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RAD 10/100BaseT to STM-1/OC-3 Converter RIC-155 Installation And Operation Manual
Summary of 10/100BaseT to STM-1/OC-3 Converter RIC-155
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Installation and operation manual ric-155 10/100baset to stm-1/oc-3 converter version 1.12.
Page 3: Notice
Ric-155 10/100baset to stm-1/oc-3 converter version 1.12 installation and operation manual notice this manual contains information that is proprietary to rad data communications ltd. ("rad"). No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form whatsoever without prior written approval by rad d...
Page 4: Limited Warranty
Limited warranty rad warrants to distributor that the hardware in the ric-155 to be delivered hereunder shall be free of defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of twelve (12) months following the date of shipment to distributor. If, during the warranty period, ...
Page 5: General Safety Instructions
General safety instructions the following instructions serve as a general guide for the safe installation and operation of telecommunications products. Additional instructions, if applicable, are included inside the manual. Safety symbols this symbol may appear on the equipment or in the text. It in...
Page 6: Handling Energized Products
Handling energized products general safety practices do not touch or tamper with the power supply when the power cord is connected. Line voltages may be present inside certain products even when the power switch (if installed) is in the off position or a fuse is blown. For dc-powered products, altho...
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Connection of data and telecommunications cables data and telecommunication interfaces are classified according to their safety status. The following table lists the status of several standard interfaces. If the status of a given port differs from the standard one, a notice will be given in the manu...
Page 8: Fcc-15 User Information
To reduce the risk of fire, use only no. 26 awg or larger telecommunication line cords. Pour réduire les risques s’incendie, utiliser seulement des conducteurs de télécommunications 26 awg ou de section supérieure. Some ports are suitable for connection to intra-building or non-exposed wiring or cab...
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Canadian emission requirements this class a digital apparatus meets all the requirements of the canadian interference-causing equipment regulation. Cet appareil numérique de la classe a respecte toutes les exigences du règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du canada. Warning per en 55022 (cispr-22) t...
Page 10: Declaration of Conformity
Declaration of conformity manufacturer's name: rad data communications ltd. Manufacturer's address: 24 raoul wallenberg st. Tel aviv 69719 israel declares that the product: product name: ric-155 conforms to the following standard(s) or other normative document(s): emc : en 55022:1998 information tec...
Page 11: Quick Start Guide
Configuring ric-155 1 quick start guide installation of ric-155 should be carried out only by an experienced technician. If you are familiar with ric-155, use this guide to prepare the units for operation. 1. Installing ric-155 connecting the interfaces 1. Connect the stm-1/oc-3c equipment to the fi...
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Quick start guide ric-155 installation and operation manual 2 configuring ric-155 4. When the alm led (red) starts blinking, press several times. Ric-155 automatically adjusts itself to the current terminal baud rate and responds with a string of dots. 5. Type several dots. When the hardware initial...
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Ric-155 installation and operation manual i contents chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 overview..................................................................................................................... 1-1 versions....................................................................................
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Table of contents ii ric-155 installation and operation manual enabling and disabling pop-up alarms .................................................................................. 4-8 4.3 configuring the physical ports .................................................................................
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Overview 1-1 chapter 1 introduction 1.1 overview ric-155 is a converter that enables simple and efficient connection of fast ethernet traffic over stm-1/oc-3c lines. Equipped with a 10/100baset and fiber optic or coaxial stm-1 interface, ric-155 serves as cost-effective alternative to atm devices an...
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Chapter 1 introduction ric-155 installation and operation manual 1-2 overview features 10/100baset interface ric-155 fast ethernet interface operation conforms to the ieee 802.3u, 802.3x and 802.1p standards, including vlan applications. The fast ethernet interface supports the following functions: ...
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Ric-155 installation and operation manual chapter 1 introduction overview 1-3 management setup, control and monitoring of status and diagnostics information can be performed using one of the following methods: • ascii terminal connected to the v.24/rs-232 dte control port • telnet host via dedicated...
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Chapter 1 introduction ric-155 installation and operation manual 1-4 physical description 1.2 physical description ric-155 is a non-modular standalone unit, intended for tabletop or 19” rack installation. Figure 1-2 illustrates a 3d view of the ric-155 unit. Figure 1-2. Ric-155 3d view the front pan...
