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    Foundr y Edg eIr on 2402CF Installation Guide 2100 G old Street P .O. Box 64 9100 San Jose, CA 95164 -9100 T el 408.5 86.170 0 Fax 408.5 86.1900 www .foundr ynetwork s.com February 2003[...]

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    Copyrigh t © 2003 F oundry Networks , Inc. Al l rights reserv ed. No part of this wor k may be reprodu ced in an y form o r by any means – g raphic, electro nic or mechanic al, incl uding photocopy ing, re cording , taping or storag e in an in format ion retrie val syste m – wit hout prio r writte n permis sion of the co pyright owner . The tr[...]

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    )HEUXDU )RXQGU1HWZRUNV,QF L C OMPLIANCES FCC - Class A This equipment generates, uses, and can ra diate radio fr equency e nergy and, if not insta lled and used in acco rdance wit h the instruc tion ma nual, may ca use interfer ence to r adio communic ations. It has been tested and f ound to compl y[...]

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    & LL )RXQGU1HWZRUNV,QF )HEUXDU 68/EEC. For the e valuation of the c ompliance with these Directives, the following standards were applied : Wa r n i n g : Do no t pl ug a p hon e ja ck c onn ecto r in t he R J-4 5 por t. T his m ay d ama ge this device . Les raccordeurs ne son t pas utilisé pou[...]

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    & )HEUXDU )RXQGU1HWZRUNV,QF LLL Industry Canada - Class A This digit al apparatus does not exc eed the Class A limits for radio noise emi ssions fro m digital apparatus a s set out in the interfer ence-causing equipment standar d ent itled “Digit al App arat us,” ICES-0 03 of t he De partmen[...]

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    & LY )RXQGU1HWZRUNV,QF )HEUXDU Safety Compliance W arni ng: Fibe r Opti c Port Safe ty A vertissme nt: Ports pour fibres opti ques - sécurité sur le plan optique W arnhinweis: Faseroptikanschl üsse - Optische Sicherhe it Underwrite rs Labora tories Complia nce Statement Important! Before maki[...]

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    & )HEUXDU )RXQGU1HWZRUNV,QF Y The unit au tomatically matc hes the connec ted input vol tage. Ther efore, no additional ad justment s are nece ssary wh en con necting it to any i nput v oltage within the range marked on th e rear panel. W ichtige Si cherheitshinweise (Germany) 1. Bitte l esen Si[...]

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    & YL )RXQGU1HWZRUNV,QF )HEUXDU 15. Zum Netzansc hluß dieses G erätes ist ein e geprüfte Lei tung zu verw enden. Für einen Nennstr om bis 6 A und einem Gerätegewicht gr ößer 3 kg is t eine Leitun g nicht leic hter als H05V V -F , 3G, 0.75 mm 2 einzusetzen. Der a rbeitspla tzbezoge ne Sch a[...]

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    )HEUXDU )RXQGU1HWZRUNV,QF YLL Contents Chapter 1 About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Nomenclature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    YLLL )RXQGU1HWZRUNV,QF )HEUXDU 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Collision Domain . . . . . . . .3-2 Application Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4 Chapter 4 Installing the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 Selecting a Site . . .[...]

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    )HEUXDU )RXQGU1HWZRUNV,QF L[ 1000BASE- T Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5 1000BASE- T Cable Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6 Cable Testing for Existing Category 5 Cable . . . . . . . . . . B-6 Adjusting Existing Category 5 Cabl[...]

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    [ )RXQGU1HWZRUNV,QF )HEUXDU[...]

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    February 2003 © 2003 Foun dry Networks, Inc. 1-1 C HAPTER 1 A BOUT T HIS G UIDE Audi ence This guide is for system administra tors with a workin g knowle dge of ne twork man agemen t. Y ou sh ould be fam iliar with switchin g and netw orking co ncepts. Nomencla ture This guid e uses the follo wing typog raphical con ventions to show informa tion: [...]

