Cabletron Systems manual Introducing the BRIM-T6, Media Flexibility

INTRODUCTION

1.2 INTRODUCING THE BRIM-T6

The BRIM-T6 (see Figure 1-1) is a SNMP-manageable daughterboard that provides a bridging and routing interface for a variety of Cabletron Systems’ Intel i960-based intelligent Token Ring and Ethernet host devices (for example, the MicroMMAC-T concentrator and the EMM-E6 management module).

BRIM T6

16Mb XMT

STB RCV

Figure 1-1. BRIM-T6

NOTE: Contact your Cabletron Representative for up-to-date information about products that support the BRIM-T6.

Media Flexibility

Used in conjunction with Cabletron Systems’ series of hot swappable TPIMs, the BRIM-T6 can be configured for connection to all standard network media. See Section 2.4 for instructions on how to configure and install TPIMs. Table 1-1 lists TPIMs and their corresponding media and connector types.

Table 1-1. TPIMs and Corresponding Media

TPIM	Corresponding Media	Connector
TPIM-T1	Shielded Twisted Pair	DB9
TPIM-T2	Unshielded Twisted Pair	RJ45
TPIM-T4	Shielded Twisted Pair	RJ45
TPIM-F2	Multimode Fiber Optic	ST
TPIM-F3	Single-mode Fiber Optic	ST

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