IMC Networks iMcV-Giga-FiberLinX-II manual

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    iMcV-Giga-FiberLinX-II Operation Manual[...]

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    FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comp ly with the limi ts for a Class B computi ng device, pursuant to Part 15 of the F CC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasona ble protection agains t har mful interferenc e when the equi pment is operated in a com merc ial environment. This eq uip[...]

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    Table of Content s FCC Radio Frequency Interference Stateme nt ------------------------------------------------ ii Warranty ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ii I - About the iMcV- Giga-FiberLi nX-II ------------------------------------------------------------ 1 Overvi ew ----------------[...]

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    iv Transparent with Extra Ta gging (Q-in-Q) -------------------------------------------------- 34 Port VLAN --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 36 Port VLAN Filt er -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40 IX - Trou bleshootin g --------------------------[...]

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    1 I - About the iMcV-Giga-FiberLinX-II Overview The iMcV-Gi ga-FiberLin X-II ™ allows net work ope rators to d eploy mana ged Ethernet services, with a full range of remote ma nagement, traffic monitorin g, and alarm reporting features. This unit conver ts 1000 Mb ps fiber to 10/1 00/1000 Mbps copper. In addition, a range of fiber connec tors (SC[...]

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    2 The iMcV-Gi ga-FiberLin X-II module is a double-slot, chassis-mounted module. Compatible chassis in clude the following: • iMediaChassis series • MediaChassis series Port Interfaces Every iMcV-Giga-FiberLinX-II includes the following port: • A 10/100/1000 twist ed pair port (EXT MGMT) for management One of the following uplink ports: • On[...]

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    3 2 iView Manage ment Software iView² is the IMC Ne tworks manag ement so ftware designed s pecifically for the IMC Networks “ iMcV” fa mily of mo dules. It f e atures a graphical user in terface (GUI) and gives network mana gers the ability to monitor and control the manageable IM C Networks p roducts. iView 2 is available in several versions[...]

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    4 About Dynamic Host Co ntrol Protocol (DHCP) The iMcV-Giga- FiberLinX-II module includes a Dynami c Host Control Protocol d use that (DHCP) client. By default, the DHCP clie n t is disabled. When a DHCP server is enabled on th e network, th e DHCP client will initiate a dialogue wit h the server during th e boot up s equence . The ser ver will th [...]

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    5 II - LED Oper ation The following are iMcV-Giga- FiberLinX-II diagn ostic LEDs. In this example, the functio ns for a 1x 9 fiber port versi on (SC fi ber) are shown below. NOTE In the SFP/SFP version the LNK/ACT and FDX/COL LEDs replace EXT 1000 and DATA 1000 for the top SFP, which does not h ave built-in LEDs like th e RJ-45 DATA port. In additi[...]

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    6 III - Hardware Configuration Before installing the module in a chassis, there are two features that must be selected using the DI P switch es. The se se lections are: • Enable or disable man agemen t on each port (DIP switches 1, 2, and 3 ) • Confi gure the mod ule as a standa lone, a host, or a remote (DIP switches 7 and 8) DIP Switch Settin[...]

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    7 queried by SNMP. As a Remote unit, the iMc V-Giga-FiberLinX-II will respond to requests for managemen t informatio n from an attached Host unit. The iMcV-Giga- FiberLinX-II default configuratio n is as a Standalone unit (DIP switches 7 and 8 = OFF) . Manage ment Althoug h the iMc V-Giga -FiberL inX-II provides a twisted pair port solel y for mana[...]

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    8 IV - Installation Instructions Each iMcV-Giga -FiberLinX-II module requir es two slots in an iMediaChas sis or MediaChassis. To install the modul e in a chassis, remove the blank faceplates covering th e slots wher e you w ant to install the modul e. Then sl ide the module into the chassis c ard guides until the m odule is seat ed securely in the[...]

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    9 Assigning IP Information When the iMcV -Giga-FiberLinX-II is install e d in an iM ediaChassis, you can use UMA to manag e your iMcV-Giga- FiberLin X-II withou t an IP ad dress (ref er to the i View² online help for more information on UMA). When the iMc V-Giga-FiberLin X-II is not installed in an iMediaChassis, SNM P-manag ement is not acc essib[...]

