Cabletron Systems KBU64 Rackmount manual

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    KBU64 Rackmount User Manual Fivemere Ltd. Cabletron Systems Ltd. Fivemere House Network House 161 High Street Newbury Business Park Aldershot London Road, Newbury Hampshire, England Berkshire, England GU11 1TT RG13 2PZ Telephone: [44] (0) 1635 580000 Fax: [44] (0)1635 44578[...]

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    KBU64 Rackmount User Manual 80-10100001-09 ii Publication — 80-10100001-09 Publication Notice: Thi s manual has been compi l ed and checked f or ac curacy. Howev er the inf or mat ion c ontai ned in t his m anual does not consti tut e a warranty of perf orm ance. Cablet ron System s Ltd. reserv es the ri ght t o rev i se this publi cat ion f rom [...]

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    KBU64 Rackmount User Manual 80-10100001-09 iii History Sheet 80-10100001-09 Issued separatel y f or the R/ M due to USA requirements 21 January 1998[...]

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    KBU64 Rackmount User Manual 80-10100001-09 iv TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 KBU 64 RACKMOUNT SPECIFICATION 1–1 1.1 I NTRODUCTION 1–1 2 FRONT AND REAR PANELS AND INTERFACES 2–1 2.1 F RONT P ANEL 2–1 2.2 R EAR I NTERFACE C ARDS 2–1 2.2.1 L INK S ETTINGS 2–3 2.2.2 C OMMAND P ORT - KBU 64 R EAR I NTERFACE C ARDS 2–4 2.2.3 V35 R EAR I NTERFACE C ARD[...]

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    KBU 64 Rackmount Specification 80-10100001-09 1–1 1 KBU 64 Rackmount S pecification 1.1 Intr oduction Thi s m anual des c ribes the Rackmount v ersi on of the KBU64. The standalone K BU 64 has its own manual , Publ i cati on 80- 10100000. F or inf or mat ion on t he com m and menus and param eter s in the rack mount version, you will need to refe[...]

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    KBU64 Rackmount User Manual 80-10100001-09 1–2 Fiv em ere Fivem ere Figure 1.1 The KBU 64 Rackmount Version Up to 13 KBU 64 card pai rs m ay be f it ted wit h eit her one or two power suppli es f or resil ience. The 1st car d s l ot i s f or t he Manager Card which contr ols all c ards w i thi n the r ack v i a the K BU 64 poll ed m anagem ent sy[...]

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    KBU 64 Rackmount Specification 80-10100001-09 1–3 The rackm ount v ersi on of the KBU 64 i s func ti onall y the sam e as the standalone i n m ost respects, as it uses the sam e soft w are. Ther ef ore m ost of the secti ons of y our K BU64 M anual m anual (Publ ic ati on 80- 10100000) relating to KBU 64's operation are relevant. The rackmou[...]

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    Front and Rear Panels and Interfaces 80-10100001-09 2–1 2 Front and R ear Panels and Inter faces 2.1 Fr ont Panel See the KBU64 standalone m anual (Publ ic ati on 80-10100000) f or t he description of operation. 2.2 Rear Interface Car ds W i th all 3 c ard types t he USER port s are conf igur ed as phys ic al DCEs, the LINK ports as DTEs. T he US[...]

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    KBU64 Rackmount User Manual 80-10100001-09 2–2 T 10 3 R 104 C 108 I 1 0 7 S 114 11 5 10 5 10 9 BACKUP USE R 1 Fr ont Rear ( X. 21) Rear ( V. 35) USE R 2 T 10 3 R 104 C 108 I 1 0 7 S 114 11 5 10 5 10 9 BACKUP B 1 IN US E B1 B ACKUP B 2 IN US E B2 B ACKUP AL AR M 1 AL AR M 2 USER 1 LI N K 1 USER 2 LI N K 2 COM MA ND IS D N LI N K 1 USER 2 LI N K 2 [...]

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    Front and Rear Panels and Interfaces 80-10100001-09 2–3 2.2.1 Link Settings For al l 3 ty pes of Rear Int erf ace Car d t he com m and port j um per setti ngs are as follows: Without Manager Card With Manager Card Link Normal Polled Polled Only JP8 IN IN X JP9 OUT OUT X JP10 OUT IN X JP11 IN O UT X JP12 IN IN O UT JP13 IN IN O UT JP14 IN IN O UT [...]

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    KBU64 Rackmount User Manual 80-10100001-09 2–4 2.2.2 Command Port - KBU 64 Rear Interface Cards The com m and por t on each of t he Rear I nterf ac e Card types is a f em al e 15 way 'D' type and uses the same V 28 lev el ci rcui ts as t he standal one KBU 64. You can only us e thi s com mand por t w hen a Manager Card i s not fitted in[...]

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    Front and Rear Panels and Interfaces 80-10100001-09 2–5 2.2.3 V35 Rear Interface Card The User and Link connectors are both 34 way female MRAC. The pin assignments are as follows: Pin No. Circuit No. Signal Name As su m ing con f igured as DTE A 101 Chassis Earth Common return B 102 Signal Ground/Chassis Earth Common return P 103A Transmit Data A[...]

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    KBU64 Rackmount User Manual 80-10100001-09 2–6 2.2.4 X21 Rear Interface Card The User and Link connectors are both 15 way 'D'. The pin assignments are as follows: Pin No. Circuit No. Signal Name As su m ing con f igured as DTE 1 Ground Chassis Earth Common return 8 G Signal Ground/Chassis Earth Common return 2 Ta Transmit Data A Generat[...]

