SMC Networks 10G manual

T igerStack 10G Gigabit Ether net Switch ◆ 24/48 au to-MDI/MDI-X 10 /100/1 000B ASE-T po rts ◆ 4 ports shared with 4 SFP transcei ver s lots ◆ Non-blocking switching architecture ◆ Support for a redundant po wer unit ◆ Spanning T ree Protocol, RSTP , and M STP ◆ Up to 32 LACP or static 8-port t runks ◆ Layer 2/3/4 C oS support th roug[...]

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38 T esla Irvine, CA 9261 8 Phone: (9 49) 679-80 00 T igerStack 10G Installation Guide From SM C’ s T iger line of feature-r ich work group LAN so lutions October 2004 Pub. # 15 020004 8900A[...]

Information fu rnished by SM C Netw orks , Inc . (SMC ) is bel ieved to be acc urate and r eliable . Ho wev er, no respon sibility is assumed by SMC for it s use, nor for an y infring ement s of patents or other righ ts of third par ties which may res ult from i ts u se. No l icens e is gra nted by impl icat ion or othe rwis e und er any pat ent or[...]

i L IMITED W ARRANTY Limited W ar ranty Statement: SM C Networks, Inc. (“SMC ”) warr ants it s product s to be free from defects in wor kmanship and materials , under normal use and service, for the applicable warranty term . All SMC products carry a standard 90-day limited warranty from the date of purc hase from SMC or its Authorized R eselle[...]

ii WARRA NTIE S EXCLUSIV E: IF AN SMC PROD UCT DOES NOT OPERA TE AS W ARRANTED ABO VE, CUSTOMER’S SOL E REMED Y SHALL BE REP AIR OR REPLA C EMENT OF THE P RODUCT I N QUESTION , AT SMC’S OPTION . THE FOREGOING W ARRANTIES AND REMEDIES ARE EXCLUSIVE AND ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER W ARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS , EXPRESS OR IMPLIED , EITHER IN F ACT OR B[...]

iii C OMPLIANCES FCC - C lass A This equipment gener ates , uses , and can radiate radio frequenc y energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with t he instruction man ual, may cause interfer ence to rad io communications . It has been tested and foun d t o compl y with the li mits f or a C lass A computing device pursua nt to Subpart B o[...]

C OMPLIANCES iv CE Mark Declaratio n of Confor mance for EMI and Safety (EEC) SMC contact for these products i n Europe is: SMC Networks Europe , Edif icio Co nata II, Calle Fr uctuós Gelabe rt 6-8 , 2 o , 4 a , 08970 - Sant J oan Despí, Barcelona, Spain. This inform ation te chnolog y equipment compl ies with the r equirements of the Counci l Di[...]

C OMPLIANCES v T aiw an BSMI Class A Australia AS /NZS 3548 (1995) - Clas s A SMC contact for product s in Austr alia is: SMC Communicati ons Pty . Ltd. Suit e 18 , 12 T r yon R oa d, Lindfield NSW2070, Phone: 61-2-94160437 F ax: 61 -2-94160474 Safety Compliance W a rn i ng : F ib e r Op t i c P o rt S a f et y Av erti ssment: P o rts pour fibr es [...]

C OMPLIANCES vi Pow e r Co r d S a f e t y Please read the following safe ty infor mation ca refully bef ore install ing the swit ch: WA R N I N G : Instal lation and remov al of the unit must be car rie d out by qualified pe rsonnel only . • The unit must be connec ted to an earthed (grounded) outlet to c omply with international safety s tandar[...]

C OMPLIANCES vii V euillez lire à fond l'infor mation de la sécurité sui vante av ant d'installer le Switch: A VE RTISSEMENT : L’instal lation e t la dépose de ce g roupe doivent êtr e confiés à un personne l qualifié. • Ne branchez pas votre apparei l sur une prise sect eur (alimentat ion électrique) lorsqu'il n'y [...]

C OMPLIANCES viii Bitte unbedingt v or dem Einbauen des Switches die folgenden Sicherheitsanweisungen dur chlesen: WARNUNG: Die Inst allati on und der Ausbau des Geräts darf nur durch Fa chpers onal erfol gen. • Das Gerät sollte nicht an eine ung eerdete We chselstro msteckdo se angesch lossen werd en. • Das Gerät muß an eine geerdete Steck[...]

