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Cabletron Systems SmartSwitch 9000 User Manual

Manual is about: switching module with twenty-six 100 Mbps Ethernet ports

Summary of SmartSwitch 9000

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    Smartswitch 9000 9h423-28 user’s guide 9032061-01.

  • Page 3: 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 4: Fcc Notice

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

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    Iii notice declaration of conformity addendum application of council directive(s): 89/336/eec 73/23/eec manufacturer’s name: cabletron systems, inc. Manufacturer’s address: 35 industrial way po box 5005 rochester, nh 03867 european representative name: mr. J. Solari european representative address: ...

  • Page 6: Safety Information

    Notice iv safety information class 1 laser transceivers the fpim-05 and fpim-07 are class 1 laser products the fpim-05 and fpim-07 use class 1 laser transceivers. Read the following safety information before installing or operating these adapters. The class 1 laser transceivers use an optical feedba...

  • Page 7: Safety Information

    V notice safety information 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 c...

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    Notice vi.

  • Page 9: Contents

    Vii contents chapter 1 introduction features........................................................................................................................... 1-2 related manuals............................................................................................................ 1-6 ...

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    Contents viii chapter 5 specifications technical specifications ................................................................................................ 5-1 cpu .......................................................................................................................... 5-1 memo...

  • Page 11: Chapter 1

    1-1 chapter 1 introduction the 9h423-28 (figure 1-1) is a switching module with twenty-four 10 mbps ethernet ports and four 100 mbs fast ethernet ports. The module is configured with two rj21 connectors, two rj45 connectors, two st fiber connectors and a slot for an fepim. The two rj21 connectors pr...

  • Page 12: Features

    Introduction 1-2 features processor the 9h423-28 module 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 9h4...

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    1-3 introduction negotiate duplex, both the 9h423-28 and the attached device must be configured for auto-negotiation. If only the 9h423-28 is configured for auto-negotiation, the module will set the connection to half duplex at either the 10 mbps or 100 mbps rate. This technology is similar to how m...

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    Introduction 1-4 arbitration for the backplane is accomplished in the inb time division multiplexing (itdm) logic. The arbitration is a three-level scheme that ensures that no one can get the backplane for more than one time slice at a time. The itdm ram contains 256 4-bit locations. This ram is use...

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    1-5 introduction figure 1-1. The 9h423-28 module fast enet 9h423-28 cpu smb inb fast enet ethernet 28 27 26x 25x 12 1 10 b a s e t 24 13 10 b a s e t.

  • Page 16: Related Manuals

    Introduction 1-6 related manuals the manuals listed below should be used to supplement the procedures and technical data contained in this manual. Smartswitch 9000 installation guide smartswitch 9000 9c300-1 environmental module user’s guide smartswitch 9000 9c214-1 ac power supply user’s guide smar...

  • Page 17: Chapter 2

    2-1 chapter 2 installing the 9h423-28 module the 9h423-28 module occupies a single slot in the smartswitch 9000 chassis. Install the modules by following the steps starting below. Unpacking the module 1. Carefully remove the module from the shipping box. (save the box and packing materials in the ev...

  • Page 18: User Accessible Components

    Installing the 9h423-28 module 2-2 3. Install the fepim as shown in figure 2-1. Ensure that the rear connector is seated firmly before tightening the three mounting screws. 4. Replace the plate and two screws on the side of the fepim slot. Figure 2-1. Installing an fepim user accessible components f...

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    2-3 installing the 9h423-28 module figure 2-2. User accessible components setting the module dip switch the dip switch on the 9h423-289 module (figure 2-2 ), is an eight-switch dip located near the right and center of the module. Each switch is set according to the functions described in table 2-1. ...

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    Installing the 9h423-28 module 2-4 see the cautions at the end of this table. Table 2-1. 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 and then...

  • Page 21: Chassis

    2-5 installing the 9h423-28 module installing the module in the smartswitch 9000 chassis to install the 9h423-28 module in the smartswitch 9000 chassis, follow the steps below: 1. Remove the blank panel covering the slot in which the module will be mounted. All other slots must be covered to ensure ...

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    Installing the 9h423-28 module 2-6 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 2-3. Installing the module metal back-panel module guides module jack for esd wrist strap plastic tab.

  • Page 23: The Reset Switch

    2-7 installing the 9h423-28 module 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 three functions: resetting the i960 processor, shutting down the module, or restarting the module. • to reset the i960 processor, press the ...