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Ric-155 installation and operation manual chapter 1 introduction functional description 1-5 1.3 functional description this section contains functional descriptions of the ric-155 circuit blocks, shown in figure 1-3 . Sdh/sonet link main card ethernet network interface cpld sdh/sonet framer parallel...
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Chapter 1 introduction ric-155 installation and operation manual 1-6 technical specifications • fiber optic/electrical interface provides connection to the fiber optic or coaxial cables. • cpu controls the ric-155 operation. It includes a microprocessor, flash memory, and sram. • power supply provid...
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Ric-155 installation and operation manual chapter 1 introduction technical specifications 1-7 management v.24/rs-232 ascii terminal via v.24/rs-232 serial dte port ethernet telnet, web browser or radview via a mng port (out-of-band) or data port (inband) monitoring stm-1/oc-3c optical input signal i...
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Chapter 1 introduction ric-155 installation and operation manual 1-8 technical specifications.
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Site requirements and prerequisites 2-1 chapter 2 installation and setup 2.1 introduction this chapter describes installation and setup procedures for the standalone ric-155 device. After installing the unit: • refer to chapter 3 for the operating instructions. • refer to chapter 4 for the detailed ...
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Chapter 2 installation and setup ric-155 installation and operation manual 2-2 connecting the interface cables 2.3 package contents the ric-155 package includes the following items: • one ric-155 unit • technical documentation cd • ac power cord or dc power supply connector kit • rm-35 rack mount ki...
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Ric-155 installation and operation manual chapter 2 installation and setup connecting the power cable 2-3 2.5 connecting the power cable to connect ric-155 to the power source, refer to the appropriate section below, depending on your version of the unit (ac or dc). Before switching on this unit and...
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Chapter 2 installation and setup ric-155 installation and operation manual 2-4 connecting the power cable.
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Controls and indicators 3-1 chapter 3 operation this chapter provides the following information for the ric-155 converter: • ric-155 indicators • turning-on and turning-off the ric-155 • default settings. Installation procedures given in chapter 2 must be completed and checked before attempting to o...
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Chapter 3 operation ric-155 installation and operation manual 3-2 controls and indicators table 3-1. Ric-155 leds name function location pwr (green) on – power supply is on front panel alm (red) on – alarm is present in the alarm buffer front panel speed (green) on – lan is operating at 100 mbps off...
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Ric-155 installation and operation manual chapter 3 operation default settings 3-3 3.3 default settings ric-155 is managed by an ascii terminal or pc running a terminal emulation program via menu-driven embedded software. Table 3-3 lists the default settings of the ric-155 configuration parameters. ...
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Chapter 3 operation ric-155 installation and operation manual 3-4 configuration alternatives parameter default value flow control enable ethernet mode full duplex lan speed 100 mbps uplink frame type sonet ber threshold disable eed threshold 10e -3 sd threshold 10e -6 j1 tx path trace enable disable...
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Ric-155 installation and operation manual chapter 3 operation configuration alternatives 3-5 session for the first time or after changing a terminal data rate, ric-155 must detect the data rate at boot-up and save it in the database. Once the terminal data rate is saved, it is detected automatically...
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Chapter 3 operation ric-155 installation and operation manual 3-6 configuration alternatives • make sure the ethernet management ports of the local and remote devices are connected to different lans. • do not run diagnostic loopbacks on ric-155 or insert loopback plugs into its ethernet ports. • whe...
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Ric-155 installation and operation manual chapter 3 operation navigating the management menus 3-7 3.5 navigating the management menus this section provides a general description of the software menu operation and conventions for navigating the menus. Menu map figure 3-2 lists all ric-155 menus. Figu...
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Chapter 3 operation ric-155 installation and operation manual 3-8 navigating the management menus ric-155 main menu 1. Inventory 2. Configuration 3. Monitoring 4. File utilities esc-prev.Menu; !-main menu; &-exit figure 3-3. Main menu (terminal session) configurad provides auxiliary management tools...
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Ric-155 installation and operation manual chapter 3 operation turning off ric-155 3-9 navigating tables some of the ric-155 management software screens are tables, which are bigger than regular menus and require scrolling to navigate between parameters. For example, the inventory screen or manager l...
