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    Part No. 207 344-B February 200 0 4401 Gr eat Ame rica Parkway Santa C lara, CA 9505 4 Using the Centillion EtherSpeed II Switch Modules[...]

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    ii 207344-B Copyright © 2000 Nortel Netw orks All righ ts reser v ed. Febr uary 20 00. The informati on in this documen t is subject to ch ange withou t notice. The stat em ents, co nfi gu rations , tech nical dat a, and recommen dations in thi s do cument are b e l ie ved to be accurat e and reliabl e, b ut are presented with out express or impli[...]

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    207344-B iii Achtung: Dieses ist ein Gerät der F unkstörgre nzwertklasse A. In W ohnbere ichen können bei Betrieb di eses Gerätes Rund funkst örunge n auftr eten, in welche n Fälle n der Be nutzer für ent spreche nde Ge genmaßn ahmen verantwo rtlich ist. Attention: Ceci es t un pro dui t de Class e A. Dans un e nvi ronnemen t domest ique, c[...]

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    iv 207344-B Nortel Network s Software Lice nse Agreement NOTICE: Please ca refu l ly rea d this lic ens e agre em e nt befor e c opying or using th e ac compan ying sof t ware or in stallin g th e hard w ar e unit wit h pr e-enab led soft ware (ea ch of whi ch is refer re d to as “ Soft ware ” in this Agreement). BY COPYING OR USING THE SOF TW [...]

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    207344-B v 5. Gove rnment Licen sees. This provisi on appl ies to a ll Softw are and d ocume ntation acquired direc tly or ind irectly by or on behalf of t he United Stat es Gov er nm e nt. The S oftware and docum e ntation are comm ercial pr oducts , lic en sed on the open market at market prices, and were develo ped entirely at private expense an[...]

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    207344-B vii Contents Prefac e Before Y ou Begin ........ ............. .................... ................... ................... ............. ................. x v Related P ublications ................ ............. .................... ................... ................... ............. ....xv i Hard-Copy T echn ical Manuals ........ .....[...]

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    viii 207344-B Chapter 2 Planning a Network with EtherSpeed II Switch Modules Connectin g the Ether Speed II Swi tch Modul es to Ether net Hubs an d Network Dev ices 2-1 Et herSpe ed II 10/100B ASE-T Switc h Module .......... ................... .................... ......... 2-1 Et herSpe ed II 100BAS E-FX Switch M odule .......................... [...]

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    207344-B ix Appendix A T e chnical Specifica tions Appendix B Cables and Connectors UTP Cable L ength Limi tations .............. .................... ............. ................... ................... .. B-1 UTP Cabling ... ...... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ............. ...... ....... ...... ....... ....[...]

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    207344-B xi Figures Figure 1- 1. EtherSp eed II S witch Mod ules in a Network Cent er ... .................... ......... 1-2 Figure 1- 2. EtherSp eed II 1 0/100BAS E-T 20-Port S witch Mod ule .......................... ... 1-4 Figure 1- 3. EtherSp eed II 1 00BASE- FX 16-Port S witch Modu le ... ............. ................ 1- 5 Figure 1-4. LEDs o[...]

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    207344-B xiii Ta b l e s T able 2-1. Factory Default Se ttings for th e 10/100 BASE-T Swi tch Modul e ..... ....... 2-10 T able 2-2. Factory Default Se ttings for th e 100BAS E-FX Swit ch Module ........ ....... 2-10 T able B-1. Optical S pecificati ons for Mul timode Fibe r Optic Ca ble ..... ................... .. B-4 T able B-2. Specificatio ns [...]

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    207344-B xv Preface This gui de provide s an overv iew of the Nortel Ne tworks ™ Centill ion ™ Ether Speed II ™ 10/100BASE-T 20- Port Switch Modul e and the Centillion Et herSpeedII 100BASE-FX 16 -Port Switch Module, an d informat ion about i nstall ing the switch modu les. Instru ctions t o config ure both EtherSpeedII switch module s is des[...]

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    Using the Centilli on EtherSpe ed II Switc h Modules xvi 207344-B Relate d Publication s For infor mation about Ether SpeedII swi tch modules, refer to t he following r elated publica tions: • Using Spee dV i ew 4.2 for W indows (Par t number 893-891-E) Describe s this ap plication, wh ich is use d for conf iguring the module. • Release Notes f[...]

