setting the G igabit port IP Multicast mode The set g igabit port IP multicast mode command sp ecifies the type of MAC ad dress to b e used for all IP multicast frames received on Gigabit w hich w ill be forwarde d onto token ring. Command: >set Gigabit port IP multicast mod[...]

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    Chapter 4 Using the command line interface 24 Using the Smart Rin gswitch Gigabit M odule Setting the Gigabit po rt flow n egotiation mode The set gigabit port f low negotiation mode comman d specif ies the way the Gigabit Module negoti ates flow cont rol wi t h a co nnec ti ng de v ice. Command: >set Gigabit port f low negotiation mode <slot[...]

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    Chapter 4 Using the comm and line interface 100-398 -01 25 Command line Setting the G igabit port auto negotiate mo de The set gigabit port auto negot iate mode command lets you enabl e or di sable au to nego tiatio n between the Gigabit Module and a co nnecting device. Command: >set Gigabit port auto negotiate mode <slot>:<port> <[...]

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    Chapter 4 Using the command line interface 26 Using the Smart Rin gswitch Gigabit M odule Setting the Gigabit po rt max frame size The set g igabit port max frame size command speci fies th e maximum frame si ze su pported across the Gigabit Module . Command: >set Gigabit port max frame size <slot>:<port> <1,2,3> Parameter: slo[...]

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    Chapter 4 Using the comm and line interface 100-398 -01 27 Command line Setting the G igabit port VLAN tagging mode The set gigabit port VLAN tagging mod e command enables or disables the 802.1p priority taggi ng of frames onto Gigabit Etherne t. Setting the G igabit port VLAN i dentity The set gigabit port VLA N ID comman d sets th e Gig abit por [...]

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    Chapter 4 Using the command line interface 28 Using the Smart Rin gswitch Gigabit M odule Sett ing the Gig abit Span ni ng Tree en c apsulati on mode The set gigabit port S TP encapsulation m ode command enables or d isables the process of encapsulating B PDUs from G i ga bi t Et her ne t when they are fo rwarded ont o t oken rin g, an d de-e nca p[...]

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    Chapter 4 Using the comm and line interface 100-398 -01 29 Command line Displ aying Gi ga bit por t infor mation The show gigabit port inf ormation command displays all relevant Gigabit p ort in formatio n, including the outcom e of any Auto mode se ttings when a G igabit Ethern et link is establishe d. Other port fun c tion s All other port funct [...]

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    Chapter 4 Using the command line interface 30 Using the Smart Rin gswitch Gigabit M odule Gigdoc.book P age 30 Tuesday, October 17, 2 000 9:44 AM[...]

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    100-398 -01 31 Current rat ings Appendix A Current ratings Use the information in t his section to ens u re th at the sum of the current ratings for th e modules you instal l does not exceed th e maximum permitt ed for yo ur Smart Rin g switch. Refer to the Smart Ringswitch Family User Guide (part number 100-291) for all Ringswitch chassis current [...]

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    32 Using the Smart Rin gswitch Gigabit M odule Gigdoc.book P age 32 Tuesday, October 17, 2 000 9:44 AM[...]

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    100-398 -0133 Suppor t Appendix B Technical support services World Wide Web ( WWW) To acce ss the Mad ge Networks se rvice on the web, use either a w eb browser or FTP software . Using a w eb brow se r To acce ss the ful l home pag e service, enter the URL: http ://www .mad geconne ct.c om Using FTP software If you do not have a web brows er, you c[...]

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    34 Using the Smart Rin gswitch Gigabit M odule Telephone, fax, and email Regio n Support service Support number Europe , Middle East, Africa T ele phone +44 1753 661952 Email Lan.Support.Euro pe @vit al-ns .com Americas T ele phone +1 800 654 2661 Email L an.Su ppo r t.U S @vit al-ns .com Asia/P acific T ele phone +61 2 9936 1711/1721 Email Lan.Sup[...]

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    100-398 -0135 Suppor t Toll-free regional support numbers * Indi cate s local t eleph one number s where the cal ls are charged at the n o rmal rate Country Number Count ry Numb er Americas +1 800 654 2661 New Zealand +0800 44 5398 Austria 0800 298 366 Norway 800 11759 Belgium 0800 10485 Philippines 1 800 1611 0108 China 10 800 610 0112 P or tug al[...]

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    36 Using the Smart Rin gswitch Gigabit M odule Gigdoc.book P age 36 Tuesday, October 17, 2 000 9:44 AM[...]