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    A BO U T T HI S G UI DE 1-2 © 2003 Foundry Networks, Inc. February 2003 Foundry Networks Technical Support Foundry Networks techn ical support will ensu re that the fast a nd easy access that you have come to expect fr om your Foundry Networks products will be mainta ined. Web Access Point your browser to the follow ing URL: http://w ww . foundr y[...]

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    February 2003 © 2003 Foun dry Networks, Inc. 2-1 C HAPTER 2 A BOUT THE S WITCH Overview This swit ch i s an ide al s oluti on f or de liver ing I nter net acces s to individua l users in multi- dwelling or mul ti-tenant units (MDUs / MTUs), such a s apartment housing blocks, co mmercial buildings or hotels. This sw itch provides rate-limita ble co[...]

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    A BO U T TH E S WI T C H 2-2 © 2003 Foundry Networks, Inc. February 2003 Switch Architecture The switch contains 24 10 /100 Mbps Fast Ethernet ports on the front panel. Each port can provide a dedicated lin k directly to an end-user PC, or be attac hed to another Ethernet switch/hub at the end-user ’s premises and used as a shar ed link. The swi[...]

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    O VER VI EW February 2003 © 2003 Found ry Networks, Inc. 2-3 The management agent pr ovides a wide range o f advanced performance-enhancing featur es. Port-based VLANs pro vide traffic security and ef ficient use of netwo rk bandwidth. QoS priority queueing ensures the minimum delay for mo v i n g r e a l-ti m e m u ltim e d ia d a ta th r o u g h[...]

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    A BO U T TH E S WI T C H 2-4 © 2003 Foundry Networks, Inc. February 2003 minimize s the total number of VLAN s require d. Private VLANs and norma l VLANs can exist s imultaneou sly in the sam e switch. Multicast Switching Specific mult icast traffic can be assigned to its own VLAN to ensure th at it does not interfer e with normal network traffic [...]

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    D ESCRI PTI O N OF H ARDW ARE February 2003 © 2003 Found ry Networks, Inc. 2-5 Each port also supports auto-negotiation of flow contr ol, so the switch can automatically prevent port buf fers fro m becoming saturated. Port Status LEDs The base unit also includes a display pan el for key system and port indicatio ns that simp lify insta llation and[...]

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    A BO U T TH E S WI T C H 2-6 © 2003 Foundry Networks, Inc. February 2003 Figure 2- 3. System St atus LEDs Module Ports 25, 26 (Link/ Activi ty) On/Flas hing Amber Port h as establis hed a va lid 10/100 Mbps net work connection. Fla shing indica tes activ ity. On/Flas hing Green Port h as establis hed a valid 1000 Mbps network connection . Flashin [...]

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    D ESCRI PTI O N OF H ARDW ARE February 2003 © 2003 Found ry Networks, Inc. 2-7 Power Supply Receptacle The power receptacle is located on the rear panel of the switch. The standar d power receptacle is for the AC power cord. Diag On Green The system di agnostic t est has completed successfully. Flashing Green The system di agnostic test is in prog[...]

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    A BO U T TH E S WI T C H 2-8 © 2003 Foundry Networks, Inc. February 2003 Figure 2- 4. Power Supply Receptacle Features and Ben efits Connecti vity • 24 dual-s peed ports for 10 or 100 Mbps Ethernet co nnections • Auto-ne gotiation enables each RJ-45 port to autom atically select the optimum com municatio n mode (half or full duplex) for the at[...]

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    F EA TU R ES AND B EN EF I TS February 2003 © 2003 Found ry Networks, Inc. 2-9 Performance • Transparent bridging • Aggregate bandwidth up to 8.8 Gbps • Switching Table with 8K MAC address entries • Filtering and forward ing at line speed • Desktop or rack- mounta ble Management • “At-a-glance” L EDs for easy troubleshooting • Ma[...]

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    A BO U T TH E S WI T C H 2-10 © 2003 Foundry Netw orks, Inc. Februa ry 2003[...]