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    Prefac e 207344-B xvii How to Ge t Help If you pu rchased a service c ontract for your Nor tel Networks product fr om a distri butor or authorized r eseller , contac t the te chnical s upport st aff for that distri butor or reselle r for ass istance . If you purcha sed a Nortel Networ ks service progr am, contact one of the following Nortel Network[...]

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    207344-B 1-1 Chapter 1 Overview of the EtherSpeed II Switch Modul es This chapt er in tr oduc es t he Cent illi on Eth erSp eedI I 10/1 00BA SE- T 20- Port Switch Modul e and the Centi llion Ether SpeedII 10 0BASE-FX 16-Port Switch Module, and includes i nformation a bout the f ollowing t opics: • Overview o f the swit ch modules (th is page) •[...]

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    Using the Centilli on EtherSpe ed II Switc h Modules 1-2 207344-B Figure 1- 1. EtherSpeed II Switch M odules in a Network Center Features of the Switch Mo dules The Centi llion EtherS peedII 10/ 100BASE-T 20-Por t Switch Modu le and the Cent illion Eth erSpe edII 100 BASE -FX 16-Po rt Sw itch Modul e offer t he fo llow ing featur es: • W ire -spe[...]

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    Overv iew of the E therSpeed II Swi tch Modules 207344-B 1-3 • 20 RJ-45 UTP n etwork int erface conne ctors (EtherSp eedII 10/ 100BASE-T switch modu le only) • 16 MT -RJ fi ber connec tors (Ether SpeedII 10 0BASE-FX switch mod ule only) • Front-p anel LEDs to i ndicate por t status • Port-ba sed virt ual LANs (VLANs) • Protocol -based VLA[...]

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    Using the Centilli on EtherSpe ed II Switc h Modules 1-4 207344-B MPOA is th e A TM For um standard that spec ifies a method to ef ficiently transpo rt inter subnet unica st data i n a LAN emulation (LANE) enviro nment. MPOA uses LANE and Nex t Hop Resoluti on Protocol (NHRP) processe s to allow dir ect shortcu t virtual channel connec tions (VCCs)[...]

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    Overv iew of the E therSpeed II Swi tch Modules 207344-B 1-5 The Ether SpeedII 100 BASE-FX switch mod ule ( Figure 1 -3 ) co ns ists o f a prin ted circui t board wit h a meta l module fa cepla te. The mod ule incl udes capti ve retain ing s cre w s and i nsert er/e x trac to r le ve rs o n the to p and b otto m of th e fron t panel. Figure 1-3. Et[...]

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    Using the Centilli on EtherSpe ed II Switc h Modules 1-6 207344-B LED Displays on the Switch Modules LEDs on a swi tch module i ndicate port status . Figure 1-4 il lustra tes the f ront panel of an EtherSp eedII 10/100BASE- T switch module. Figure 1-4. LEDs on the EtherSpeed II 10/100B ASE-T Swit ch Module Figure 1- 5 illustr ates the fr ont panel [...]

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    Overv iew of the E therSpeed II Swi tch Modules 207344-B 1-7 Switch Conf igu ration and Man agement Y ou manage and confi gure Ethe rSpeedII sw itch module s through acc ess to an instal led MCP module in the Centillion 50/100 chassis with the foll owing network management a pplicat ions and fe atures: • Network mana gement appl ications suc h as[...]

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    Using the Centilli on EtherSpe ed II Switc h Modules 1-8 207344-B Optivity The Optivi ty Network Management Syst em ™ (NM S) prov ides e nterp rise- wide configu ration an d monitori ng support fo r the Cen tillion 50/ 100 chassi s switche s. SpeedV iew provides configura tion support when integr ated wit h Optivity NMS. Expanded V iew ™ , Omni[...]

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    Overv iew of the E therSpeed II Swi tch Modules 207344-B 1-9 TF TP Support T rivia l File T ransfer Pr otocol ( TF TP) is a suppor ted T ransmissio n Control Protocol /Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) service you c an use to downlo ad software a nd configu ration i nformation to the M CP module memor y . TF TP allows you to transf er an updat ed switch a[...]

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    Using the Centilli on EtherSpe ed II Switc h Modules 1-10 207344-B Hot-Swapping Capability Y ou can insert EtherSp eedII switch modules int o or remove t hem from a chassis without i nterrupti ng service to other modules within t he Centillion 50/ 100 chassis. This featu re is cal le d “ hot-swap ping. ” 10/100 Mb/s Autonegotia tion Port s The [...]

