INTRODUCTION

Only qualified personnel should perform installation procedures.

Welcome to the Cabletron Systems SWPIM-BRI Installation Guide. This manual gives an introduction to the SWPIM-BRI, lists features and capabilities, details the cabling pinouts, and explains how to install the SWPIM-BRI.

The SWPIM-BRI provides S/T-interface (digital) functionality or U-interface (analog) functionality for a host platform designed to receive the SWPIM (Sliding WAN Physical Interface Module) architecture.

USING THIS GUIDE

Read through this guide completely to understand the features and capabilities of the SWPIM-BRI.

A general working knowledge of WAN and Ethernet and IEEE 802.3 data communications networks and their physical layer components is helpful before using the SWPIM-BRI.

NOTE

The term “host platform” will be used to indicate the device or module, such as the SSR-600 or the HSIM-SSR-600, into which the SWPIM-BRI is installed.

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