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Chapter 3 operation ric-155 installation and operation manual 3-10 turning off ric-155.
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Configuring ric-155 for management 4-1 chapter 4 configuration 4.1 configuring ric-155 for management configuration of ric-155 is performed via menu-driven embedded software, using a standard ascii terminal or pc running a terminal emulation application, connected to the rear panel control port. Alt...
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Chapter 4 configuration ric-155 installation and operation manual 4-2 configuring ric-155 for management ric-155 management 1. Device info > 2. Host ip > 3. Manager list > 4. Management access > > please select item esc-prev.Menu; !-main menu; &-exit figure 4-2. Management menu entering device infor...
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Ric-155 installation and operation manual chapter 4 configuration configuring ric-155 for management 4-3 configuring the host parameters ric-155 can be managed by a network management station, which is located on the lan connected to the unit’s mng port. In order to establish a proper connection, it...
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Chapter 4 configuration ric-155 installation and operation manual 4-4 configuring ric-155 for management ric-155 host ip 1. Host ip list > 2. Host default gateway (0.0.0.0) 3. Read community (public) 4. Write community (public) 5. Trap community (public) 6. Host tagging (tagged) 7. Vlan id [1-4094] ...
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Ric-155 installation and operation manual chapter 4 configuration configuring ric-155 for management 4-5 ric-155 manager list manager id ip address trap mask 1. 0.0.0.0 no 2. 0.0.0.0 no 3. 0.0.0.0 no 4. 0.0.0.0 no 5. 0.0.0.0 yes esc-prev.Menu; !-main menu; &-exit; ?-help figure 4-6. Manager list men...
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Chapter 4 configuration ric-155 installation and operation manual 4-6 configuring the ric-155 for operation ric-155 telnet access (enable) 1. Enable 2. Disable 3. Managers only please select item esc-prev.Menu; !-main menu; &-exit figure 4-7. Telnet access menu to enable or disable management ports:...
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Ric-155 installation and operation manual chapter 4 configuration configuring the ric-155 for operation 4-7 to display the system configuration menu: • from the configuration menu, select system configuration. The system configurationmenu appears (see figure 4-9 ). Procedures for alarm configuration...
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Chapter 4 configuration ric-155 installation and operation manual 4-8 configuring the ric-155 for operation changing the control port data rate to configure the control port data rate: 1. From the control port menu, select baud rate. The baud rate menu appears (see figure 4-11 ). 2. Select the termi...
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Ric-155 installation and operation manual chapter 4 configuration configuring the physical ports 4-9 4.3 configuring the physical ports physical ports of ric-155 include the following configurable subsystems: • data 10/100baset port • management 10/100baset port • stm-1/oc-3c port. Configuring the e...
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Chapter 4 configuration ric-155 installation and operation manual 4-10 configuring the physical ports uplink mode, uplink operation mode sdh sonet ber threshold, controls activation of the line ber sd and eed enable, the eed and sd statistics data is collected disable, the eed and sd statistics data...
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Ric-155 installation and operation manual chapter 4 configuration configuring the physical ports 4-11 the following alarms trigger an uplink failure: • uplink port signal loss • line excessive error defect • line signal degraded error • uplink port loss of signal • uplink port loss of frame • path r...
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Chapter 4 configuration ric-155 installation and operation manual 4-12 configuring the internal bridge 4.4 configuring the internal bridge configuring fast ethernet bridge ric-155 includes a high-performance fast ethernet qos bridge with vlan tagging capabilities, mdi/mdix automatic crossover and fd...
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Ric-155 installation and operation manual chapter 4 configuration configuring the internal bridge 4-13 ric-155 bridge configuration aging time (sec) (314) bridging mode (filter) statistics counted (ok only) multicast and broadcast rate limit > (8 mbps) bridge ports > please select item esc-prev.Menu...
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Chapter 4 configuration ric-155 installation and operation manual 4-14 configuring the internal bridge tag stripping (specifies whether the port strips the vlan tags at egress or not) enable (the tags are stripped) disable (the frames are left unchanged). Whenever the physical ports access mode is c...
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Ric-155 installation and operation manual chapter 4 configuration displaying the ric-155 status 4-15 4.5 displaying the ric-155 status the ric-155 software displays the converter system and physical port information. This section describes only status information of the ric-155 device. For descripti...
