Cabletron Systems 2.2 Manual De Usuario

 

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Using this guide; related manuals; management applications available for BRIMs; software 

 

conventions; getting help; contacting Cabletron Systems Global Call Center

 

Welcome to the Cabletron SystemsÕ 

 

. We have designed this guide 

to serve as a reference for using SPECTRUM Element Manager for all types 
of BRIMs. 

Cabletron SystemsÕ Bridge/Router Interface Modules (BRIMs) provide ßexible, 
integrated bridging functionality (including trafÞc Þltering by destination, source, 
type Þeld, and 64-byte data offset, and support for the Spanning Tree Algorithm) 
or routing functionality to the network hub. By accommodating several media 
types and topologies, these network interfaces connect to any standard Local Area 
Network (LAN) or Wide Area Network (WAN). 

Since BRIMs plug into CabletronÕs Intel i960-based products (e.g., EMM-E6, 
ESXMIM, MicroMMAC, and MicroMMAC-T), SPECTRUM Element Manager 
views the hub and bridge/router as a single entity. The following BRIMs are 
supported by SPECTRUM Element Manager:

 

The ATM Bridge/Router Interface Modules feature high

 

speed ATM connectivity (at rates up to 155 Mbps). They 
are fully compatible with the 9A000 ATM Switch Module 
for the SmartSwitch

 

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 9000, and Fore SystemsÕ ASX-200. 

They support the IETF AToM MIB, Multi-Protocol 
Encapsulation over AAL5, and many other protocols, 
and meet ATM Forum UNI speciÞcations. The BRIM-A6 
supports a single ATM interface, and the BRIM-A6DP 
supports two redundant ATM interfaces.

 

The Ethernet BRIM has a user-conÞgurable Ethernet Port 
Interface Module (EPIM) port that provides media 
ßexibility for AUI, UTP, STP, Þber or coax cable.