Cabletron Systems 9E106-06 Operation

3-1

Chapter 3

Operation

The 9E106-06 module is a seven port device, six front panel ports, each

representing a separate Ethernet collision domain, and one backplane connection

to FNB-1 or FNB-2.

As shown in Figure 3-1, packets received through one of the six front panel

Ethernet ports and destined for another SmartSwitch 9000 module are translated

by the i960

Switch Processor into a FDDI frame format and then sent to FNB-1 or

FNB-2.

Figure 3-1. Packet Flow

Six

Front

Panel

Ports

i960 Switch

Processor

Ethernet

SMB-1

SMB-10

DC/DC

Convertor

System

Diagnostic

Controller

FNB-1

FNB-2

Ethernet

i960 Core

Processor

Contents

Main Page i Notice Notice ii Notice FCC Notice VCCI Notice Page Page Contents Page Chapter 1 Introduction Features Page Page Related Manuals Getting Help Page Chapter 2 Installing the 9E106-06 Module Page Installing EPIMs EPIM Revisions Installing the EPIM The Reset Switch Page Installing the 9E106-06 Module 2-7 Setting the Module Card DIP Switch Page Installing the 9E106-06 Module 2-9 See the at the end of this table. Cautions Page Chapter 3 Operation Six Front Panel Ports System Management Buses SMB-10 Bus SMB-1 Bus DC/DC Converter FNB Interface i960 Switch i960 Host Page 4-1 Chapter 4 LANVIEW LEDs Page 4-3 LANVIEW LEDs The functions of the Ethernet Receive LEDs are listed in Table 4-1. The functions of the Ethernet Transmit LEDs are listed in Table 4-5. Page Chapter 5 Specications Technical Specications Safety Service Physical Dimensions: Weight: Appendix A EPIMs EPIM-T EPIM-F1 and EPIM-F2 EPIM-F3 EPIM-C Connector Type Grounding EPIM-A and EPIM-X (AUI Port) Table A-4 lists the DB-15 pinouts.