Installing and Operating Passport ARN Routers

 

 

 

 

• One ISDN BRI U interface

 

• One V.34 modem interface

 

• One 56/64K DSU/CSU interface

 

• One FE1/E1 DSU/CSU interface

 

• One FT1/T1 DSU/CSU interface

 

• One X.25 PAD interface

 

Table C-2 describes each interface.

Table C-2.

Network Interfaces Available on ARNs

 

 

 

Network

 

 

Interface

 

Description

 

 

 

Ethernet and

 

Supports the Ethernet and IEEE 802.3 standards that provide LAN connectivity. The

Second Ethernet

 

ARN can have up to two Ethernet interfaces: one on the base module and one on an

 

 

expansion module.

 

 

The Ethernet interface on the base module can be a 10BASE-T, a 10/100BASE-Tx, or a

 

 

100BASE-Fx. The 10BASE-T can also be used as an expansion module. There are two

 

 

ports available for each 10BASE-T: a 10BASE-T and an 802.3 AUI port; however, you

 

 

can use only one of these ports (10BASE-T or AUI) on each module at a time.

 

 

The 10BASE-T and 10/100BASE-Tx interfaces provide unshielded twisted-pair

 

 

support; the 10BASE-T AUI interface provides broadband, baseband, fiber, and

 

 

shielded twisted-pair support, depending on the transceiver and cabling you use. The

 

 

100BASE-Fx provides fiber support.

 

 

 

Token Ring and

 

Supports the token ring and IEEE 802.5 standards that provide LAN connectivity. The

Second Token

 

ARN can have up to two token ring interfaces: one on the base module and one on an

Ring

 

expansion module.

 

 

The token ring base module supports a 9-pin (DB-9) STP token ring interface. The

 

 

token ring expansion module supports both a 9-pin (DB-9) STP connector and a UTP

 

 

connector; however, you can use only one port (STP or UTP) on the expansion module

 

 

at a time.

 

 

Both token ring connector types support the 802.5 media access control (MAC)

 

 

token-passing protocol, the 802.2 Type 1 (connectionless) protocol, the 802.2 Type 2

 

 

(connection-oriented) protocol, and the 16-Mb/s Early Token Release (ETR) protocol

 

 

over the appropriate cabling.

 

 

 

 

 

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