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Cabletron Systems MMAC-Plus 9E312-12 User Manual

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    Mmac-plus ™ 9e312-12 ethernet switch module user’s guide.

  • Page 2: Notice

    I notice notice cabletron systems reserves the right to make changes in specifications and other information contained in this document without prior notice. The reader should in all cases consult cabletron systems to determine whether any such changes have been made. The hardware, firmware, or soft...

  • Page 3: Fcc Notice

    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 received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Not...

  • Page 4: Doc Notice

    Iii notice doc notice this digital apparatus does not exceed the class a limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the radio interference regulations of the canadian department of communications. Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant l...

  • Page 5: Contents

    V contents chapter 1 introduction features........................................................................................................................... 1-2 related manuals............................................................................................................ 1-5 ge...

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    Contents vi physical ........................................................................................................................... 5-2 dimensions: ............................................................................................................ 5-2 weight: .....................

  • Page 7: Chapter 1

    1-1 chapter 1 introduction the 9e312-12 is a thirteen port switching module with twelve front panel ethernet interfaces and one internal network bus (inb) backplane interface. This module uses a fast packet switch (fps) hardware based switch design and an advanced intel i960 ® microprocessor. This m...

  • Page 8: Features

    Introduction 1-2 features processor the 9e312-12 is equipped with an advanced intel i960 microprocessor. This microprocessor provides a platform for all management functions such as spanning tree, rmon, and mib support within a scalable risc-based architecture. Fast packet switching the 9e312-12 inc...

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    1-3 features management information base (mib) support the 9e312-12 provides mib support including: • rmon (rfc-1271) • ietf mib ii (rfc-1213) • ietf bridge mib (rfc-1493) and a host of other cabletron enterprise mibs. Inb the 9e312-12 attaches to inb1 of the mmac-plus backplane. The inb has a capac...

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    Introduction 1-4 figure 1-1. The 9e312-12 module 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 inb 1 9e312-12 ethernet x x x x x x x x x x x x smb cpu mmac plus mmac plus.

  • Page 11: Related Manuals

    1-5 related manuals related manuals the manuals listed below should be used to supplement the procedures 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 9c214-1 ac power supply user’s g...

  • Page 12: Chapter 2

    2-1 chapter 2 installing the 9e312-12 module the 9e312-12 module occupies two slots in the mmac-plus chassis. The module must be installed with the left side (as viewed from the front) in an odd numbered slot, and the right side in an even numbered slot. To install the 9e312-12 module, follow the st...

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    Installing the 9e312-12 module 2-2 warning: ensure that the circuit card is between the card guides. Lock down the top and bottom plastic tabs at the same time, applying even pressure. Figure 2-1. Installing the 9e312-12 module j 7 f l n k 8 f l n k f l n k 10 f l n k i n s 11 f l n k i n s 12 rx tx...

  • Page 14: Pinouts

    2-3 pinouts pinouts the 9e312-12 front panel has twelve rj-45 ethernet connections, each of which is internally crossed over. Figure 2-2 illustrates a single rj-45 ethernet connector. Figure 2-2. Rj-45 ethernet connector table 2-1 details the pinout connections for an rj-45 ethernet connector. Table...

  • Page 15: The Reset Switch

    Installing the 9e312-12 module 2-4 the reset switch the reset switch is located on the front panel, under the top plastic tab as shown in figure 2-3. It serves two functions: resetting the i960 processor and shutting down the module. • to reset the processor, press the reset switch twice within thre...

  • Page 16: User Accessible Components

    2-5 user accessible components user accessible components figure 2-4 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 ...

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    Installing the 9e312-12 module 2-6 setting the 9e312-12 module dip switch the dip switch on the 9e312-12 module (figure 2-4 and figure 2-4), is an eight switch dip located on the top left corner of the module. Each switch is set according to the functions described in table 2-2. If switch settings a...

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    2-7 setting the 9e312-12 module dip switch see the cautions at the end of this table. Table 2-2. Function of dip switch switch function description 8 clear password -1 this module stores user entered passwords in nvram (nonvolatile random access memory). To clear these passwords, toggle this switch ...

  • Page 19: Chapter 3

    3-1 chapter 3 operation the 9e312-12 module is a thirteen port device; twelve front panel ports, each represents a separate ethernet collision domain and one port connected to inb1. As shown in figure 3-1, ethernet network interface blocks (enibs) convert data packets received from any front panel p...

  • Page 20: Enib

    Operation 3-2 enib the ethernet network interface block (enib) converts ethernet data packets received through front panel ports into a common canonical format that allows the fast packet switching engine to determine the proper destination port. The enib also converts data packets from the common c...

  • Page 21: Inb Nib

    3-3 inb nib inb nib each module that attaches to the internal network bus (inb ) has an inb network interface block (nib). The inb nib converts canonical frames to fixed length data blocks for transmission onto the inb. For data blocks received from the inb, the inb nib reassembles the data blocks r...

  • Page 22: Dc/dc Converter

    Operation 3-4 and control the smb lanview diagnostic leds. Although the system diagnostic controller and the main host processor can operate independently of each other if needed, they exchange information about each others status and overall module condition. The information gathered by the diagnos...

  • Page 23: Chapter 4

    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 trouble shooting. Shown in figure 4-1 are the lanview leds of the 9e312-12 module. Figure 4-1. The lanview leds inb transmit inb receive port receive 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 inb ...

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    Lanview leds 4-2 the function of the two system status leds, system management bus (smb) and cpu (central processing unit), are listed in table 4-1. The function of the inb receive leds are listed in table 4-3 table 4-1. System status (smb and cpu) leds led color state description green functional f...

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    4-3 lanview leds the function of the inb transmit leds are listed in table 4-3. The function of the port receive leds are listed in table 4-4. Table 4-3. Inb transmit leds led color state green (flashing) activity, port enabled (flashing to steady on indicates rate.) yellow (flashing) port in standb...

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    Lanview leds 4-4 the function of the port transmit leds are listed in table 4-3. Table 4-5. Port transmit leds led color state green (flashing) activity, port enabled (flashing to steady on indicates rate.) yellow (flashing) port in standby state red (flashing) error (collision) (flashing to steady ...

  • Page 27: Chapter 5

    5-1 chapter 5 specifications technical specifications cpu: intel i960 risc based microprocessor memory: 4 meg. Local ram (expandable to 12 meg.) 2 meg. Flash memory (expandable to 16 meg.) 2 meg. Packet ram standards: ieee 802.1d ieee 802.3i 10 base-t network interfaces: rj-45 connectors.

  • Page 28: Safety

    Specifications 5-2 safety this equipment meets: the safety requirements 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 requirements of: • en 50082-1 • iec 801-2 esd • iec 801-3 radiated susceptibility • ...

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    5-3 physical environment: operating temperature 5 to 40 ° c storage temperature -30 to 90 ° c relative humidity 5% to 95% non-condensing.