Terminology

Hub Chassis

The software model representation of an MMAC with no boards installed in its slots. An MMAC chassis can have three, five, or eight slots.

Media Interface Modules (MIMs)

The software model representations of boards installed in an MMAC hub chassis. For the purposes of this guide, the term MIM will represent all MIMs that can be installed in a Cabletron hub.

Intelligent MIMs

MIMs that provide network management functions and network media interfacing.

Non-intelligent MIMs

MIMs that provide interfaces to different kinds of network media, but have no network management capabilities.

Single-Port Interface Modules (SPIMs)

For the MRXI and MiniMMAC hubs, this term is used to represent the non- intelligent MIMs that can be installed in these hub chassis types.

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