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Chapter 4 configuration ric-155 installation and operation manual 4-16 displaying the ric-155 status displaying the port status the physical port status menu allows you to display status of the ethernet and stm-1/oc-3c ports of ric-155. Displaying the ethernet port status currently ric-155 includes ...
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Ric-155 installation and operation manual chapter 4 configuration displaying the ric-155 status 4-17 table 4-1. Data/mng port status parameters parameters values link status • link up – data/mng link is up • link down – data/mng link is down autonegotiation • disabled – autonegotiation is disabled •...
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Chapter 4 configuration ric-155 installation and operation manual 4-18 additional tasks table 4-2. Stm-1/oc-3c port status parameters parameters description values uplink connector type type of the stm-1/oc-3c interface connector • two bnc – bnc coaxial connector • sc – fiber optic sc connector • st...
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Ric-155 installation and operation manual chapter 4 configuration additional tasks 4-19 user info to display the list of current users, their access rights (read/write) and status (dynamic/permanent). Reset users password to default this selection is only available to a super user who has logged on ...
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Chapter 4 configuration ric-155 installation and operation manual 4-20 additional tasks ric-155 inventory index description class 1 1001 rad-ric-155 converter chassis 2 4001 power supply power supply 3 7001 fast eth data port port 4 7003 fast eth mng port port 5 7004 rs-232-control port port 6 7005 ...
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Ric-155 installation and operation manual chapter 4 configuration additional tasks 4-21 4. From the tftp command menu, (see figure 4-23 ) select download user file to start downloading file to ric-155. Ric-155 automatically erases the backup partition and downloads the new software into the backup p...
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Chapter 4 configuration ric-155 installation and operation manual 4-22 additional tasks transferring configuration files configuration files can be transferred between the ric-155 and the host via tftp. To upload a configuration file 1. Follow the path: main menu > file utilities menu > sw & file tr...
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Ric-155 installation and operation manual chapter 4 configuration additional tasks 4-23 the software version screen appears (see figure 4-24) . Ric-155 sw files software active version: 1.00 software active partition: 0 code size: 190 date: 28-02-03 software backup version: 0.00n00 software backup p...
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Chapter 4 configuration ric-155 installation and operation manual 4-24 additional tasks resetting ric-155 to factory defaults you can reset ric-155 to its default settings. Reseting to the defaults does not affect the master clock setting. In addition, you can reset local ric-155 without affecting i...
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Monitoring performance 5-1 chapter 5 troubleshooting and diagnostics this chapter describes the ric-155 diagnostic functions, which include: • statistics collection • status indications • alarms. 5.1 monitoring performance ric-155 has capabilities for collection of the ethernet and sdh/sonet statist...
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Chapter 5 troubleshooting and diagnostics ric-155 installation and operation manual 5-2 monitoring performance ric-155 physical port statistics primary ethernet statistics > uplink statistics > clear all statistics > > please select item esc-prev.Menu; !-main menu; &-exit; figure 5-1. Physical port ...
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Ric-155 installation and operation manual chapter 5 troubleshooting and diagnostics monitoring performance 5-3 ric-155 uplink statistics time elapsed ...(6) far end line ess ... (7) los ... (0) far end line ses ... (5) section cv ... (6) far end line uass ... (6) section ess ... (6) path cv ... (2) ...
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Chapter 5 troubleshooting and diagnostics ric-155 installation and operation manual 5-4 monitoring performance display description range [15 min] section ess number of section errored seconds in the current interval. Section errored second is a second that contains one or more b1 bip-8 errors. This ...
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Ric-155 installation and operation manual chapter 5 troubleshooting and diagnostics monitoring performance 5-5 display description range [15 min] path ess number of path errored seconds in the current interval. Incremented by one for each second containing one or more b3 bip-8 errors or an ses_p is ...
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Chapter 5 troubleshooting and diagnostics ric-155 installation and operation manual 5-6 monitoring performance to display sdh/sonet statistics for all intervals: 1. From the uplink statistics menu ( figure 5-3 ), select intervals statistics to display the sdh/sonet for all 15-minute intervals. The f...