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    February 2003 © 2003 Foun dry Networks, Inc. 3-1 C HAPTER 3 N ETWORK P LANNING Introduction to Switching A network sw itch allows sim ultaneous trans mission of multip le packets via no n-crossbar switchi ng. This mean s that it can partition a network more efficiently than bridges or routers. The switch has, therefo re, been r ecognized as one of[...]

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    N ETW O RK P L A NNI NG 3-2 © 2003 Foundry Networks, Inc. February 2003 Appl ication E xam ple This switch is specifically desi gn ed for delivering Internet access to individual us ers in multi-dw elling or multi-ten ant units (MDUs/MTU s), such as a partment ho using blocks, com mercial buildings or hotels. Some fea tures of this applicat ion ar[...]

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    C O N N E C T IV IT Y R UL E S February 2003 © 2003 Found ry Networks, Inc. 3-3 Maxim um Ca ble Di stanc e for 1000B ASE- T Maxim um Ca ble Di stan ce for 10/10 0BAS E Type Connector Ma ximum Cable Length Cat. 5, 5e , or 6 100-oh m UTP RJ-45 100 m (328 ft) Type Cable Type Maximum Ca ble Length 10BASE-T Twisted Pair, Categories 3, 4, 5 100 m (328 f[...]

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    N ETW O RK P L A NNI NG 3-4 © 2003 Foundry Networks, Inc. February 2003 Applica tion No tes 1. Full-duplex opera tion only applies to point-to-po int access (su ch as wh en a sw itc h i s at tac hed to a wo rks tat ion , s erve r o r another switch). When the switch is connected to a hub, both devices must operate in half-duple x mode. 2. When a s[...]

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    February 2003 © 2003 Foun dry Networks, Inc. 4-1 C HAPTER 4 I NSTALLING THE S WITCH Selecti ng a Site Switch units can be mounted in a standard 19-inch equipment rack or on a flat surface. Be sure to follow the guidelin es below when choosing a location. •T h e s i t e s h o u l d : • be at the center of all the devices you want to link and ne[...]

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    I NS T A L L I NG TH E S WI T C H 4-2 © 2003 Foundry Networks, Inc. February 2003 suppressor is recomm ended. Equipme nt Ch eckli st After unpacking the switch, check the conten ts to be sure you have received a ll the components. Then, before beginning the installatio n, be sure you have all other necessary in stallation equipment. Package Conten[...]

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    M OUNTI NG February 2003 © 2003 Found ry Networks, Inc. 4-3 Mounting A switch unit can be mounted in a standar d 19-inch equipment r a c k o r o n a d e s k t o p o r s h e l f . M o u n t i n g i n s t ru c t i o n s f o r e a c h t y p e of site fol low . Rack Mounting Before rack mounting the switch, pa y particular attention to the following f[...]

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    I NS T A L L I NG TH E S WI T C H 4-4 © 2003 Foundry Networks, Inc. February 2003 Figure 4- 1. Attaching the Brackets 2. Mount the device in the rack, using four rack -mountin g scr ews (not pr ovided). Figure 4- 2. Installi ng the Switch in a Rack 3. If install ing a singl e switch only , turn to “ Connectin g to a Power Source” at the end o [...]

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    C O N N ECTI NG TO A P OW E R S OURCE February 2003 © 2003 Found ry Networks, Inc. 4-5 Figure 4 -3. Attaching th e Adhesive Feet 2. Set the device on a flat surface n ear an AC power sour ce, making sure there ar e at least two inches o f space on all sides for pr oper air flow . 3. If install ing a singl e switch only , go to “ Conne cting to a[...]

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    I NS T A L L I NG TH E S WI T C H 4-6 © 2003 Foundry Networks, Inc. February 2003 Figure 4 -4. Power Recep tacle 2. Plug the other end of the cable into a grounded, 3-pin socket. 1RWH For Interna tional use, you ma y need to chang e the AC line cord. You must use a line cord set that has been approved for the receptacle type in your country. 3.[...]