C OMPLIANCES ix W ar nings and Caut ionar y Messa ges En vironmental Statem ent The manufact urer of this product endeavours to sus tain an envir onmentally- friendly policy throughout the entir e producti on process. This is achieved tho ugh the followin g means: • Adherence to national legi slation and regulations on envi ronmental production s[...]

C OMPLIANCES x Pur pose This gui de detail s the hardware fea tures of the switch, incl uding Its physical a nd perfor mance- related charac teristics, and how to instal l the switch. Related Publications The fo llowing public ation gives spe cifi c infor mati on on how to operate and use the manag ement functi ons of the switch: The SMC8724M, SMC8[...]

xi T ABLE OF C ONTENTS 1 About the TigerStack 10G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 -1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Switch Ar chitecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Managem ent Options . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

T ABLE OF C ONTENTS xii Installi ng an Optional SFP Transceiver into the Switch . . . . . . . 3-7 Connecting Switches in a Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8 Stacking Topo logies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9 Connecting to a Power Sour ce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

T ABLE OF C ONTENTS xiii A PPEN DICES : A Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1 Diagnosing Sw itch Indicat ors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1 Power and C ooling Proble ms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 Installat ion . . . . . . . [...]

T ABLE OF C ONTENTS xiv[...]

xv T ABLES Table 1 -1 Port Sta tus LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 Table 1 -2 System Status LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6 Table 3 -1 Wiring Ma p for Serial Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11 Table 4-1 Maximum 1000BAS E-T Gigabit Ethernet Cabl[...]

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xvii F IGURES Figure 1-1 SMC8748M and SMC8724M Front Panels . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Figure 1-2 SMC8748M and SMC8724M Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Figure 1-3 P ort LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 Figure 1-4 S ystem LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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1-1 C HAPTER 1 A BOUT THE T IGE R S TACK 10G Overview SMC’ s Tig erStack 10G SMC8724M and SMC8748M are intellig ent Layer 2 switches with 24/48 10/100/1000B ASE-T ports, four of which are combinat ion ports* th at are shared with four SFP trans ceiv er slots (see Figure 1-1, P or ts 21~24/45~48). On the rear panel there is an extender module slot[...]

A BOUT THE T IGE R S TACK 10G 1-2 Figure 1-1 SMC8748M and SMC8724M Front Panels Figure 1-2 SMC8748M and SMC8724M Rear Panel Switch Architecture The swit ches employ a wire-speed, non-blocking switching fabric . This per mits simultaneous w ire-speed tran sport o f multiple packets at low latency on all port s . T his switch also features full-duple[...]

D ESCRIPTION OF H ARDW AR E 1-3 Management Opt ions These swi tches co ntain a c omprehe nsiv e array o f LEDs for “ at-a-gla nce” monit oring of netw ork and port statu s . They als o includ e a management agent that allows you to configure or monitor the sw itch using its embed ded m anage ment software, or via SNMP applica tions. T o manag e[...]

A BOUT THE T IGE R S TACK 10G 1-4 SFP Slots The Small F or m F actor Plug gable (SFP) transcei ver sl ots are s hared with four of the RJ-45 ports (por ts 21~24 for the SMC8724M and por ts 45~48 for the SMC8748M). In its default configuration, if an SFP tran sceive r (purchased separate ly) is installed in a slot and ha s a v alid link on its p ort[...]

D ESCRIPTION OF H ARDW AR E 1-5 Status LEDs The swit c h base unit also includes a display panel for key system and por t indica tions that sim plify insta llation and ne twork troubles hooting. The LEDs , which are located on the fro nt pane l for easy vi ewing, are sho wn below and de scribed in the following table. Figure 1-3 Port LEDs Table 1-1[...]

A BOUT THE T IGE R S TACK 10G 1-6 Figure 1-4 System LEDs Table 1-2 System Status LEDs LED Condition Status Power Green Internal power is operati ng normally. Amber Internal powe r supply fault. Off Power off or failure. Diag Flashing G reen System self-diag nostic te st in progress. Green System self-diagnos tic test successfully complet ed. Amber [...]

