Cabletron Systems 9T106-01 Introduction

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Chapter 1
Introduction
The 9F106-01 FDDI Router module, shown in Figure 1-1, is a two port FDDI
router. Onefront panel network connections can be made to this module and
routed to any other MMAC-Plus module via the FNB bus.
Features
Processor
The 9F106-01 is equipped with an advanced IDT R4600 Fourth Generation 64 bit
RISC microprocessor. This microprocessor provides a platform for all
management functions within a scalable RISC-based architecture.
System Management
The 9F106-01 provides an interface to the System Management Bus (SMB-1) for
intermodule management.
Connectivity
The 9F106-01 provides one dual attached FDDI interface using two standard
Cabletron FPIMs.
Routing
The 9F106-01 provides Routing between the front panel interface and/or to any
other module in the chassis via FNB -1 or FNB -2 of the FNB bus. IEEE 802.1d
Spanning Tree Protocol is supported in all bridging functions.