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    207344-B 2-1 Chap ter 2 Planning a Network with EtherSpeed II Switch Modules Instal ling t he Ethe rSpeedII 10/100BASE- T or Eth erSpeed II 100BASE-FX switch modules i n a network c an signific antly impr ove LAN perfo rmance. This cha pter provide s informat ion to hel p you plan a network th at uses eit her or bot h of these module s. The chapt e[...]

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    Using the Centilli on EtherSpe ed II Switc h Modules 2-2 207344-B T o connect the por ts on the p atch panel to another Et hernet s witch or an Et hernet hub, foll ow these gu idelines: • Personal compute rs (PCs) a nd servers typical ly have netw ork inte rface car ds (NICs) t hat a re con figur ed as MDI co nnecti ons. T o connec t the se dev i[...]

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    Planning a Network with EtherS peed II Switch M odules 207344-B 2-3 This sec tion desc ribes the followin g Ethernet switchin g applica tions: • Dedicate d ports f or serv ers ( pag e 2-4 ) • Replacemen t for a br idge port ( page 2-5 ) • Desktop s witch with A TM uplinks in a wi ring closet ( page 2-6 ) • Segment swi tch in a wiri ng close[...]

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    Using the Centilli on EtherSpe ed II Switc h Modules 2-4 207344-B Giving a Server a Dedi cated Port Moving a se rver from a 10 Mb/s shared- media conne ction to a dedicated po rt on the Ether SpeedII 10/100 BASE-T switch mod ule or the EtherSpee dII 100BASE-FX sw itch modul e improves s erver respon se time and increase s throughp ut capaci ty . Fo[...]

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    Planning a Network with EtherS peed II Switch M odules 207344-B 2-5 Replacing a Bridge Using a swi tch inst ead of a brid ge in the n etwork can increase the aggre gate network b andwidth. The “ After ” exampl e in Figure 2- 3 shows one se rver connecte d to a dedi cated 10BASE- T port. It al so shows the other se rver and additi onal cli ents [...]

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    Using the Centilli on EtherSpe ed II Switc h Modules 2-6 207344-B Desktop Switch with A TM Uplinks In the e xample shown in Fi gure 2-4 , the EtherSpeedII 10/100BASE-T swi tch module pro vides 2 0 RJ-45 switched Et hernet (1 0/100 Mb/s) por ts to conne ct to desktops , with redu ndant high-sp eed A TM OC-3c and OC-12c ports to connect to an A TM ba[...]

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    Planning a Network with EtherS peed II Switch M odules 207344-B 2-7 Segment Switch in an E nterprise Network T o achieve a gr adual trans ition fr om shared media t o switche d networks, y ou can use the EtherSpeedI I 10/100BASE-T swi tch module o r the EtherSpe edII 100BASE-FX sw itch modul e to aggreg ate traf fic from stations connected to one o[...]

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    Using the Centilli on EtherSpe ed II Switc h Modules 2-8 207344-B Desktop Switch and Fram e-to-Cell Converte r For wiri ng closet s with higher densitie s and lower bandwidth r equirements, you can use t he EtherSpeedII 10/ 100BASE-T switc h modu le to aggrega te tr af fic from other s tackable switch pro ducts such as the BaySt ack ™ 301 and Bay[...]

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    Planning a Network with EtherS peed II Switch M odules 207344-B 2-9 MultiLink T runking MultiLin k T runking ( ML T) allows up t o four phys ical conn ections for the same media typ e and speed to be group ed and trea ted as a s ingle lo gical link. M L T improv es performanc e between t wo switches or b etween a swi tch and a s erver . Ports i n a[...]

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    Using the Centilli on EtherSpe ed II Switc h Modules 2-10 207344-B Default P ort Conf ig uration The Ether SpeedII 10/ 100BASE-T swit ch module is shipped pr econfigu red with the fac tory defa ult sett ings li sted in Ta b l e 2 - 1 . The Ether SpeedII 10 0BASE-FX swit ch modul e is s hipped pre confi gured wi th th e setti ngs li st ed in Ta b l [...]

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    Planning a Network with EtherS peed II Switch M odules 207344-B 2-11 Predef ined Spe edView Config urati ons SpeedV iew offe rs several pre defined confi gurations. Y ou may choose one of these without configuri ng indivi dual port s. Predefin ed configur ations ar e availa ble for the fol lowing appl ication s: • All tra nsparent switching with [...]

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    207344-B 3-1 Chap ter 3 Install ing the EtherSpeed II Swi tch Mo dules This chapt er explai ns how to install and connect the EtherSp eedII 10/10 0BASE-T switch modul e or the EtherS peedII 100BASE-FX swit ch module, and inc ludes the followi ng informat ion and pr ocedures: • Prep aring for in stalla tion ( this p age) • Instal ling a swi tch [...]