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    10 Advertising, ra ther than Forc e Mode, when con necting to devi ces that only use autonegotiation. Refer to Port Configuration on page 19 for mo re info rmatio n. Bandwidt h Control The iMcV-G iga-FiberLin X-II includes bi- directiona l bandwi dth control in increments o f 244 Kbps per secon d at gigabit speed (configurable vi a iView 2 ). This [...]

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    11 FiberAlert FiberAler t minimize s the proble ms associate d with the loss of one stran d of fiber. Normally when a single strand of fiber is lost, the transmitting side of the connection is unaware that there i s a fault. Fib erAlert retur ns faults bac k on the fiber they ca me in on. Using Li nkLoss a nd FiberAl ert In a typica l central site [...]

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    12 Loopback Testing on Remote or Standalone The following fu nctions are avail able during loopba ck testing. During l oopback testing, management traffic entering the upli nk port is still capable of managing the device. Address Swap A Laye r 2 Ethe rnet s witch w ill disc ard all rece ived packe ts with the s ame MAC address as sent packet s. To [...]

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    13 VI - Using Telnet You mu st assi gn the iMcV-Gi ga-Fibe rLinX -II an IP addres s before using a Telnet session (this is not necessary when you are usin g UMA). Refer to the Assignin g IP Information section for more inform ation. All of the configurations that you ca n perform from th e serial port can also be perfor med using a Telnet session. [...]

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    14 Basic Device Configuration After r unning thro ugh an initia l self test, the prompt: “Pre ss <Enter> for Device Configuration” displays. Pre ss Enter to open th e Main Configurati on screen: Saved Values. <These values will be active after reboot > IP Address - 10.10.10.10 DHCP is not active Subnet Mask - 255.0.0.0 Default Gatew[...]

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    15 NOTE After making any modificatio ns to the Saved V alues, reboot the unit for your changes to take effect. To reboot, type the word rebo ot at the prompt on the Main Configuration screen. (I) - Assigning IP Informat ion Press I to modify the Sav ed Paramet er Values (i.e., assi gn the IP addr ess and su bnet mask). You will be prompte d to ente[...]

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    16 (T) - Assigning SNMP Trap De stinations Traps are s ent by the man ageable d evice to a managemen t PC when a certain ev ent takes p lace. To enter a t rap dest inat ion, pre ss T . At the prompt , “Enter a New IP Address, ” type the IP address of the d estination device, an d then pr ess Enter . Next, type the name of the community string ([...]

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    17 (U) - Deleting All SNMP Community Strings To delete all community strings and start over, press U . You will then be prompted, “Are you sure you wa nt to delet e all comm unity s tring s?” Pre ss Y to proceed, N to abort. Press Enter to finish. This function will delete all community strings. If you want to be able to selectively delete comm[...]

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    18 Command Description See Page ifsta ts Displays interface s tatistics. rmstats Displays RMON statistics. version Displays the fi rmware and hardware ve rsion infor mati on. reboot Reboots the unit. secur ity Allows non- standard network con figuratio n. port Display/configure port st atus values. 19 config Configure VLAN and T ransparent modes o [...]

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    19 7. The downl oad progres s displays and en ds with a succes sful downloa d message or with an error message. 8. Press Q or F4 to re turn to the Dev ice-Spec ific Optio ns scree n. When the iMcV -Giga-FiberLinX-II is instal led in a manage d chassis, y ou have the option of usin g UMA to updat e the firmwar e (refer to the iVie w 2 online help fo[...]

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    20 Advertise Ctrl –Selective adver tising is used in combina tion with autonegotiati on to advertise your selected speed and duplex mode for the DATA and EXT MGMT ports. This allows you to advertise all speeds an d duplex modes. Y ou must enabl e autonegotiation for selectiv e advertising t o work. NOTE If a specific speed and/or duplex mode ar e[...]

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    21 NOTE Default mode i s the factory default and i s provided as a starting poin t from which to configure the iMcV- Giga-FiberLinX-II mo dules. This mode does not provi de full management isol ation and is not recom mended for normal use. This section describ es the Telnet/serial port screens and fiel ds available for conf iguring the iMcV-Giga- F[...]

