Enterasys 9f106-02 User Guide

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Chapter 3
 
Operation
 
The 9F106-02 module, as shown in Figure 3-1, provides two repeater ports that 
connect to the FNB bus. No bridging or routing is done in this module. Each port 
connects to both rings (FNB-1 and FNB-2) on the FNB. This is software 
configurable.
 
Figure 3-1. 9F106-02 Block Diagram
 
Flexible Network Bus (FNB)
 
The FNB consists of two dual FDDI networks, FNB-1 and FNB-2, providing up to 
400 Mbps of data bandwidth. These FDDI networks are 100% ANSI FDDI-
compliant supporting SMT (version 7.3), MAC, PHY, and PMD standards. This 
allows the FNB to traverse multiple MMAC-Plus hubs, or connect to any ANSI 
FDDI-compliant device, through standard A/B port connections. 
FNB -1 and
FNB -2
System Diagnostic
Controller
SMB-1
DC/DC
Converter
FDDI-1
FDDI-2
Front Panel
Connections
Driver/Receiver
FNB Interface
Driver/Receiver
FNB Interface
B
A
B
A