Agilent Technologies J3919A, J3972A manual Introduction

Introduction

Introduction

This chapter introduces the Agilent J3919A and J3972A OC-3 ATMProbes, shown in Figure 1-1 on page 3, including its installation and configuration options. The OC-3 ATMProbe supports the OC-3c, STS3C and STM-1 standards.

You can use your ATMProbe with the NetMetrix/UX software, supported by HP-UX and Solaris. The term “NetMetrix” is used in this manual to refer to Agilent NetMetrix/UX.

The following sections are included in this chapter:

z“Installation and Configuration Overview” on page 4 “Probe Overview” on page 5

The Agilent J3919A and J3972A OC-3 ATMProbes are MIPS-based, SNMP-managed ATM interface monitor for OC-3 Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) networks. The ATMProbe is an intelligent device that must be physically located at the site where the ATM circuits reside.

The base hardware configuration supports an OC-3 ATM interface, a 10Base-T/ 100Base-TX telemetry interface, and a SLIP connection. The OC-3 ATMProbe can also be ordered with an optional Token-Ring telemetry interface. The OC-3 ATM interface supports monitoring both directions of a full-duplex circuit simultaneously. Probe data is retrieved using SNMP via a LAN or SLIP connection.

The 10Base-T/100Base-TX telemetry interface uses a RJ-45 connector. The Ethernet telemetry interface uses an AUI connector. The telemetry port retrieves data associated with the other interfaces on probe, but does not maintain RMON or other network statistics for its own network. The optional Token-Ring telemetry interface uses either an RJ-45 or DB-9 connector. The OC-3 ATM interface uses either multimode or single-mode transceivers with two Fiber SC connectors.

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