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    22 Transparent Mode Setup This parameter allows you to use all untagged data as the management domain by entering N , or allows you to define a VLAN ID tag fo r the management domain by entering Y . When y ou enter Y , this field expa nds to display th e Management Tag field an d the Man agement Priority fi eld. TRANSPARENT MODE S ETU P Is a VLAN t[...]

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    23 VLAN Mode Screen When you enter N in the T ransparent Mode Setup screen (pa ge 22), th e VLAN Mo de screen displays: In this screen yo u can set the following parameters: • Default Mode • Port V LAN on OPTICS (or UPLINK) port • Port V LAN o n DATA port • Port VLAN Filt er • Manageme nt VL AN (av ailable with all se lecti ons b y def au[...]

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    24 No VLANs ar e defined all owing only un tagged pa ckets to pass th rough the uni t. Port VLAN on OPTICS (or UPLINK) port This pa rameter allows you to rest rict traf fic to a sing le VLAN ID tag for the OPT ICS (or UPLINK) port b y entering Y in the Tags column of the Optics ro w. In the VLAN IDs - Saved c olumn of the D ata row, enter the VLAN [...]

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    25 must enter Y in the Tags c olumn for bot h the Optics ro w and Data ro w. Enter up t o 32 VLAN IDs in the Data VLANs fi elds, plus one for SNMP. Management VLAN and EXT MGMT Tag This se lection is available for all VLAN mode s except fo r the defau lt mode. Configure a VLAN ID for manage ment traffic by enteri ng an ID in the VLAN IDs – Saved [...]

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    26 Configurati on screen, press the space bar, type unit , and press Enter to ope n the Unit Contro l Settings s creen. In this sc reen you can view the uni t FlowContro l, FiberAlert/LinkLoss, Loopba ck, Maximum Frame Size, an d 802.1p Base P riority (logging-in as a User in a Telnet se ssion allows y ou to vie w these settin gs but pr events you [...]

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    27 Unit Max Fram eSz –enter t he maxi mum fram e size on t he unit by u sing th e number keys. The valid valu es are 1518 to 12196. 802.1p Base Pri –set the threshol d betwe en low an d high pr iority on t he unit. For exampl e, when the Bas e VLAN Priority is se t to 4, priority settin gs of 0 through 3 are low priority and settin gs of 4 thro[...]

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    28 NOTE It is not recommended to s et both the RX and TX Band width limits a t the same time. Unit RateCo ntro l Enable/Disable –enable or disable t he ban dwidth li miting fe ature on this unit. VII - Application Overview Before using i McV-Giga- FiberLinX-II in your network, deci de the following: • Will iMcV-Gi ga-FiberLinX-II units be locat[...]

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    29 Will you define VLAN IDs? When you want to use VLAN traffic with speci fic tags on any/all of the DATA ports, you will ne ed to disabl e Transparen cy and define VLAN I Ds (refer t o VLAN Configu ration section). When y ou want to use both VLAN tagged, untagged, or double-tag ged traffic, enable Tran sparency. When you want to use on ly untagg e[...]

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    30 Transparent with Untagged Management Transparent with Untagged Management mo de passes tagged traffic betw een the DATA port and the O PTICS (or UPLIN K) po rt and allows untagged traf fic to be cons idered mana geme nt dom ain t raffi c (u ntagged ). To conf igure th is mode, do the fo llowing: 1. Set the management DIP switch ON for the ports [...]

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    31 NOTE The flow of m anagement domain traffi c is define d by the DIP switches. For example, if the management D IP switch es are on the OPTICS and DATA ports, management domain traffi c is allo wed to flo w through those ports. External Man agement is ON On Of f On DATA: Tagged Data Only OPTICS: Tagged D ata and Untagged Management Domain Traffic[...]

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    32 Transparent with Tagged Management Transparent with Tagged Manage ment mode passes both tagged and unta gged traffic between the DATA port and the OPTICS (o r UPLINK) port. By usin g a VLAN Tag you can isolate and route the management path in the module. This method can be used with o r with out co ntinu ing the managem ent p ath down the EXT MG[...]

