Cabletron Systems FDDI Repeater manual

MMAC-Plus ™ 9F206-02 FDDI Repeater MicroLAN ™ Module User’s Guide[...]

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 [...]

Notice ii 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 Safety Inf ormation CLASS 1 LASER TRANSCEIVERS The FPIM-05 and FPIM-07 are Class 1 Laser Pr oducts The FPIM-05 and FPIM-07 use Class 1 Laser transceivers. Read the f ollowing safety inf ormation bef ore installing or operating these adapters. The Class 1 laser transceivers use an optical feedback loop to maintain Class 1 operation limits[...]

Notice iv Safety Inf ormation CLASS 1 LASER TRANSCEIVERS Laser Radiation and Connectors When the connector is in place, all laser radiation remains within the fiber . The maximum amount of radiant power exiting the fiber (under normal conditions) is -12.6 dBm or 55 x 10 -6 watts. Removing the optical connector from the transceiver allows laser ra[...]

v Contents Chapter 1 Intr oduction Features........................................................................................................................... 1-1 Related Manuals ............................................................................................................ 1-4 Getting Help .....................................[...]

1-1 Chapter 1 Intr oduction The 9F206-02 (as shown in Figure 1-1) is an FDDI r epeater module for the MMAC-Plus that provides external access to the Flexible Network Bus (FNB) backplane via two sets of FDDI-compliant A/B ports. This allows the FNB to traverse multiple MMAC-Plus systems, or connect to any ASNI FDDI-compliant device in an FDDI networ[...]

Introduction 1-2 LANVIEW LEDs The 9F206-02 uses LANVIEW: the Cabletr on Systems built-in visual diagnostic and status monitoring system for at-a-glance diagnosis of the network. W ith LANVIEW LEDs, you can quickly identify the device, port, and physical layer status. Hot Swapping The 9F206-02 can be installed or removed fr om the chassis while the [...]

1-3 F eatures Figure 1-1. The 9F206-02 Module SMB CPU MMAC PLUS[...]

Introduction 1-4 Related Manuals The manuals listed below should be used to supplement the procedur es and technical data contained in this manual. MMAC-Plus Installation Guide MMAC-Plus Operations Guide MMAC-Plus 9C300-1 Environmental Module User ’ s Guide MMAC-Plus 9C214-AC Power Supply User ’ s Guide MMAC-Plus Module Local Management User ?[...]

2-1 Chapter 2 Installing the Micr oLAN Module This module uses FPIMs for the front panel connections. They ar e not shipped with the module and must be purchased separately . For more information on FPIMs see Appendix A . Unpac king the Module 1. Carefully r emove the module from the shipping box. (Save the box and packing materials in the event th[...]

Installing the MicroLAN Module 2-2 Figure 2-1. Installing an FPIM[...]

2-3 User-Accessible Components User -Accessible Components Figure 2-2 shows the various components that ar e accessible to the user . These consist of an eight position dip switch (explained in the next section) and sockets for replaceable PROMs. These will be used for futur e upgrades. Instructions for installing the components will be supplied wi[...]

Installing the MicroLAN Module 2-4 Setting the Module Car d DIP Switch An eight switch DIP switch is located on the module car d as shown in Figure 2-2 and Figure 2-3. The functions of the switches ar e listed in T able 2-1. Figure 2-3. Location of Module DIP Switch 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8[...]

2-5 Setting the Module Card DIP Switch T able 2-1. Function of DIP Switch Switch Function Description On Off Factory Default 1 None Not Used. N/A N/A N/A 2 None Not Used. N/A N/A N/A 3 FNB-1 External Ring Specifies which ring is externalized for FNB-1. Primary Secondary Primary 4 FNB-2 External Ring Specifies which ring is externalized for FNB-2. P[...]

Installing the MicroLAN Module 2-6 Installing the Module into the MMA C-Plus Chassis MMAC-Plus MicroLAN Modules can be installed in any of the 14 slots that ar e available. T o install, follow the steps below: 1. Switch off the power supplies and r emove all power from the MMAC-Plus chassis. 2. Remove the blank panels, covering the slots that the m[...]

2-7 Installing the Module into the MMA C-Plus Chassis Figure 2-4. Installing the MicroLAN Module 7 FLNK 8 FLNK FLNK 10 FLNK INS 11 FLNK INS 12 RX TX RX TX RX Circuit Card Card Guides Metal Back-Panel Jack for ESD wrist strap W arning: Ensure that the circuit card is between the card guides . Lock do wn the top and bottom plastic tabs at the same ti[...]