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    February 2003 © 2003 Foun dry Networks, Inc. 5-1 C HAPTER 5 M AKIN G N ETWORK C ONNECTIO NS Connecting Network Devices The switch may be connected to 10 or 100 Mbps network cards in PCs and servers, as well as to Ethernet and Fas t Ethernet hubs and switches. It may also be connected to r emote devices using the op tional fiber optic module s. Twi[...]

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    M AKI NG N ETW O RK C ONNE CT I O NS 5-2 © 2003 Foundry Networks, Inc. February 2003 crossover — known as fixed cr osso ver (MDI-X) ports — so th at they can be conn ected to PCs and serve rs using sta ndard straight-through cable. S ome switches and hubs also have an MDI port, so that they can conn ect to another switch’s/hub’ s MDI-X por[...]

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    T W I STED -P AI R D EVI CES February 2003 © 2003 Found ry Networks, Inc. 5-3 Figure 5- 1. Making Twist ed-Pair Connecti ons 2. If the device is a PC card an d the switch is in the wiring closet, attach the oth er end of the cable s egment to a modular wall outlet that is connected to the wiring closet (see “W irin g Closet Connections” on the[...]

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    M AKI NG N ETW O RK C ONNE CT I O NS 5-4 © 2003 Foundry Networks, Inc. February 2003 1. Attach one end of a patch cable to an av ailable port on the switch, and the other end to the patch panel. 2. If not alr eady in place, attach one end o f a cable segment to the back of the patch pan el where the punch-down block is located, and the o ther end [...]

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    F IB E R O PTI C D EVI CES February 2003 © 2003 Found ry Networks, Inc. 5-5 Fiber Optic Devices An optiona l slide-in 1000BASE-SX, 1000BASE-LX, o r 1000BASE-X tra nsceiver may be used for backbone and long distance connections, o r for ISP (Internet) conne ctions. A 1000BASE- SX, 1000BAS E-LX, or 100 0BASE-X tran sceiver may also be for connecting[...]

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    M AKI NG N ETW O RK C ONNE CT I O NS 5-6 © 2003 Foundry Networks, Inc. February 2003 Figure 5- 3. Making SC Port Connecti ons 4. As a connection is made, ch eck the Activity LED on the switch’s front panel f or the corresponding module to be sure that the connection is valid. SC fiber connector 1 0 0 B A S E -F X S in g le m o de M o d u le M S [...]

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    February 2003 © 2003 Found ry Networks, Inc. A-1 A PPENDIX A T ROUBLESHOOT ING Diagnosing Swi tch Indicators Troubleshooting Chart Symptom A ction PWR LED is Off • Internal power supply is discon nected. • Check connection s between the switch, the power cord, the wall outlet. PWR LED is Amber • Internal power su pply has failed . • Contac[...]

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    T ROUB L ES HOOT I NG A-2 © 2003 Foundry Networks, Inc. February 2003 Power and Cooling Prob lems If the power indicator does not turn on when the power cord is plugged in, you may have a problem with the power outlet, power cord, o r internal power supply . However , if the unit powers off after running for a wh ile, check for loose power connect[...]

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    I N -B AND A CCES S February 2003 © 2003 Foundr y Networks, Inc. A-3 1RWH The management agent accepts up to four simultaneous Telnet se ssions. If the m aximum nu mber of sess ions already exists, an additional Telnet connection will not be able to log into the system.[...]

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    T ROUB L ES HOOT I NG A-4 © 2003 Foundry Networks, Inc. February 2003[...]

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    February 2003 © 2003 Found ry Networks, Inc. B-1 A PPENDIX B C ABLES Specifi cations Cable Types and Specificatio ns Cable Type Max. Leng th Conne ctor 10BASE- T Cat. 3, 4, 5 100-o hm UTP 100 m (328 ft) RJ-4 5 100BAS E-TX Cat. 5 10 0-ohm UTP 100 m (32 8 ft) RJ-4 5 1000BA SE-SX 50/12 5 or 62.5/1 25 micron core MMF See the fo llowing tabl e SC 1000B[...]