D ESCRIPTION OF H ARDW AR E 1-7 Stack Master Green Switch is operating as the Master unit in the stac k. Amber Switch is operat ing as a Slave unit in the stack. Flashing Amber System in Master arbi tration/ election state. Off Sys tem in stand alone mode. Stack Link Green Uplink and downlink operating normally. Flashing Gree n Uplink has fa iled. [...]

A BOUT THE T IGE R S TACK 10G 1-8 Optional Redundant Power Unit SMC supp or ts an opt ional R edund ant Po wer Un it (RPU), that can su pply pow er to the swi tch in the ev ent of failure of the inte rnal pow er supply . Power Supply Receptacles There are tw o pow er receptacles on the re ar panel of each switch . The stand ard po wer rec eptacle i[...]

F EATURES AND B ENEFITS 1-9 • IE EE 802.3 Ethernet, 802.3u Fast Ethernet, 802.3z, 802.3ab Gigabit Ethernet, and 802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet compliance ensures compati bilit y with s tandards -base d hubs, networ k cards a nd swi tches from a ny vend or. • Provides stacking capability via hig h-speed serial ports w ith 10 Gbps stack ing ba ndwid[...]

A BOUT THE T IGE R S TACK 10G 1-10[...]

2-1 C HAPTER 2 N ETWORK P LANNING Introd uction t o Switc hing A network switch allows s imultaneous transmissio n of mu ltiple packets via non-cros sbar switching . This me ans that it can par tition a network more effici ently th an bridges o r routers . The switc h has, therefo re, b een recogniz ed as one of the most impor tant bu ilding blo ck[...]

N ETWORK P LANNING 2-2 Application Ex amples The T ige rStack 10G is not on ly designed to segment your ne tw ork, bu t also to pro vide a wide ra nge of op tions i n sett ing up ne tw ork con nectio ns . Some typical app lications are described b elow . Collapsed Backbone Th e Tig erS tack 10G is an excel lent choice fo r mixed Eth er net , F ast [...]

A PPL ICAT ION E XAM PLES 2-3 Network Aggregation Plan With 24 or 48 parallel bridging po rts (i.e., 24 or 48 distinct collisio n domains), ei ther of th e switches can collapse a comple x network down into a single efficient bridg ed node, increa sing ov erall bandwidth and through put. In the figure below , the 10/100/1000BASE-T ports in a stack [...]

N ETWORK P LANNING 2-4 Remote Connections with Fiber Cable Fiber op tic techn olog y a llows for lo nger cabling than any other me dia type. A 1000BASE-SX (MMF) link can connect to a site up to 550 meters away , a 1000B A SE-LX (SMF) link up to 5 km, and a 1000BASE-ZX link up to 100 km. This allows a switch stack to serve as a collapsed bac kbone, [...]

A PPL ICAT ION E XAM PLES 2-5 Makin g VLAN Connec tions Th ese swit ches sup port VL ANs w hich can be u sed to or ga nize an y g roup of net w ork nod es into se para te broad cast doma ins . VLAN s confine broadc ast traffic to th e originat ing g roup , and can e liminate br oadcast stor ms in large networks . T his provide s a more s ecure and [...]

N ETWORK P LANNING 2-6 Applicati on Notes 1. Full-duplex operation on ly applies to point -to-point access (s uc h as when a switc h is atta ched to a w orkstation, ser v er or another switch). When the switc h is con nected t o a hub , both device s mus t opera te in half-duplex mode. 2. A void using f low contr ol on a por t conne cted to a hu b [...]

3-1 C HAPTER 3 I NSTALLING THE S WITCH Selecting a Site TigerStack 10G units c an be mounted in a standard 19-inc h equip ment rack or on a flat surface. Be sure to follo w the guide lines below when cho osing a lo cation. ◆ The site should: • be at the center o f all the de vices you wa nt to lin k and near a power outlet. • be able to maint[...]

I NS TAL LI NG THE S WITCH 3-2 Ether net Cabl ing T o ens ure proper operation when installing the switches into a network, make sure tha t the current cables are suitab le for 10B ASE-T , 100B ASE-TX or 1000BASE-T operation. Chec k the following criteria agains t the cu r rent i nstal latio n of y our ne tw ork: ◆ Cable type: Uns hielded twisted[...]

