Enterasys 9500 Installation Instruction

 

Introduction

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The features of the 9A686-04 are described in the sections below:

 

The 9A686-04 is equipped with an advanced Intel i960 microprocessor. This 
microprocessor provides signalling, SNMP management, and serves as the 
in-band management LAN Emulation Client (LEC). 

 

The 9A686-04 contains Þve different Cabletron Systems designed ASICs that 
provide a variety of switching services. For more information on these ASICs 
refer to Chapter 3.

 

The 9A686-04 connects to the two System Management Buses (SMB-1 and 
SMB-10) for module management. Management features include the following:

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Power and environmental status monitoring

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PNNI and ILMI conÞguration

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SmartSwitch 9500 chassis IP address assignment

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Ability to conÞgure the in-band management LAN Emulation Client

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SmartSwitch 9500 chassis and 9A686-04 SNMP community names and trap IP 
address assignment

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Ability to access Local Management screens of any module installed in the 
chassis

 

The 9A686-04 can be equipped with a variety of front panel interfaces called ATM 
Network Interface Modules (ANIMs). ANIMs provide a variety of physical layer 
cabling options, including the following:

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Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP)

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Multimode Fiber Optic Cable (MMF)

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Single Mode Fiber Optic Cable (SMF)

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Coaxial Cable

ANIMs are also capable of handling varying amounts of bandwidth including 
SONET OC3/SDH, and STS-3/STM-1 (155 Mbps), SONET OC12/SDH 
(622 Mbps) and DS3 (45 Mbps). In addition to ANIMs the 9A686-04 is physically 
connected to the Cell Transfer Matrix Backplane (CTM), which provides a 
dedicated 1.9 Gbps link between all 9A686-04 modules.