Cabletron Systems 9E106-06 manual

SmartSwitch 9000 9E106-06 Ethernet Switch Module 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 [...]

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[...]

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

Contents vi Appendix A EPIMs EPIM-T ........................................................................................................................... A-1 EPIM-F1 and EPIM-F2 ................................................................................................. A-2 EPIM-F3 ........................................................[...]

1-1 Chapter 1 Intr oduction The 9E106-06 is a multi-port Ethernet Switch Module for the SmartSwitch 9000 that provides high speed IEEE 802.1D compliant bridging and Secur eFast™ Switching (SFS). Each 9E106-06 is equipped with two advanced Intel i960 ® RISC micropr ocessors. One processor pr ovides the module’s SNMP pr otocol stack for both IET[...]

Introduction 1-2 Features Processor s The 9E106-06 is equipped with dual advanced Intel i960 ® RISC micropr ocessors. One processor pr ovides a platform for all management applications, such as Spanning T ree, RMON, IETF and Enterprise MIB support. This network management information is available through a variety of methods. All SNMP based inform[...]

1-3 Introduction The FNB backplane connection is a fixed connection to FNB-1 or FNB-2. This connection allows the 9E106-06 to communicate with other SmartSwitch 9000 modules supporting various LAN technologies including: T oken Ring, FDDI, Ethernet, W AN and A TM. Bridging/SecureFast™ Switc hing 9E106-06 operates in two modes, as a traditional b[...]

Introduction 1-4 Figure 1-1. The 9E106-06 SMB CPU 9E106-06 ETHERNET FNB[...]

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 Operations Guide SmartSwitch 9000 9C300-1 Environmental Module User ’s Guide SmartSwitch 9000 9C214-1 AC Power Supply User ’s Guide SmartSwitch 9[...]

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2-1 Chapter 2 Installing the 9E106-06 Module The 9E106-06 Module may be installed in any of the 14 slots available in the SmartSwitch 9000 chassis. T o install the 9E106-06 Module, follow the steps below: 1. Remove the blank panel covering the slot that the module is being mounted in. All other slots must be covered, if modules are not being instal[...]

Installing the 9E106-06 Module 2-2 Figure 2-1. Installing the 9E106-06 Module Metal Back-Panel Module Guides Module Jack for ESD Wrist Strap Plastic Tab Ensure that the module is between the module guides. Lock down the top and bottom plastic tabs at the same time, applying even pr essur e. W ARNING[...]

2-3 Installing the 9E106-06 Module Installing EPIMs This section contains procedur es on how to add/replace an Ethernet Port Interface Module (EPIM). After installing the EPIM, refer to Appendix A to verify proper EPIM operation. EPIM Revisions Revision numbers are located on the EPIM’s Printed Cir cuit Board directly following the Part Number as[...]

Installing the 9E106-06 Module 2-4 Installing the EPIM T o install an EPIM: 1. Remove the coverplate or the EPIM (whichever applies). 2. Slide your new EPIM into place, making sure the connectors on the r ear of the module and inside the HUB attach properly . Refer to Figure 2-3. 3. Install the mounting screw . T able 2-1. EPIM Board Revisions EPIM[...]

2-5 Installing the 9E106-06 Module Figure 2-3. Installing an EPIM 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 two functions: • Pressing the Reset Switch twice within thr ee seconds resets the module. • Pressing and holding the switch on for thr ee or more seconds [...]

Installing the 9E106-06 Module 2-6 Figure 2-4. The Reset Switch User -Accessible Components Figure 2-5 shows the various components that ar e accessible to the user . These consist of an eight-switch DIP switch (explained in the next section), r eplaceable PROMs and sockets for RAM. These will be used for future upgrades. Instructions for installin[...]

2-7 Installing the 9E106-06 Module Figure 2-5. User-Accessib le Components Setting the Module Car d DIP Switch An eight-switch DIP switch is located on the module car d, as shown in Figure 2-5 and Figure 2-5. The functions of the switches ar e listed in T able 2-2. Flash SIMM Socket Packet DRAM Socket Local DRAM Socket Boot PROM Dip Switch SMB-1 PR[...]

Installing the 9E106-06 Module 2-8 Figure 2-6. Location of Module DIP Switch 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 i 960 Boot PROM SMB-1 PROM[...]

2-9 Installing the 9E106-06 Module See the Cautions at the end of this table. T able 2-2. 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 r eset the module’s processor . Once the mod[...]

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3-1 Chapter 3 Operation The 9E106-06 module is a seven port device, six front panel ports, each repr esenting a separate Ethernet collision domain, and one backplane connection to FNB-1 or FNB-2. As shown in Figure 3-1, packets r eceived through one of the six front panel Ethernet ports and destined for another SmartSwitch 9000 module are translate[...]