E QUIPMENT C HECKLIST 3-3 Equipm ent Ch ecklis t After unpackin g the Tig erS tack 10 G unit, che ck the co ntents to be sur e you h av e receiv ed all the comp onents . Then, befo re begi nning t he installation, be sure you hav e all othe r necessar y installation equipment. Package Contents ◆ TigerStack 10G unit (SMC8724M or SMC8748M) ◆ Four[...]

I NS TAL LI NG THE S WITCH 3-4 Mountin g A TigerStack 10G unit can be mounte d in a standard 19-in ch equipment rack or on a deskto p or she lf. Mounting instr uct ions for e ach type of site follow . Rack Mounting Bef ore r ack m ounti ng t he sw itch, pay p articular attentio n to the following factors: ◆ Temperature : Since t he temperatur e w[...]

M OUNTING 3-5 T o r ack-mount devices : 1. Attac h the brack ets to the d evice usin g the s crews pr ovide d in the Bracket Mounting K it. Figure 3-2 Attaching the Brackets 2. Mount the device in the ra ck, using four rack-mount ing screws (not provided ). Figure 3-3 Installing the Switch in a Rack 4 5 4 6 4 7 4 8 Stack Master S t a c k L in k Pow[...]

I NS TAL LI NG THE S WITCH 3-6 3. If installing a single switch only , turn to “Connecting to a Po wer Sour ce” at t he end o f this chapter. 4. If installing multiple swit ches , moun t them in the rack, one below the other, in any or der. 5. If also installing RPUs , m ount them in the rack below the other devices . Desktop or Shelf Mounting [...]

M OUNTING 3-7 Installing an Optional SFP Transceiver int o the Switch Figure 3-5 Inserting an SFP Transceiver into a Slot The SFP sl ots su pport the fo llow ing opt ional SFP t ranscei vers: • 1000BA SE-SX (SMCBGSLCX1) • 1000BA SE-LX (SMCBGLLCX1) • 1000BA SE-ZX (SMCBGZLCX1) These switches support 1000BASE-SX and 1000B ASE-LX, and 1000B ASE-Z[...]

I NS TAL LI NG THE S WITCH 3-8 Conne cting Sw itches in a Stack T o connect up to eigh t switc hes in a s tack, perform the follow ing st eps: 1. Plug o ne end of t he stac k cable (ordered s eparately) in the Do wn (right) p ort of th e top unit. 2. Plug the other end of the s tack cable into the Up (left) po rt of the n ext unit. 3. R epeat steps[...]

C ONNECTING S WITCHE S IN A S TACK 3-9 5. Select the Mast er unit in th e stac k by pres sing th e push butto n in on only on e of the switc hes . Only one switc h in the stac k can ope rate as the Ma ster , all othe r units operat e in sla ve mode . If more th an one switch in the stack is selected as Master, or if no switches are selected, the sy[...]

I NS TAL LI NG THE S WITCH 3-10 Connect ing to a Power Source T o connect a device to a pow er sourc e: 1. Insert th e pow er cable plug di rectly int o the receptac le located at the back of th e dev ice. Figure 3-7 Power Receptacle 2. Plug t he other e nd of th e cable in to a grounded, 3-pin soc ket. Note: For interna tional use, you may need to[...]

C ONNECTING TO THE C ONSOLE P ORT 3-11 Connect ing to the Co nsole Po rt The DB-9 seria l port on the swit ch’ s fron t panel is used to co nnect to t he switc h for ou t-of-ban d consol e config uratio n. The on-boa rd confi guration prog ram can be accesse d from a te r min al or a PC r unnin g a ter min al emu lation p rogram. The pin assig nm[...]

I NS TAL LI NG THE S WITCH 3-12[...]

4-1 C HAPTER 4 M AKING N ETWORK C ONNECTI ONS Connect ing N etwork Devices The Tig erStack 10G units are designed to interconnec t multiple segments (or co llision d omains) . It can b e connec ted to net wo rk cards in PCs and servers , as we ll as t o hubs , swit ches or ro uters . It ma y als o be co nnected to devices us ing option al SFP tr an[...]

