13-2
Catalyst2950 and Catalyst2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide
78-11380-10
Chapter13 Configuring LRE
Understanding LRE Features
Connecting a switch LRE port to a remote Ethernet device (suc h as a PC) req uire s t wo type s of
connections:
•LRE link—This is the connection between the switch LRE port and the RJ-11 wall port on an LRE
CPE device such as the Cisco 575 LRE CPE or the Cisco 585LRE C PE. Thi s c onne ction c an be
through categorized or noncategorized unshielded twisted-pair cable and can e xten d to di stan ces of
up to 5000 feet (1524me ters).
•CPE Ethernet link—This is the connection between the CPE Eth erne t por t and a n E the rnet device,
such as a PC. This connection is through standard Category 5 cabling and can extend to distances
of up to 328 feet (100 meters).
The actual line speed in either direction between an LRE switch port and a remote Ethernet device
depends on the LRE link speed and the CPE Ethernet lin k sp eed. For exa mple , if a PC E t herne t p ort is
configured to 100 Mbps and the LRE port is configured with an upstream link speed of 5.69 Mbps , t he
actual upload rate provided to the PC user is 5.69 Mbps, not 100 Mbps.
For LRE troubleshooting information, see the “Diagnosing LRE Connection Problems” section on
page 32-18. For more information about the LRE commands, refer to the command reference for this
release.
LRE Links and LRE Profiles
The LRE link settings define the connection between the LRE switch port and the CPE RJ-11 wall port.
The LRE link provides symmetric and asymmetric bandwidth for data, voice, and video traffic.
Symmetric transmission occurs when the downstream and upstream bandwidths are the same.
Asymmetric transmission occurs when the downstream and the upstream bandwidths differ. Downstream
transmission refers to the traffic going from the LRE switch to the CPE device. Upstream transmission
refers to the traffic going from the CPE device to the LRE switch.
The switch controls upstream and downstream rates on the LRE link by usi ng c on figuratio ns calle d
profiles. Depending on the profile, the upstream and downstream bands on an LRE link can ran ge from
approximately 1 to 18.750 Mbps.
This section discusses these topics:
•LRE Profiles, page 13-2
•LRE Sequences, page 13-5
•CPE Ethernet Links, page 13-6

LRE Profiles

When the LRE switch establishes a link with the CPE device, the switch downloads its profile settings
to the CPE device so that the switch and CPE device operate with the same configuration.
The LRE switches are shipped with system-defined profiles. You can configure a profile on a global or
per-port basis. By default, all LRE ports on the Catalyst 2950ST-8 LRE and 2950ST-24 LRE switches
are enabled with the LRE-10 profile, and all LRE ports on the Catalyst 2950ST-24 LRE 997 switches
are enabled with the LRE-6 profile. These default profile a llows the upstream and downstream effective
data rate on the LRE link to be 10 Mbps and 6.0 Mbps, respectively.
Table13-1 and Ta ble 13 -2 contain the full list of LRE profiles, as well as their downstream and upstream
rates (in Mbps and their theoretical upstream and downstream signal-to-noise [SNR] rates in decibels
[dB]).