Operation 3-2 System Management Buses There ar e two management channels within the SmartSwitch 9000 system: the SMB-1 and the SMB-10. These buses provide out-of-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 contro[...]

3-3 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 . FNB Interface SmartSwitch 9000 modules are designed with one of two attachment policies. One[...]

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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. The 9E106-06 LANVIEW LEDs ar e shown in Figure 4-1. Figure 4-1. The LANVIEW LEDs SMB CPU 9E106-06 ETHERNET FNB FNB T ransmit Ether net Receiv e Ether net T ransmit FNB Receive System Status Diagnostic Controller St[...]

LANVIEW LEDs 4-2 The functions of the System Management Bus (SMB) and CPU LEDs are listed in T able 4-1. The functions of the FNB Receive LED are listed in T able 4-1. The functions of the FNB T ransmit LED are listed in T able 4-3. T able 4-1. SMB and CPU LEDs LED Color State Description Green Functional Fully operational. Y ellow T esting Normal,[...]

4-3 LANVIEW LEDs The functions of the Ethernet Receive LEDs are listed in T able 4-1. The functions of the Ethernet T ransmit LEDs are listed in T able 4-5. T able 4-4. Ethernet Receive LEDs LED Color State Green Link, No activity Y ellow (Flashing) Link, Activity (Flashing rate indicates rate of activity .) Red Port disabled no link Red (Flashing)[...]

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5-1 Chapter 5 Specifications T ec hnical Specifications CPU: Dual Intel i960 RISC based micropr ocessors Memory: 8 Meg. Local DRAM (expandable to 12 Meg.) 2 Meg. Flash Memory (expandable to 14 Meg.) 4 Meg. Shared DRAM (expandable to 12 Meg.) Netw ork Interfaces: Cabletron EPIMs Safety It is the responsibility of the person who sells the system to[...]

Specifications 5-2 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 immunity requir ements of: • EN 50082-1 • IEC 801-2 ESD • IEC 801-3 Radiated susceptibility • IEC 801-4 EFT Service MTBF [...]

A-1 Appendix A EPIMs The 9E106-06 Ethernet Switching Module provides one port per channel for Cabletron Systems EPIMs. EPIMs allow connecting to the 9E106-06 using differ ent media types. Cabletron Systems offers a variety of EPIMs whose specifications are explained in the following sections. EPIM-T The EPIM-T is an RJ-45 connector supporting UTP [...]

EPIMs A-2 EPIM-F1 and EPIM-F2 The EPIM-F1 and EPIM-F2 support Multimode Fiber Optic cabling. Each EPIM has an internal Cabletron Systems FOT-F™ Fiber Optic Transceiver . The EPIM-F1 is equipped with SMA Connectors and the EPIM-F2 is equipped with ST Connectors. Figure A-2 shows both EPIMs. Specifications for the EPIMs are listed in T able A-1. T[...]

A-3 EPIM-F3 EPIM-F3 The EPIM-F3 supports Single Mode Fiber Optic cabling. It has an internal Cabletron Systems FOT-F™ Fiber Optic Transceiver and is equipped with ST Connectors. Figure A-3 shows the EPIM-F3. Specifications for the EPIM-F3 are listed in T able A-3. The link distance is up to 40 kilometers (max) and 25 kilometers (typical) on sing[...]

EPIMs A-4 EPIM-C The EPIM-C supports thin-net coaxial cabling and is equipped with an internal Cabletron Systems TMS-3™ Transceiver . Y ou can use the TERM switch on the front of the EPIM-C to set the internal 50-ohm terminator . This eliminates the need to connect the port to a tee-connector and terminator . Figure A-4 shows the setting for the [...]

A-5 EPIM-A and EPIM-X (A UI P or t) The link distance is up to 185 meters on the thin-net coaxial cables. Figure A-4. EPIM-C Connector T ype This connector type is a BNC receptacle, with gold center contact, for use with BNC type tee-connectors and RG-58 thin-net cable. Gr ounding For safety reasons, only one end of a thin-net segment should be con[...]

EPIMs A-6 Figure A-5. The EPIM-A and EPIM-X T able A-4 lists the DB-15 pinouts. T able A-4. DB-15 Pinouts Pin Number Represents Pin Number Represents 1 Logic Ref. 10 T ransmit - 2 Collision + 1 1 Logic Ref. 3 T ransmit 12 Receive - 4 Logic Ref. 13 Power (+12Vdc) 5 Receive 14 Logic Ref. 6 Power Return 15 No Connection 7 No Connection Connector Shell[...]