M AKIN G N ETWORK C ONNECTIONS 4-2 Connecting to PCs, Ser vers, Hubs and Switches 1. Atta ch one end of a twi sted-pa ir cab le seg ment to th e dev ice’ s RJ-4 5 conne ctor. Figure 4-1 Making Twisted-Pair Connections 2. If the device is a PC card and the switc h is in t he wiring closet, att ach the ot her end of t he cabl e segmen t to a mod ul[...]

T WISTED -P AIR D EVIC ES 4-3 Network Wiring Connections T oday , th e punc h-do wn bloc k i s an inte g ral part of many of the n ewer equip ment racks. It is actually pa r t of the pa tch panel. In str uction s for making connec tions in th e wiri ng close t with this type of equip ment follows . 1. Atta ch one en d of a pa tch cable to an availa[...]

M AKIN G N ETWORK C ONNECTIONS 4-4 Fiber Optic SFP Devices An optional Gigabit SFP transceiv er (1000BASE-SX, 1000B ASE-LX or 1000B ASE-ZX) can be used for a backbone connectio n between switches , or for co nnect ing to a high-spe ed ser ver . Each m ultimode fiber optic port requires 50/125 or 62.5/125 micron mul timode f iber opt ic cabli ng wit[...]

F IBER O PTIC SFP D EVIC ES 4-5 3. Connect one en d of the cab le to the LC port on the switc h and th e other end to the LC port on the ot her device . Since LC con nectors ar e ke yed, the cab le can b e attac hed in only on e orient ation. Figure 4-3 Making LC Port Connections 4. As a co nnection is made , check the green Link LED on the s witch[...]

M AKIN G N ETWORK C ONNECTIONS 4-6 Connect ivity Rule s Whe n adding hubs (re peat ers) to your network, ple ase follow the connec tivit y r ules l isted in the man uals for these p roducts . Ho wev er, not e that becaus e swit ches br eak up the pa th for connec ted de vice s into separate c ollision do mains , you should n ot include th e switch [...]

C ONNECTIVITY R ULES 4-7 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet Collision Domain 10 Mbps Ethernet Collision Domain Table 4-3 Maximum 1000BASE-LX Fiber Optic Cable Length Fiber Diameter Fiber Bandw idth Cable Length Range Connector 9/125 micr on single-mode fi ber N/A 2 m - 5 km (7 ft - 3.2 miles) LC Table 4-4 Maximum 1000BASE-ZX Fiber Optic Cable Length Fiber Diam[...]

M AKIN G N ETWORK C ONNECTIONS 4-8 Cable Labe ling and Conne ction Recor ds When plannin g a netw ork ins tallation, it is essential to label th e opposing ends of cables and to record where each cable is connected. Doin g so will enable y ou to easily lo cate inter -connected de vices , isolat e faults a nd chan ge your top olog y wit hout need fo[...]

A-1 A PPENDIX A T ROUBLESHOOTING Diagnosi ng Switch Indicato rs Table A-1 Troubl eshooting Chart Symptom Action Power LED is Off • Check con nections between the switch, the power cord, and the wall ou tlet. • Contact your dea ler for assistance. • Contact SMC Technic al Support. Power LED is Amber • Inte rnal power supply has faile d. Cont[...]

T R OUBLESHOOTING A-2 Power and Cooling Problems If the power indi cator does not tur n on whe n the power cord is pl ug g ed in, you m ay ha ve a pr oblem wit h the po wer outl et, po wer c ord, or internal power supply . However , if the unit powers off after runn ing for a while, check for lo ose power co nnect ions, power losses or surg es at t[...]

I N -B AND A CCES S A-3 In-Band Acc ess Y ou can access the mana gement agent in th e switc h from any where wi thin the att ached network u sing T e lnet, a W eb brows er, or other network manag em ent so ftware too ls . However, you must first co nfig ure the sw itch with a v alid IP address , subnet mas k, and de fault gateway . If you ha ve tro[...]