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    Using the Centilli on EtherSpe ed II Switc h Modules 3-2 207344-B Safety Always fol low stati c elect ricity and o ther safety guidelin es when handl ing EtherSpe edII swit ch modules. Installing a Switch Module Y ou can insert or remove a 1 0/100BASE-T switch module or a 1 00BASE-FX switch modul e from a chassis while the power is on without inter[...]

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    Instal ling the E therSpee d II Switch Modules 207344-B 3-3 T o install and s ecure the module in t he chassis : 1. Rem o ve the fill er pa nel. Using the medium fl at-tip scr ewdriver , loosen t he two capt ive retain ing screws on t he fill er pane l unt il th ey pop fre e of the ch assis . Rotat e the le ft and right inser ter/ extra ctor le ver[...]

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    Using the Centilli on EtherSpe ed II Switc h Modules 3-4 207344-B 3. Align the left and r ight edges of the module in the guide s on each si de of the sl ot ( Figure 3-3 ). Figure 3-3. Slot Module Guides 4. Slide th e module into the chassi s until yo u feel it enga ge the backpl ane. The insert er/extr actor levers should sti ll be pr otruding and[...]

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    Instal ling the E therSpee d II Switch Modules 207344-B 3-5 5. T o seat the mo dule ont o the backplane, push the i nse rt er/ ext rac tor lev ers inward towar d the module ( Figu re 3- 5 ). Figure 3-5. Seating the Module When the fr ont panel of the module i s flush wi th the front of the ch assis, t he module bac kplane conn ectors ar e properl y[...]

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    Using the Centilli on EtherSpe ed II Switc h Modules 3-6 207344-B Chec king LED s on th e Swit ch Modu les If an Et herSpeedII 10/100BASE-T s witch module is instal led corre ctly , upon power -up, all of the LEDs on the front p anel lig ht in a sequen tial pat tern. As you connect devices t o the swit ch module ’ s ports , watch the L EDs on the[...]

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    Instal ling the E therSpee d II Switch Modules 207344-B 3-7 If an Et herSpeedII 10 0BASE-FX switch mod ule is in stalled correctly , upon power -up, all of the LEDs on the front p anel lig ht in a sequen tial pat tern. As you connect devices t o the swit ch module ’ s ports , watch the L EDs on the fr ont panel ( Figure 3- 7 ). • The LINK LE D [...]

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    Using the Centilli on EtherSpe ed II Switc h Modules 3-8 207344-B Making 10/100 Mb/ s Cable Connec tions The 10/100 Mb/s ja cks on the EtherSpeedII 10/100BASE-T s witch module accept standar d UTP or STP cable c onnection s. T o connect netwo rk devices t o the 10/10 0 Mb/s ports on the swit ch module, follo w the se guid eline s: • Use Catego ry[...]

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    Instal ling the E therSpee d II Switch Modules 207344-B 3-9 2. W ait 45 sec onds. W aiting all ows t he s ys tem soft ware to pr oces s th e re qu ests to disa ble the po rts . 3. Usin g the m ed ium fl at-tip screwdr iver , loose n the tw o capt ive retai ning scr ews on the modul e until they pop fr ee of the c hassis. 4. Rota te th e left and ri[...]

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    Using the Centilli on EtherSpe ed II Switc h Modules 3-10 207344-B 5. Slide th e switch module out of the cha ssis ( Fi gure 3- 9 ). Hold the fro nt panel with one hand whil e you support the bot tom of the switch module wit h the othe r hand. Figure 3-9. Removing the Module from the Centillion 50/100 Chassis 6. Place the swi tc h module on an ant [...]

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    207344-B 4-1 Chapter 4 T roubleshootin g This chap ter provi des sugges tions fo r trouble shooting p roblems wit h the EtherSpe edII 10/10 0BASE-T switch module or the Et herSpeedI I 100BASE-FX switch modu le and inc ludes the followin g topic s: • EtherSpe edII swit ch module startup failure ( page 4-2 ) • Port conn ection pr oblems ( pag e 4[...]

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    Using the Centilli on EtherSpe ed II Switc h Modules 4-2 207344-B EtherS peed II Sw it ch Modu le St artup Fa ilu re Symptom: All LEDs ar e solidly l it (do not blink) o n the switch mod ule. T o resolve the pr oblem: 1. Ensur e that an MCP module is pr esent and op erational wit h the appr opriate ve rsion of s oftware. • The EtherSpee dII 10/10[...]

