Cabletron Systems BRIM-A6 User Manual

 

The BRIM-A6 extends the functionality of your MIM or standalone hub 
to include remote bridging/routing capability. It allows remote 
connectivity using ATM technology.

The BRIM-A6 is equipped with one slot that supports a Cabletron 
Systems APIM for ATM connectivity. Cabletron Systems provides a 
variety of APIMs that let you select the configuration of your choice.

The BRIM-A6 supports two types of Virtual Channels: Permanent Virtual 
Channels (PVCs), and Switched Virtual Channels (SVCs). It also 
supports the ATM Forum’s User-Network-Interface (UNI) for SVC 
signaling, and FORE Systems’ Simple Protocol for ATM Network 
Signaling (SPANS). Because of this support, the BRIM-A6 is not only 
standards based, but takes advantage of FORE’s ATM signaling 
enhancements while providing guaranteed interoperability with existing 
FORE ATM networks.

 

The BRIM-A6 uses Cabletron Systems APIMs for ATM connectivity. You 
can easily install APIMs into the BRIM for the interface of your choice.

APIMs support multiple types of physical layer cable types and are fully 
compliant with the ATM Forum’s “UTOPIA” specification.

 

For additional information on how to extract and compile individual 
MIBs, refer to the Release Notes, or contact Cabletron Systems Technical 
Support (see Section 1.7, 

 

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Cabletron Systems provides a visual diagnostic and monitoring system 
called LANVIEW with the BRIM-A6. LANVIEW LEDs help you 
quickly identify bridge and link status.

 

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