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    C AB L ES B-2 © 2003 Foundry Networks, Inc. F ebruary 2003 Twisted-Pair Cable a nd Pin Assignm ents &DXWLR Q DO NOT plug a phone jack connector into any RJ-45 port. Use only twisted-pa ir cables with RJ-4 5 connectors that conform with FCC standards. For 10B ASE-T/100BASE-TX co nnections, a twisted- pair cable must have two pairs of wires .[...]

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    T WI S T E D -P AI R C AB L E AND P IN A SSI GN M EN TS February 2003 © 2003 Foundr y Networks, Inc. B-3 network conn ections to PCs or servers, or to oth er switches or hubs. The RJ-45 port on the 100BASE- TX module is an MDI-X port, which allows you to use straight-th rough cable for connections to PCs and servers. In straight-through cable, pin[...]

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    C AB L ES B-4 © 2003 Foundry Networks, Inc. F ebruary 2003 Straight-Through Wiring If the twisted-pair cable is to join two ports and only one of the ports has an internal crossover (MDI-X), the two pairs of wir es must be straigh t-through. Crosso ver Wiri ng If the twisted-pair cable is to jo in two po rts and either both ports ar e la beled wit[...]

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    1000BA SE- T P IN A SSI GN M EN TS February 2003 © 2003 Foundr y Networks, Inc. B-5 1000 BASE-T Pin As signm ents The table below sho ws the 1000BASE-T M DI and MDI-X port pino uts. Thes e por ts r equi re that all fo ur pa irs of wir es be connected. Note that for 100 0BASE-T operation, all four pairs of wires ar e used for both transmit and rece[...]

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    C AB L ES B-6 © 2003 Foundry Networks, Inc. F ebruary 2003 1000 BASE-T Cabl e Require ments All Category 5 UTP cables that ar e used for 100BASE-TX connections sho uld also work for 1000BASE-T , providing that all four wir e pairs are connected. However , it is recommended that for all critical con nections, or an y new cable insta llations , Cate[...]

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    C ONS OL E P ORT P IN A SSI GN M EN TS February 2003 © 2003 Foundr y Networks, Inc. B-7 3. Reconnect some of the connectors in the lin k. Conso le Por t Pin Ass ignmen ts T h e D B - 9 s e r i a l p or t o n t h e s w i t c h ’ s f ro n t p a n e l i s u s e d t o c o n n e c t to the sw itch fo r out-o f-band co nsole configu ration. The on -bo[...]

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    C AB L ES B-8 © 2003 Foundry Networks, Inc. F ebruary 2003 Console to 25-Pin DTE Port on PC Switch’s 9-Pin Se - rial Port Null Modem PC’s 9-Pin DTE Port 2 RXD <--------- TXD ------------ 3 TXD 3 TXD ----------- RXD ----------> 2 RXD 5 SGND ----------- SGND ---------- 5 SGND No othe r pins are used. Switch’s 9-Pin Se - rial Port Null Mo[...]

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    February 2003 © 2003 Foundr y Networks, Inc. C-1 A PPENDIX C S PECIFICATIO NS Physical Charact eristics Base Unit Ports 24 10BASE-T/100B ASE-TX, with auto-nego tiation 2 slo ts for opt ional 1000BA SE-T , 1000BASE-SX ,1000BASE-LX , and 1000BASE- X GBIC modules Networ k Interf ace 10BASE-T : RJ- 45 (100-ohm , UTP cable; Categori es 3, 4, 5) 100BASE[...]