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    Troubles hooting 207344-B 4-3 Port Con nection Pr oblems Symptom: The LED o n a switch p ort is of f. If an LED do es not li ght when tr affic is presen t, there may be a port connecti on problem. T o resolve the pr oblem: 1. V erify whether or not the port i s enabled, using SpeedV iew or the CLI. a. From the Map win dow in Spee dV iew , choose Sw[...]

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    Using the Centilli on EtherSpe ed II Switc h Modules 4-4 207344-B 3. V erify that the por t is tra nsmitting a nd rec eiving data frames. a. Check the gr een RJ-45 LED, whi ch indicates a data exchan ge. Refe r to Appendix C, “ LED Display s on the Et herSpeed II Switch Modules , ” for additi onal inform atio n . b. From t he Map window in Spee[...]

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    207344-B A-1 Append ix A T echnical Specificati ons This appe ndix provi des techni cal spec ificat ions for t he EtherSp eedII switch modules. For connecto r pin assignme nts and oth er infor mation about ca bles, see Appendix B, “ Cables and Connect ors . ” Indust ry Protocols and Standa rds ISO/IEC 8802-3 (ANSI/IEEE 802.3) Fifth Editio n 199[...]

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    Using the Centilli on EtherSpe ed II Switc h Modules A-2 207344-B Memory Proc essin g Dynamic ally All ocated Buffe r Pool CAM (Con tent Addr essable Memory) 8 MB 16 MB 8,192 e ntries Electrical Sp ecifications Powe r Cons umpti on Thermal Rating 52 W (m ax) 194.5 BTU /hr (max) Physical Sp ecifications Dimen sions W eight (L) 10.5 i n. x (W) 12 .25[...]

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    Technic al Spec ificati ons 207344-B A-3 *See the disclaimer on page ii of this manual. Mean T ime Between Failure (MTBF) 1 77,000 hours Cabling Spec ifications EtherSpeed II 10/100BASE-T sw itch module: T ypes: Cate gory 3 or 5 unshiel ded twisted pair (UTP ) or shiel ded t wist ed pai r (STP ) Note: Y ou can use Ca tegory 3 UTP cabl e only for 10[...]

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    207344-B B-1 Append ix B Cable s and Conn ectors This appe ndix provides general i nformation a bout 10BASE-T an d 100BASE-TX cabling and conn ections. UTP Cable Le ngth Limitati ons All 10BASE-T/ 100BASE-T port s on EtherS peedII swi tch modules support the maximum lengt hs for twi sted pair c able that ar e specif ied in th e IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T/[...]

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    Using the Centilli on EtherSpe ed II Switc h Modules B-2 207344-B UTP Cabling A 10BASE-T/ 100BASE-TX connecti on between t wo ports r equires two t wisted pairs . The trans mit d ata (T D) pa ir carr ies da ta out from the po rt tr an smit ter . The receive dat a (RD) pair carrie s data in to the por t receiver . The 10BASE-T/10 0BASE-TX TD and RD [...]

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    Cables an d Connectors 207344-B B-3 The switc h module recei ves data on pi ns 1 and 2 and transmit s its data on pins 3 and 6. The host modul e p ort s impl ement th is MDI st and ard cr oss over in ternall y and a re call ed MD I-X (t he X for cross over) , as sh o wn in Figure B-1 . All EtherSpe edII swit ch module 10BASE-T por ts are MDI- X sta[...]

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    Using the Centilli on EtherSpe ed II Switc h Modules B-4 207344-B Figure B- 3 illustra tes an MT -RJ connec tor . Figure B-3. MT -RJ Connector Ta b l e B - 1 lis ts the opt ical spe cificatio ns for mu ltimode fi ber . Ta b l e B - 2 lists th e spec ifica tions for mu l timo de fib er . T able B-1. Optical Specifications for Multimode Fiber Op tic [...]

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    Cables an d Connectors 207344-B B-5 UTP Cable s and Conn ectors Ta b l e B - 3 shows t he pin ass ignments f or 10BASE-T/100 BASE-TX ports i n the standar d MDI-X configura tion. Figure B- 4 shows a 10BASE-T/100BASE- TX Ethernet UTP crossov er cable used to connec t an Ethernet hub direc tly to the Et herSpeedI I switch module . Figure B-4. 10BASE-[...]

