Cabletron Systems 5000, 5500 Manual

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9032208 E41-1Chapter 1IntroductionWhat Is in This ChapterThis chapter introduces the SPECTRUM management module for the CiscoCatalyst 5000/5500 Hubs. It describes the following:• The Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hubs• SPECTRUM Model Type- Accessing SPECTRUM Views• SPECTRUM Views RoadmapThe Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 HubsThe Cisco Catalyst 5000 is a five slot chassis that provides Copper DistributedData Interface/multilevel transmission (CDDI/MLT-3) and single/multimodeFiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) connectivity. The Cisco Catalystprovides bridging and routing capabilities in a Virtual Local Area Networking(VLAN) environment. Its architecture supports switched connections to thefollowing media:• 10BaseT and 100BaseT (Fast Ethernet)• 4/16 Mbps Token Ring• Copper Distributed Data Interface/Fiber Distributed Data Interface• Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)The architecture for the 5000 also supports backbone connections for100BaseT, CDDI/FDDI, and ATM.