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    Installing the 9h423-28 module 2-8.

  • Page 25: Chapter 3

    3-1 chapter 3 operation the 9h423-28 module is a twenty-nine port device. Two front panel rj21 connectors support twenty-four 10base-t ports, along with two rj45 connectors, st fiber connectors and a slot for an fepim that support four 100base-t ports. Each of these twenty-eight ports is a separate ...

  • Page 26: Enib/fenib

    Operation 3-2 figure 3-1. Packet flow for the 9h423-28 enib/fenib the ethernet network interface block (enib) and fast ethernet (fenib) convert ethernet data packets received through front panel ports into a common canonical format that allows the smartswitch asic engine to determine the proper dest...

  • Page 27: Smartswitch Asic

    3-3 operation smartswitch asic the smartswitch asic is a hardware-based switch design that is the key building block of the smartswitch 9000 hub. The smartswitch asic makes all filtering/ forwarding decisions in custom hardware as opposed to software, as in traditional bridges. This custom hardware ...

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    Operation 3-4 figure 3-2. Vlan-based network vlan domains vlan domains consist of groups of interconnected vlan switches separated by routing devices. Figure 3-3 shows such an arrangement. Each group of switches constitutes a vlan domain. Figure 3-3. Vlan domains endpoints on vlan 1 endpoints on vla...

  • Page 29: Securefast Vlan Switches

    3-5 operation fully-meshed vlan domains the switches shown in figure 3-3 above are said to be fully meshed. The term “fully meshed” is often used when describing the connections between switches in a domain. Fully meshed implies that there are links between all switches to every other switch. A full...

  • Page 30: I960 Core

    Operation 3-6 i960 core the i960 core provides the snmp protocol stacks to support industry-standard mibs. Additionally, cabletron enterprise extension mibs are supported for each media type. Advanced management services, such as the distributed lan monitor, telnet and network address to mac address...

  • Page 31: System Diagnostic Controller

    3-7 operation smb-10 bus the smb-10 is a 10mbs management bus located within the smartswitch 9000. This bus is used for inter-chassis communication of modules as well as serving as an side-band management channel into the smartswitch 9000. The smb-10 is externalized from the chassis via an optional ...

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    Operation 3-8 arbitration for the backplane is accomplished in the inb time division multiplexing (itdm) logic. The arbitration is a three-level scheme that ensures that no one can get the backplane for more than one time slice at a time. The itdm ram contains 256 4-bit locations. This ram is used t...

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    3-9 operation monarch/slave smartswitch 9000 modules all modules in an smartswitch 9000 chassis that transfer packets across the inb backplane have identical inb interfaces. However, one of them has to be selected to perform the backplane arbitration. The lowest slot number module will automatically...

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    Operation 3-10

  • Page 35: 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 troubleshooting. Figure 4-1 shows the lanview leds of the 9h423-28 module. Figure 4-1. The lanview leds port transmit fast enet 9h423-28 cpu smb inb fast enet ethernet 28 27 26x 25x...

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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 is listed in table 4-2. The function of the inb transmit leds is listed in table 4-3. Table 4-1. System status (sm...

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    4-3 lanview leds the function of the port receive leds is listed in table 4-4 . The function of the port transmit leds is listed in table 4-5. Table 4-4. Port receive leds led color state green link, no activity port enabled green (blinking) link, port disabled yellow (flashing) link, activity, port...

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    Lanview leds 4-4.

  • Page 39: Chapter 5

    5-1 chapter 5 specifications technical specifications cpu intel i960 risc based microprocessor memory 4 mb local ram (expandable to 32 mb) 4 mb flash memory (expandable to 32 mb) 2 mb packet ram 16 mb dram standards: ieee 802.1d ieee 802.3j 10base-fl network interfaces straight through (st) connecto...

  • Page 40: 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 • iec 801-4...

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

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    Specifications 5-4.

  • Page 43: Appendix A

    A-1 appendix a fepim specifications the 9h423-28 smartswitch 9000 module uses a fast ethernet interface module (fepim) to provide front panel cable connections. Fepims are user-installable. See the section titled installing an fepim in chapter 2. Fe-100tx the fe-100tx is an rj45 connector supporting...

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    Fepim specifications a-2 figure a-2. Fe-100fx the transmitter power levels and receive sensitivity levels listed are peak power levels after optical overshoot. A peak power meter must be used to correctly compare the values given above to those measured on any particular port. If power levels are be...