Cisco Systems SCE 2000 4/8xFE manual Installation, Connecting the line ports to the network, 6-13

C H A P T E R 6

Cabling the Line Ports and Completing the

Installation

This chapter provides instructions for cabling the Fast Ethernet ports for both one and two SCE 2000 topologies, and for configuring Fast Ethernet (FE) interface parameters. In a topology utilizing two SCE 2000s (cascade), this includes the cascade ports as well as the line ports.

Note Ports FE-3 and FE-4 currently have no software support.

Note When installing a cascaded system, it is extremely important to follow the sequence of procedures outlined in the section Installing a Cascaded System (on page 6-9).

This chapter contains the following sections:

•	Connecting the line ports to the network 6-1
•	Installing a Cascaded System	6-9
•	Loading and Activating a Service Control Application		6-13

Connecting the line ports to the network

The procedures for cabling the line ports, configuring the interface parameters, and testing connectivity of the links are explained in the following sections:

•Cabling Diagrams (on page 6-2)

•Connecting the FE Line Interface Ports (on page 6-6)

•Testing Connectivity: Examining Link LEDs and Counters (on page 6-7)

Cisco SCE 2000 4/8xFE Installation and Configuration Guide

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