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    33 d. Enter the mana gement tag (VL AN ID) and t he priority ( optional). Is a VLAN tag required on Management packets? [ Y ] The Management Tag is [7 ] Management Priority is [0 ] e. Ensure the Are VLAN Tags required on the EXT Port? field is set to N. Are VLAN Tags required on the EXT Port? [ N ] f. Press S or F3 to save the se ttings. This will [...]

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    34 Transparent with Extra Tagging (Q-in-Q) Transparent with Extra Taggin g mode can ad d an extra tag to data receiv ed on the DATA port. By using Extra Tagging in a Ho st/Remot e iMcV-Giga-Fi berLinX-II pair, all data re ceived on the Remote iMcV -Giga-Fib erLinX-I I DATA po rt can b e extra-ta gged and sent out of the Host iMc V-Giga-Fib erL inX-[...]

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    35 Enter the extra tag VLAN ID (for exa mple, 8) an d the Priori ty (opti onal). Thes e values must be identical on both iMcV-Giga-FiberLin X-II modules. The Data Tag is [8 ] Data Priority is [0 ] Are Extra Tags left on the Data Port? [ N ] 4. On the Host iM cV-Giga-Fib erLinX-II modul e, enter Y in the Are Extra Tags left on the Data Port? field t[...]

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    36 Port VLAN The Port VLAN mode allows you to configur e the iMcV-G iga-Fibe rLinX-II to accept only data tagged w ith one specific VLAN ID . This mode can be config ured for either the OPTICS (or UPLINK) po rt or the DATA port. VLAN on DATA Port–Conf iguration To config ure this mode , perform the following: 1. In the Main Configur ation screen,[...]

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    37 In the SNMP field, type Y . VLAN IDs Priorities Tags Current Saved Current Saved Ports Data VLANs are used only Optics [0 ] [ 13 ] [0 ] [ 0 ] [ N ] if Tags are enabled on both he Optics and Data Ports. Data [0 ] [ 0 ] [0 ] [ 0 ] [ Y ] t Management VLAN.........................EXT Mgmt Tag NMP....[0 ] [20 ] [0 ] [0 ] [ Y ] S 4. Press S or F3 to s[...]

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    38 VLAN on OPTIC Port–Configuration To conf igure th is mode, do the fo llowing: 1. In the Main Configur ation screen, pr ess the space bar and type config . The Configuration screen di splays: 2. Enter N in the T ransparen t Mode fiel d and pr ess any key (except S or Q) to o pen the VLAN screen: 3. Enter Y in the Tag s co lumn of the Opti cs ro[...]

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    39 5. Press S or F3 to save the setti ngs. 6. Type reboot . The iMcV-Gi ga-FiberLin X-II is now configu red to pass only VLAN ID 13 from th e OPTICS (or U PLINK) port to the DATA por t. Untagged packets arriving at the DATA port (Tags = N) recei ve a tag (VLAN ID = 13) before bein g sent out of the O PTICS (or UPLINK) port. The VLAN ID number u sed[...]

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    40 Port VLAN Filter The VLA N filter m ode allows y ou to isola te a segmen t of the n etwork t o only ac cept data using some or all of the 32 availabl e VLAN IDs. To conf igure th is mode, do the fo llowing: 1. In the Main C onfiguration s creen, pr ess the s pace bar and ty pe config . The Configuration screen di splays: 2. Enter N in the T rans[...]

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    41 Enter up to 32 VLAN IDs in the Data VLANs rows. VLAN IDs can range from 1 to 4094. Only the VLANs in t his list will pass t hrough the unit. Data VLANs <Optics <----> Data> VLAN 1 [0 ] [101 ] VLAN 12 [0 ] [112 ] VLAN 23 [0 ] [123 ] VLAN 2 [0 ] [102 ] VLAN 13 [0 ] [113 ] VLAN 24 [0 ] [124 ] VLAN 3 [0 ] [103 ] VLAN 14 [0 ] [114 ] VLAN [...]

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    42 Now the iMcV- Giga-FiberLinX- II is configur ed to pass only pa ckets wi th tags cont aini ng the V LAN IDs de fine d in th e Data VLANs table . VLAN ID numbers defined in this table mus t not be the sam e as the number used for the Manageme nt VLAN ID. ON S1 1 2 3 45 67 89 10 Giga-FiberLinX-II DATA: Up to 32 VLAN IDs EXT MGMT: Untagged OPTICS :[...]