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    Manager Card 80-10100001-09 3–1 3 Ma nager Car d 3.1 Intr oduction The KB U 64 Manager Card i s a discrete c ard f or use with only rackm ount KBU 64 cards. Li ke the rac km ount KBU 64, the Manager Card al so cons ists of a card pai r. The rear card prov ides a com m and port for management of all KBU 64 cards within its rack. The Manager Card m[...]

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    KBU64 Rackmount User Manual 80-10100001-09 3–2 Fr ont RXD TX D R ear C OMMA ND 1 OFF 2 OFF 3 OFF 4 OFF 5 OFF 6 OFF 7 OFF 8 OFF 9 OFF 10 OFF 12 OFF 13 OFF 11 OFF PW R 1 PW R 2 Figure 3.1 Front and Rear Panels of the Manager Card[...]

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    Manager Card 80-10100001-09 3–3 3.2 Fr ont Panel The f ront panel of t he Manager Card has the f oll owing c ontrol s and indicators: • Transm i t and rec eiv e data LE D’s for the com m and ter m inal data li nes. These LED’s displ ay dat a acti v i ty on both the tr ansm it and receive data circuits. • AC power indi cati on f or each of[...]

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    KBU64 Rackmount User Manual 80-10100001-09 3–4 The pin assignments are as follows: Pin No. Circuit No. Signal Name 1 101 Chassis Earth 2 103 Transmit Data 3 104 Receive Data 4 105 Request to Send 5 106 Clear to Send 6 107 Data Set Ready 7 102 Signal Ground/Chassis Earth 8 109 Data Carrier Detect 15 114 Transmit clock 17 11 5 Receive clock 20 108 [...]

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    Card Installation 80-10100001-09 4–1 4 Card Installation Each KB U 64 ‘f ront’ car d must be associat ed with an appropri ate (V. 24, X.21, or V .35) rear i nterf ace c ard i.e. they shoul d always be instal led i n pairs (although no damage will result in partial installation) If the KBU 64s are to be m anaged indi v i dual ly v i a thei r r[...]

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    KBU64 Rackmount User Manual 80-10100001-09 4–2 4.2 Confi guration Us ing a Manager Car d W i th the Manager Card pai r and all KBU card pai rs fi tt ed the f irst t as k i s to set the indi v i dual K BU 64 poll num bers. Onc e all the uni ts are instal l ed and a suitabl e term i nal c onnected to the rack m anager card com m and port, the lock [...]

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    Installation and Power Supply Requirements 80-10100001-09 5–1 5 Installati on and Power Supply Requirem ents Safety Warning: Before connecting the mains supply to the unit check the supply voltage as detailed below. The product i s a high densit y rack mount ed unit designed to si t i n a 19" com muni cati ons cabi net, i t has f our f ix in[...]

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    KBU64 Rackmount User Manual 80-10100001-09 5–2 should be rem ov ed and t he cabl e re-wired t o the corr ect type of plug. The use of adaptors is not recommended. The w ir es in the supply cord are col oured i n accordanc e w it h the following code:- Green and Yellow Earth Blue Neutral Brown Live As these colour s may not correspond with t he te[...]

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    Installation and Power Supply Requirements 80-10100001-09 5–3 20m m x 5m m , 3. 15AH,250V A nti -surge (T) t ype f or 110V t o 120V ratings. If any problem s ar e encounter ed w it h f uses conti nual ly bl owing the following alternative ratings maybe used: 20m m x 5m m , 3. 15AH,250V A nti -surge (T) t ype f or 220V t o 240V ratings. 20m m x 5m[...]

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    Rack Specifications 80-10100001-09 6–1 6 Rack Specifications Dimensions 482mm W; 400mm H (9U); 370mm D Mains Voltage 93-132V (110-120V nominal) 187-264V (220-240V nominal) Consumption 200VA max. Frequency 50/60Hz nominal Mains Rear Panel Fuses 1.6 or 3. 15AH, 250V Anti -Surge (T) 20x5mm (220-240V range) 3.15 or 6. 3AH, 250V Anti -Surge (T) 20x5mm[...]

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    KBU64 Rackmount User Manual 80-10100001-09 6–2 Environment Ambient temperature: Operating 0 ° C to 30 ° C Storage -20 ° C to 70 ° C Atm ospheri c pressure: 86.0kP a to 106.0kPa Relat iv e Hum idi ty : 5% to 95% non-condensing[...]

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    Regulatory Requirements 80-10100001-09 7–1 7 Regulator y R equir ements 7.1 Uni ted Kingdom and Eur ope Users based in the Unit ed Ki ngdom and Europe m ust pay parti cul ar at tent i on to the information contained in sections 7.1 and 7.2 . B.A.B.T. Pan European Approval number AA6046512. 1. The KB U 64 Rackm ount i s approv ed f or connec ti on[...]

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    KBU64 Rackmount User Manual 80-10100001-09 7–2 3. The KB U 64 Rac k m ount i s approv ed f or di rect c onnec t ion to the X.21 and X.21 bis (V. 35) or X.21 bis (V.28) Ki l ostream  prov i ded by Bri ti sh Tel ecom PLC or any sim il ar serv i ce prov i ded by other B rit ish Tel ecom m unicat ions operat ors, or a rel ev ant branch system f or[...]