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    Using the Centilli on EtherSpe ed II Switc h Modules B-6 207344-B Pin 1 cro sses to pi n 3, and pin 2 crosses to pin 6. T o build th is cable, you must cross pa irs. The pa irs are listed in Ta b l e B - 4 , with an ex ample of the co lor combinati ons found i n two typi cal cable s. Using Ca tegory 5 Uns hielded T wisted Pa ir Ca bles Unshield ed [...]

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    Cables an d Connectors 207344-B B-7 Using Shielde d T wiste d Pair Cables T ype 1 shie lde d twis ted pair (STP ) ca bling also ope rates with 10B ASE -T Et hern et and 100BASE-TX Fa st Ether net. T ype 1 STP cable con sists of ti nned-coppe r braided sh ield surr ounding two da ta -grade twis ted pa irs of #22 A WG soli d cop per conducto rs that [...]

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    207344-B C-1 Append ix C LED Displays on the EtherSpeed II Switch Modules This appe ndix descr ibes the LED displays fo r the Centi llion Ether SpeedII 10 / 100BASE-T 20-P ort switc h module and t he Centilli on EtherSpe edII 100BASE-FX 16-P ort switc h module. The Ether SpeedII 10/100 BASE-T swit ch module LED displ ay ( Figure C-1 ) consist s of [...]

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    Using the Centilli on EtherSpe ed II Switc h Modules C-2 207344-B Ta b l e C - 1 descr ibes the operatin g conditions that caus e the LEDs to light on t he switch modu le. T able C-1. LEDs on the Ethe rSpeed II 10/1 00BASE- T Switch M odule Label Color/Status Meani ng LINK (po rt status) Green Link pre sent Y ellow TX/RX ac tivity Of f No link esta[...]

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    LED Displ ays on th e EtherSpee d II Switch M odules 207344-B C-3 The Ether SpeedII 100 BASE-FX switch module LED display ( Fi gure C-2 ) consist s of two LEDs f or each port . The LEDs indi cate spec ific operat ing stat us. Figure C-2. MT -RJ LEDs for the EtherSpeed II 100BASE- FX Switch Module 9458FB LINK ERROR 16 100BASE-FX ports (MT-RJ) LEDs[...]

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    Using the Centilli on EtherSpe ed II Switc h Modules C-4 207344-B Ta b l e C - 2 descr ibes the operatin g conditions that caus e the LEDs to light on t he switch modu le. T able C-2. LEDs on the Ethe rSpeed II 100BASE-FX Switch Module Label Color/Stat us Meaning LINK ( port stat us ) Gre en Link pre sent Y ellow TX/RX activ ity Off No li nk establ[...]

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    207344-B Index-1 Numbers 10/100 BASE-T 20-port switch mo du le cable connec tions, 3-8 cable len gth limitatio ns, B-1 factory def ault set ti n gs, 2-10 features, 1 -2 filter parameters, 2-10 installing, 3-2 LAN performance, 2-1 LEDs , 1-6, C-2 networ k co nfigur at ion exampl es, 2-2 overvi ew, 1-1 path cost pa rameters , 2-10 physic al configura[...]

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    Index-2 207344-B technical spe cificati on s, A-3 Ty p e 1 , B - 7 UTP , B-2, B-6 cable length limita tio ns, B-1 Catego r y 3 UTP ca b le connectin g with, 3- 8 Catego r y 5 UTP ca b le connectin g with, 3- 8, B-6 CLI , 1-8, 4- 3 command lin e interface. Se e CLI config urati on A TM up links, 2- 6 desktop swit ch, 2-8 frame-to-cell converter, 2-8[...]

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    207344-B Inde x-3 M Manag e me nt Infor matio n Base. See MIB MCP funct ions, 1- 8 MCP (master control processor), 1-8 MDI connecti ons, 2-2 MDI- X pin as signme nts, B- 5 mean time b etween failure, A-3 media adapt ers, B-7 MIB, 1- 8 MIB-I, MIB-II su pport, 1-8 microprocessor, series, A-1 ML T , 2-9 modules installin g, 3-3, 3-10 reconfi guring, 3[...]

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    Index-4 207344-B publica tions hard cop y , xvi related, xvi R removal, 3-8 RFC 1213, 1-8 RJ-4 5 co nnect ors, 3-8 RJ-45 crosso ver cable, B-6 S safety agency ap proval, A-2 segme nt switc h, 2-7 server dedicated port, 2- 4 improvin g response time, 2-4 shared me dia and switches , 2-7 SNMP s upport , 1-8 software requirements 10/100 BASE-T 20-port[...]