Installing the MicroLAN Module 2-8 The Reset Switch The Reset switch is located on the front panel, under the top plastic tab as shown in Figure 2-5. It serves two functions: • Pressing the Reset switch twice within thr ee seconds causes the main CPU to reset. • Pressing and holding the switch on for thr ee or more seconds causes the module to [...]

3-1 Chapter 3 Operation The 9F206-02 module, as shown in Figure 3-1, pr ovides two repeater ports that extend the FNB bus outside the MMAC-Plus chassis. No bridging or routing is done in this module. Each port connects to both rings (Primary and Secondary) on each FNB (FNB-1 and FNB-2). Figure 3-1. 9F206-02 Block Diagram Fle xible Netw ork Bus (FNB[...]

Operation 3-2 System Management Bus There ar e two management channels within the MMAC-Plus system: the SMB-1 and the SMB-10. These buses provide out-of-band management and inter -module management communication. The 9F206-02 uses only the SMB-1 bus. The SMB-1 is a 1 Mbps management bus located within the MMAC-Plus. This bus is utilized by all diag[...]

3-3 CPU CPU The CPU handles all low level SMT functions as well as module configuration requests. The CPU is also r esponsible for all environmental, power and system level communication between modules in the MMAC-Plus chassis.[...]

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 9F206-02 module. Figure 4-1. 9F206-02 LANVIEW LEDs SMB CPU SMB and CPU FDDI Port Status[...]

LANVIEW LEDs 4-2 The functions of the System Management Bus (SMB) and CPU LEDs are listed in T able 4-1. There is one r ow of FDDI Port Status LEDs for each FDDI ring, FNB-1 and FNB-2. The functions of the FDDI LEDs are shown in Figur e 4-2 and T able 4-2. Figure 4-2. FDDI LEDs T able 4-1. SMB and CPU LEDs LED Color State Description Green Function[...]

4-3 LANVIEW LEDs The functions of the FDDI Port Status LEDs are listed in T able 4-2. The functions of the FDDI Status LEDs are listed in T able 4-3. T able 4-2. FDDI Port Status LEDs LED Color ST A TE Green Link, Active, Port Enabled Y ellow Link, Not Active, Port Enabled Red Not Link, Port Disabled Red (Flashing) Link, Port Disabled Off No Link, [...]

5-1 Chapter 5 General Specifications Safety This equipment meets the following safety requir ements: • UL 1950 • CSA C22.2 No. 950 • EN 60950 • IEC 950 • EMI Requirements of FCC Part 15 Class A • EN 55022 Class A • VCCI Class I • EMC requir ements of the following: EN 50082-1 IEC 801-2 ESD IEC 801-3 Radiated susceptibility IEC 801-[...]

General Specifications 5-2 Ph ysical Dimensions: 35.0 D x 44.0 H x 3.0 W centimeters (13.8 D x 17.4 H x 1.2 W inches) W eight: Unit: 1.36 kg. (3 lb) Shipping: 1.81 kg. (4 lb)[...]

A-1 Appendix A FPIM Specifications This MMAC-Plus module uses Fiber Port Interface Modules (FPIM) to provide front panel cable connections. The FPIMs ar e user-installable. See the section titled Installing an FPIM on page 2-1. FPIM-00 and FPIM-01 The FPIM-00 and FPIM-01 provide a multimode fiber connection. The FPIM-00 uses a MIC style connector[...]

FPIM Specifications A-2 T ransmitter power parameters are listed in T able A-2. The link distance is up to 2 kilometers on the multimode fiber-optic cable as specified by ANSI MMF-PMD. FPIM-02 and FPIM-04 The FPIM-02 has an RJ-45 connector supporting an Unshielded T wisted Pair (UTP) connection. The FPIM-04 has an RJ-45 connector supporting a Sh[...]

A-3 FPIM-05 and FPIM-07 FPIM-05 and FPIM-07 The FPIM-05 and FPIM-07 provide a Single-mode fiber connection. The FPIM-05 uses a MIC style connector and the FPIM-07 uses an SC type connector . The specifications for both devices are listed in T able A-4. The link distance is up to 40 kilometers (max) and 25 kilometers (typical) on single mode fibe[...]