Features
Processors
The 9E106-06 is equipped with dual advanced Intel i960® RISC microprocessors. One processor provides a platform for all management applications, such as Spanning Tree, RMON, IETF and Enterprise MIB support. This network management information is available through a variety of methods. All SNMP based information is accessible either via an in-band (front panel port), side-band (SMB-10), or out-of-band via the Environmental Module’s (EM) COM ports. For more information on the EM’s COM ports or SMB-10 refer to the SmartSwitch 9000 Local Management User’s Guide. The other processor acts as the primary switching device. This switching device can operate in two modes, as a traditional bridge, or as a SecureFast Switch (SFS).
System Management
The 9E106-06 provides interfaces to the two System Management Buses (SMB-1 and SMB-10) for intermodule management. The SMB-1 Bus is only accessible to modules. The SMB-10 Bus is accessible through the EPIM on the front of the Environmental Module.
Management
The 9E106-06 provides local and remote management functions. Local management is provided through the RS-232 COM ports on the SmartSwitch 9000 Environmental Module using a standard VT-220 terminal or equivalent, Serial Line Interface Protocol (SLIP), or Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP).
Remote management is possible through Cabletron’s SPECTRUM or any SNMP compliant management tool. Included as management features are the IETF Standard Management Information Base (MIBs) RMON (RFC 1271), IETF MIB ll (RFC 1213), IETF Bridge MIB (RFC 1493), FDDI 1512 with SMT 7.3 and a host of other Cabletron enterprise MIBs. In addition, the front panel provides LEDs to indicate LINK status per port, as well as transmit and receive activity.
Connectivity
The 9E106-06 module has six user configurable front panel Ethernet Port Interface Module (EPIM) connections and one Flexible Network Bus (FNB) backplane connection. Ethernet networks connect to the 9E106-06 module using standard Cabletron EPIMs. EPIMs presently available include:
•EPIM-C For Thin-net Coaxial
•EPIM-T For 10Base-T Twisted Pair
•EPIM-F1/EPIM-F2 For Multimode Fiber Optic
•EPIM-F3 For Single Mode Fiber Optic
•EPIM-A For AUI Cable segment
•EPIM-X For AUI Cable segment
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