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    S PECI FI CATI ON S C-2 © 2003 Foundry Networks, Inc. February 2003 8.8 Gb ps Switching Da tabase 8K MAC addr ess entries LEDs System: PWR, Diag, Stack Ports: L in k / A ctiv ity We i g h t 3.08 kg (6 lb 13 oz) Size 44 x 32.4 x 4.3 cm (17.32 x 12 .8 x 1.69 in.) T e mper atur e Operating : 0 to 50 ° C (32 to 12 2 °F) Storage: - 40 to 70 ° C (-40[...]

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    M ANAGEM E NT F EA TU R ES February 2003 © 2003 Foundr y Networks, Inc. C-3 Maximum Current 5.0 A @ 12 V Managem ent Featu res In-Band Man agement T elnet, or SNMP manager Out-of-Ba nd Management RS-232 DB-9 console po rt Software Lo ading TF TP in -band, or XModem out-of-ban d MIB Support MIB II (RFC1213), Bridge MIB (RFC 1 493, without Static T [...]

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    S PECI FI CATI ON S C-4 © 2003 Foundry Networks, Inc. February 2003 IEEE 802.1x R ADIUS user authentication IEEE 802.3x f ull-duplex flow contr ol ISO/IEC 8802-3 UDP (RFC 768), IP (RFC 7 91), TCP (RFC793), TF TP (RFC 783), TELNET (RFC 78 3), SNMP (RFC 1 1 57), MIB II (R FC 1213), T raps (RFC 121 5), Bridge MIB (R FC 1493), RMO N (RFC 1757), HTML ([...]

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    February 2003 © 2003 Found ry Networks, Inc. Glossary -1 GLOS SARY 10BASE-T IEEE 802.3 s pecification for 1 0 Mbps Ethernet over two pair s of Category 3, 4, or 5 U TP cable. 100BASE-T X IEEE 802.3u s pecification for 10 0 Mbps Fast Ethe rnet over two pairs of Category 5 UTP cable. 1000B AS E-LX IEEE 802.3z specificat ion for Gi gabit Ethernet ove[...]

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    Glossary -2 © 2003 Found ry Networks, Inc. February 2003 Bandwidth The dif ference between the highes t and lowest frequencies availabl e for netwo rk signals . Also sy nonymou s with w ire speed, the actual speed of the data transmission along the cable. Collision A condition in which pa ckets transmitted ov er the cable interfere with each other[...]

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    February 2003 © 2003 Found ry Networks, Inc. Glossary -3 Fast Etherne t Switch Device that provid es a fu ll 100 M bps ba ndw idth (or eith er 10 or 100 Mbps bandwidth wit h Auto-Negotiati on) to each port (LAN segment). Full Duplex T ransmission method that allo ws swit ch and ne twork car d to transmit and receive concurrently , effectively doub[...]

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    Glossary -4 © 2003 Found ry Networks, Inc. February 2003 LAN Segment Separate LAN or collisio n domain. LED Light emitting diode used for monitoring a device or network conditio n. Link Segmen t Length of tw isted-pair or f iber cable joining a pair of repeaters or a repe ater and a PC. Local Ar ea Network (LAN) A gr oup of interconnected computer[...]

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    February 2003 © 2003 Found ry Networks, Inc. Glossary -5 Transmission Contr ol Protocol/Int ernet Protocol (TCP/IP ) Protocol suite that includes TCP as the primary transport protocol, an d IP as the netw ork lay er protocol. UTP Unshielded twisted- pair cable.[...]

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    Glossary -6 © 2003 Found ry Networks, Inc. February 2003[...]

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    February 2003 © 2003 Foundr y Networks, Inc. Index-1 Symbols . 2-4 Numerics 1000 Mbps connectivity rules 3-2 1000BASE- LX fiber ca ble le ngth s 3-2 1000BASE- SX fiber ca ble le ngth s 3-2 1000BASE- T cable len gths 3-3 100BASE-TX cable len gths 3-3 ports 2-4 10BA SE- T cable len gths 3-3 ports 2-4 A add ress ta ble size C-2 adhesive feet, attach [...]

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