T R OUBLESHOOTING A-4 cable is disc onnect ed, the entire stack re boots a nd res umes no r mal operatio n and manag eme nt using line-t opolog y sta cking throu gh the remain ing sta ck conn ection s . Also, any chang es to the sta ck inclu ding powering down of a unit or the inser t ion of a unit causes the stack to reboot .[...]

B-1 A PPENDIX B C ABLES Twiste d-Pair Ca ble and Pin A ssignments F or 10B ASE-T/100BASE-TX connections , a twisted-pair cable must have two p airs of wires . F or 1000B A SE-T connections the twisted-pair cable must hav e four pair s of wires . Each w ire pair is ident ified by two different color s . F or example , one wire mi ght be g reen an d [...]

C ABL ES B-2 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Pin Assign ments Use unshielde d twisted-pair (UTP) or s hielded twisted-pa ir (STP) cable for RJ-45 connections: 100-ohm Catego ry 3 or better cable for 10 Mbps connections , or 100-ohm Categ or y 5 or be tter cable for 100 Mbps or 1000 Mbps connections . Also be sure that the length of any twisted-pair connection [...]

T WISTED -P AIR C ABL E AND P IN A SSIGNMENTS B-3 Fig ure B -2 St raig ht-t hrou gh Wi ring Crossov er Wiring If the twiste d-pair cable is to join two por ts and eithe r both por ts are labeled with an “X” (M DI-X) or neithe r port is labele d with an “X” (MDI) , a cros sov er must be implemen ted in the wiring. (When auto -nego tiati on i[...]

C ABL ES B-4 1000BASE-T Pin Assi gnments All 1000BASE-T ports suppo rt automatic M DI/MDI-X operation, so you can use strai ght-t hrough cab les for all netw ork connect ions to PCs or servers , or t o othe r switc hes or hubs . The table below shows the 1000B ASE -T MDI and MDI-X port pinouts. Th ese por ts r equire that all four pa irs of w ires [...]

T WISTED -P AIR C ABL E AND P IN A SSIGNMENTS B-5 1000B ASE-T is a simple test of the cable installation to be sure that it complies with the IEEE 802.3ab standards . Cable Testing for Existing Category 5 Cable Installed Categ or y 5 cablin g must pass tests for Attenuation, Near-End Crosstalk (N EXT), and F ar -End Crosstalk ( FEXT). This cable te[...]

C ABL ES B-6 Fiber Stan dards The cur rent TIA (T elecommunications Industr y Association) 568-A specification o n optical fiber cablin g consists o f one recognized cab le type for horiz ontal su bsyte ms and two cable types fo r backbon e subsys tems . Horiz ontal 62.5/125 micron m ultimode (two fibers per outlet). Backbone 62.5/125 micron multim[...]

C-1 A PPENDIX C S PECIFI CATIO NS Physical Chara cteristics Port Config uration SMC8724M 20 10/100/1000B ASE-T , with auto-nego tiation 4 10/100/1000B ASE-T shared with 4 SFP transceiv er slots . T wo slots for sta cking transceivers SMC8748M 44 10/100/1000B ASE-T , with auto-nego tiation 4 10/100/1000B ASE-T shared with 4 SFP transceiv er slots T [...]

S PECI FIC ATIO NS C-2 LEDs System: Po wer (P ow er Supply), Diag (Dia gnostics), RPU (R edundant P ower Unit), Stac k Master, Sta ck Link, Module P o rt: Sta tus (link, speed, ac tivity) We i g h t SMC8724M: 6.08 kg (13.4 lbs) SMC8748M: 6.36 kg (14.0 lbs) Size 44.0 x 41.5 x 4.4 cm (17.3 x 16.3 x 1.7 in.) Te m p e r a t u r e Operating: 0 to 50 °C[...]

S WITCH F EAT UR ES C-3 Switch Features F orwa rding Mode Store-and-fo rward Throughput Wire speed Flow Co ntrol Full Duplex: IEEE 802.3x Half Duplex: Ba ck pressure Manage ment Fe atures In-Band Management W eb , T elnet, SSH, or SNMP manage r Out-of-Band Mana gement RS-232 DB-9 console port Software Loadi ng TFTP in -band, o r XMode m out-of -ban[...]

