3Com 6416SW manual ONcore, Subsystem

3Com

ONcore

ATM

Subsystem

By

interconnecting

3Com

ONcore

Switching

hubs,

you can build

a

private

campus

network

that

uses

ATM

to

provide:

The

backbone

structure, with

possible

extensions

to

the

WAN

New

LAN capability

for

attaching workstations

and

servers

with dedicated

bandwidth

and

isochronous

transmission.

ATM

is

implemented

in

the

ONcore

hub

to

permit

existing

LANs

(such

as

Token-Ring)

to

coexist

with

the

new

ATM

technology.

In

the

3Com

ONcore

hub,

the

ATM

subsystem

consists

of

the

following components:

An

ATM

backplane

for interconnecting active ATM modules

installed

in

any

of

the

slots

in

the

hub

A 2-slot ATM Switch/Contol Module (6416SW) module (two may be installed in 17-slot models)

ATM media (for example, 100 Mbps Concentration) modules.

1-2 ONcore ATM Switch/Control Module: Installation and User's Guide