Brocade Communications Systems S3-1002483-03 Shows the 48-port GoC interface module’s front panel

1 Hardware features

•LEDs

•24 1-Gigabit Ethernet ports

TABLE 6	Gigabit Ethernet module LEDs
LED	Position	State	Meaning
Link	Left of each	On	A link is established with the remote port.
	Ethernet port
		Off	A link is not established with the remote port.
Active	Left of each	On or blinking	The port is transmitting and receiving packets.
	Ethernet port
		Off for an extended	The port is not transmitting or receiving
		period	packets.

48-port 1 Gigabit Ethernet interface module (Mini RJ 21 Copper)

The interface modules are hot swappable, which means you can remove and replace them without powering down the system.

Figure 9 shows the 48-port GoC interface module’s front panel.

FIGURE 9 48-port GoC interface module front panel

6	12	18		24	30
1	7	13		19	25
	1	2	3	4	5

36

31

6

42 48

37 43

78

1	Ports 1 -6	5	Ports 25-30
2	Ports 7-12	6	Ports 31-36
3	Ports 13 -18	7	Ports 37-42
4	Ports 19 -24	8	Ports 43-48

The front panel includes eight Mini RJ-21 Connectors that support six 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet ports each. Figure 9 shows the ports that are supported per RJ-21 connector. A cable connects from the RJ-21 connector on the interface module to a Mini RJ-21 connector on a patch panel. At the patch panel, the ports are broken out into individual RJ-45 connectors for each port.

Cables and patch panels that support this module are available through any Tyco International distribution partner. Information about these products is available at the following URL:

www.ampnetconnect.com/foundrynetworks

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