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    43 IX - Troubleshooting • If two iMcV-Gi ga-FiberLinX-II Host/Remote uni ts are not communicating properly, make sure one is a Host (DIP s witch #8) and the other i s a Remote (DIP switch #7). I f the second unit is not configured a s a Remote, it will be recognized as a Standalone unit an d the Host and Remote un its will not commu nicate with e[...]

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    44 • To restor e the unit t o factory default settings, us e the cleandb function via the serial port (ref er to the Device- Specific Opti ons from the Co mmand Line se ction fo r more info rmation). This is espec ially hel pful if yo u feel you have configured the module i mproperly. If restarting to fact ory defaults is necessary, IMC Netw orks[...]

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    45 Troubleshoot ing Link Loss/FiberAlert /Link Faul t Pass-Throug h The follow ing diagrams show you how the di fferent troubleshooting configurations for the iMcV-Giga- FiberLinX-II . The iMcV-Gi g a-FiberLinX-II also sends out link pulses from its copper and fiber transmitte rs, but normally has no way of knowing whethe r the cable to t he other [...]

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    46 FX LinkLoss Normally when a fault occurs on the fi ber segment of an iMcV-Giga-FiberLinX-II conver sion, o nly the fibe r port L EDs o n the mod ules i ndicates a faul t. None of the devices conne cted to the RJ-45 ports ar e aware of the faul t. When FX LinkL oss is enabled on the iMc V-Giga-Fibe rLinX-II m odule, the fiber fault is forwarded t[...]

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    47 TX Link Loss When a fault occurs on a twisted pair s egment joining a device to an iMcV-Giga-Fi berLinX-II modul e, the link faul t is not detected by the device con nected to the iMcV-Gig a-FiberLinX-II modul e by fiber. When TX L inkLoss is en abled on the remote iMcV-Giga- FiberLin X-II modul e, a twisted pair fau lt turns off the fiber po rt[...]

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    48 FiberAlert ***WARNING*** Do not enable FiberAlert at both ends. This can cause the fiber link to lock up . When Fibe rAlert is enable d on the rem ote module (pr eferred use), a fault on the receive side of the OP TICS (or UPLI NK) port caus es the transmit ter side to turn of f. This allow s the fibe r connecte d device to de tect a fault i n i[...]

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    49 Link Fault Pass-T hrough[...]

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    50 IMC Networks Technical Support Tel: (949) 465-3000 or (800) 624-1 070 (in the U.S. and Canada); +32-16-55088 0 (Europe) Fax: (949) 465-3020 E-Mail: techsupport@imcn etworks.com Web: www.im cnetworks.com Specifications Power Cons umption (Typi cal): 0.670 A @ 5 V Operatin g Temperatur e: 32° to 122° F ( 0° to 50° C) Storage Te mperature : 0°[...]

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    51 Serial Port Pinout The iMcV-Gi ga-FiberLinX-II features a ser ial port that uses an IBM-compatible DB-9 serial connector. To connect an iMcV-G iga-Fiber LinX to your wor kstation, use a straight-thr ough (pin-t o-pin) cab le. If your workstation has a serial port usin g a connection n ot compatible with a DB-9 COM port, use the pin con nection c[...]

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    55 Saf ety C ertif icat ion s UL/ CUL: Listed to Safety of Inform ation Techn ology Equipment, includin g Electrical Busin ess Equipm ent. CE: T he prod ucts desc ribed here in comp ly with th e Counc il Direct ive on Electromagne tic Compatibility (89/33 6/EEC) and the Council Directive on Electrical Eq uipment Design ed for use within Certain Vol[...]

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    19772 Pauling • Foothill Ranch, CA 926 10-2611 USA TEL: (949) 465-3000 • FAX: (949) 465-3020 www.imcnetwork s.com © 2007 IMC Networks. Al l rights reserved. The informatio n in this documen t is subje ct to ch ange with out notice. IMC Networks assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document . iMcV-Giga- FiberLinX-II [...]