Chapter 1

Introduction

About the MultiSwitch 700; how to use this guide; related guides; software conventions; getting help

Welcome to the MultiSwitch 700 Modules User’s Guide. We have designed this guide to serve as a reference for using NetSight Element Manager for the MultiSwitch 700 product, which encompasses the DLM6C-AA chassis and the MultiSwitch 700 modules.

The MultiSwitch 700 product encompasses the DLM6C-AA chassis and the MultiSwitch 700 modules. The DLM6C-AA hub is a stand-alone chassis that offers five slots for interface modules; it also has two slots for dual redundant power supplies (installed vertically to the right of the module slots), and a removable fan tray (installed horizontally across the bottom the chassis).

At the heart of the MultiSwitch 700 is its Frame Transfer Matrix (FTM) backplane and distributed processing power. The FTM’s passive design provides a separate independent backplane connection from each module in the chassis to every other module installed in the chassis; each module contains its own active switching components (so switching horsepower increases with module density), and each module can be managed independently (via its Module Manager management component) or — for devices which support distributed management — as part of the chassis unit (via a single chassis IP/MAC address pair and the Chassis Manager management component).

There are several varieties of MultiSwitch 700 modules currently available:

The DLE22-MAand DLE23-MAmodules each provide 24 fixed 10Base-T switch ports (via RJ45 connectors on the DLE22-MA; RJ21 Telco connectors on the DLE23-MA) and two slots for optional Fast Ethernet port interface modules. Several Fast Ethernet port interface modules are available:

-the DELFX-UI, which provides one multi-mode fiber port via an SC connector;

-the DELTX-UI, with one Category 5 UTP RJ45 connector;

-and the DELF3-UI, with one single-mode fiber port via an SC connector.

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Enterasys Networks 700 manual Introduction

700 specifications

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