Port Assignments for Data-Only Models | Cabletron Systems 1800

Ports 4–7 are on an optional expansion card

								WAN 4	WAN 5 WAN 6 WAN 7

LAN Port WAN 0 WAN 1 WAN 2 WAN 3

OptionalConsole Port

CSU/DSU Port

Figure 2-2 Physical Port Locations on Data-Only Models

Table 2-2lists all possible physical ports on data-only models of SmartSwitch 1800.

Table 2-2 Port Assignments for Data-Only Models

Port

Interface 1

Protocol 2

Connected Device

0RS-232

LAN

n/a

1Physical interface, as described below. Port 0 is RS-232.

Port 1 must be either RS-232 or DSU.

Ports 2 and 3 are determined by the attached cable: V. 35, RS-232, or RS-449.

Ports 4–5 exist only if an optional expansion card is installed, and are determined by the type of card: V.35, RS-232, or RS-422 (which supports RS-449 interfaces, and X. 21 by special order).

Each cable is physical DTE (male connector) or DCE (female connector). Add a T or C to the interface type to record this information. (This does not apply to a DSU or LAN port.)

2The protocols that can be assigned to ports depend on the model of SmartSwitch 1800 and the options that were purchased. All possible protocols are listed below:

Ports 0–7: Frame relay, X.25, SDLC, BSC Interactive, BSC Batch, Async.

LAN Port: IP, IPX, Bridge, LLC2.

Note that the LAN protocols (IP, IPX, Bridge, LLC2) are also assigned to physical frame relay ports via interface records that map the protocols to the physical ports.

3 Only if the optional expansion card is installed.

Getting Started

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Cabletron Systems 1800 manual Physical Port Locations on Data-Only Models

Models: 1800

Figure 2-2 Physical Port Locations on Data-Only Models

Table 2-2 Port Assignments for Data-Only Models

Port

LAN

1800 specifications