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Chapter 5 troubleshooting and diagnostics ric-155 installation and operation manual 5-8 handling alarms an alarm or warning enters simultaneously both the alarms display and the log file, and the alm led turns on to indicate the condition. When the fault condition that caused the alarm is cleared, t...
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Chapter 5 troubleshooting and diagnostics ric-155 installation and operation manual 5-10 handling alarms you can always reset all alarm severity values to their default settings by selecting default alarms settings from the alarm configuration menu. Ric-155 system alarms alarm name default severity ...
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Ric-155 installation and operation manual chapter 5 troubleshooting and diagnostics handling alarms 5-11 terminal message description severity path remote defect indication path remote defect indication signal is detected minor path excessive error defect number of the path excessive error defect er...
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Chapter 5 troubleshooting and diagnostics ric-155 installation and operation manual 5-12 handling alarms.
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Alarm relay connector a-1 appendix a connector wiring a.1 ethernet connectors ric-155 includes two ethernet ports designated eth and mng-eth. Table a-1 lists the pinout of the ethernet connectors. Table a-1. Eth and mng-eth connector pinout pin designation function direction 1 rx+ receive – positive...
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Appendix a connector wiring ric-155 installation and operation manual a-2 control connector table a-2. Alarm connector pinout pin alarm relay function 1 minor minor no (minor alarm is off) 2 minor minor nc (minor alarm is on) 6 minor minor com 4 major major no (major alarm is off) 5 major major nc (...
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Port-based traffic separation b-1 appendix b traffic separation ric-155 supports separation between ethernet management and user traffic. There are two traffic separation modes: port-based and port-based/vlan-based. The traffic separation mode depends on the forwarding mode of the internal bridge: •...
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Appendix b traffic separation ric-155 installation and operation manual b-2 port-based/vlan-based traffic separation mng host uplink data figure b-2. Physical port access –mng only all when the physical port access is set to all, the internal bridge connections allow both local and remote ric-155s t...
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Ric-155 installation and operation manual appendix b traffic separation port-based/vlan-based traffic separation b-3 tagging modes of the bridge ports each frame is routed according to its vid. If the frame is untagged, it receives tag at egress from the uplink port. Uplink and host ports the uplink...
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Appendix b traffic separation ric-155 installation and operation manual b-4 port-based/vlan-based traffic separation internal operation modes of the bridge ports all vlan information is kept in the vtu (vlan translation unit) table. The bridge ports operate in the following internal modes: • secure ...
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Ric-155 installation and operation manual appendix b traffic separation port-based/vlan-based traffic separation b-5 mng host uplink data secure secure fallback tag stripping enabled fallback stack figure b-5. Port access mode – none mng only in the mng only port access mode, local data frames can r...
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Appendix b traffic separation ric-155 installation and operation manual b-6 configuring for a typical application local mng only in the local mng only port access mode, local data frames can reach the uplink port only. Local management frames can reach the host and uplink ports, and the remote manag...
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Ric-155 installation and operation manual appendix b traffic separation configuring for a typical application b-7 the units are configured as follows: • local ric-155: forwarding – filter tagged port management access – mng only host tagging – untagged management and data ports – tag stripping is en...
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Appendix b traffic separation ric-155 installation and operation manual b-8 configuring for a typical application mng 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 local ric-155 switch remote ric-155 2 2 2 2 host host uplink uplink data management station lan lan data figure b-10. Managing ric-155 via data port the units are con...
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I-1 index —1— 10/100baset. See fast ethernet —a— ac power connecting, 2-3 aging time, 4-12 alarm relay, 1-3, 1-7 alarms displaying, 5-7 masking, 5-10 severity, 5-9 autonegotiation, 4-9 —b— back panel, 1-4 baud rate, 4-7 ber threshold, 4-10 bridge configuration, 4-12 bridge ports configuring, 4-13 —c...
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Index ric-155 installation and operation manual i-2 fast ethernet, 1-2 stm-1/oc-3c, 1-2 internal bridge, 1-3 inventory, 4-19 ip parameters, 4-3 —j— j1 path trace, 4-10 —l— lan speed, 4-9 led indicators, 3-1 led indicators, 1-7 log file, 5-8 —m— management ascii terminal, 3-5 ethernet port, 3-5 manag...
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