S PECI FIC ATIO NS C-4 Compliances CE Mark Emissions FCC Class A Indus tr y Can ada Cl ass A EN55022 (CISPR 22) Class A EN 61000-3-2/3 V CCI Class A C-Tick - AS/NZS 3548 (1995) Class A Immunity EN 61000-4-2/3/4/5/6/8/11 Safety CSA/NRTL (CSA 22.2.950 & UL 1950) EN60950 (TUV/GS) Warranty Limited Lifetime[...]

D-1 A PPENDIX D O RDERING I NFORMATION TigerStack 10G Products and Accessories Product Numb er Description SMC8748M 48 10/100/1000BASE-T ports switc h with four Gigabit com bination ports with RJ-45 connectors and associa ted SFP transceiver slots SMC8724M 24 10/100/1000BASE-T ports switc h with four Gigabit com bination ports with RJ-45 connectors[...]

O RDERING I NFOR MATION D-2[...]

Glossary-1 G LOSSA RY 10BASE-T IEEE 802.3 specification for 10 Mbps Ethernet ov er two pairs of Category 3 or be tter U TP cabl e. 100BASE-TX IEEE 802.3u specification for 100 Mbps F ast Ethernet over tw o pairs of Category 5 or be tter U TP cabl e. 1000BASE-LX IEEE 802.3z specification for Gig abit Ether net ov er two strands of 50/125, 62.5/125 o[...]

G LOSSAR Y Glossary-2 Bandwidth The differ ence betw een th e high est and low est frequ encies av aila ble for network signals. Also sy nonymou s with wir e speed, the actu al spee d of the data trans miss ion al ong t he cab le . Collis ion A condit ion in w hic h pack ets tr ansmi tted ov er the cable i nterfere with each other . Their interfere[...]

G LOSSAR Y Glossary-3 Gigabit Ethernet A 1000 Mbps network comm unication system based on Ethernet and the CSMA/CD access method. Full Duplex T ran smission meth od that al lows two netw ork devi ces to tra nsmit and recei v e concurrently , effe ctiv ely doublin g the b andwidth of that link. IEEE Inst itute of E lectrical and Elec tronic Engineer[...]

G LOSSAR Y Glossary-4 LED Light emitting d iode use d for mon itoring a devic e or network co ndition. Local Area Network A group of i nterco nnected computers and supp ort devices . Media Access Control (MAC) A portio n of the netw orking pr otoc ol that g o ve rns access t o the transmission medium, facilitating the exchange of data between netwo[...]

G LOSSAR Y Glossary-5 TIA T elecommunication s Industr y Associatio n Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP ) Proto col suit e that inc ludes TC P as the primar y tr anspor t pr otocol, and IP as the netw ork la yer prot ocol. UTP Unshielded twiste d-pair cable. Virtual LAN (VLAN) A Virtual L AN is a col lectio n of netw ork nodes[...]

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Index-1 Numerics 10 Mbps connect ivity rules 4-7 1000BASE-LX fiber cable le ngths 4-7 1000BASE-SX fiber cable le ngths 4-6 1000BASE-T ports 1-3 1000BASE-ZX fiber cable le ngths 4-7 100BASE cable lengths 4-7 100BASE-TX ports 1-3 10BASE-T ports 1-3 A accessories, ordering D-1 adhesive feet, attaching 3-6 air flow requirements 3-1 applicati ons centra[...]

I NDE X Index-2 problems A-2 rack mounting 3-4 RPU in racks 3-6 site requirements 3-1 wiring close t connecti ons 4-7 L laser safety 4-4 LED indicators Diag 1-6 Link 1-5 Module 1-7 Power 1-6 problems A-1 RPU 1-6 Stack ID 1- 7 Stack Link 1-7 Stack Master 1-7 location requirements 3-1 M manageme nt agent 1-3 features 1-9 , C-3 , C-4 SNMP 1-3 MIB sup [...]

I NDEX Index-3 surge suppress or, using 3-1 switch architec ture 1-2 switching, introductio n to 2-1 T temperature within a rack 3-4 trouble shooting in-band a ccess A -3 power and cooling problems A-2 switch indicators A-1 twisted-pair con nections 4-1[...]

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