Cabletron Systems 9000 User Manual

Also see for SmartSwitch 9000: Reference guide Appendix Appendix Appendix User guide

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1-3IntroductionFeaturesProcessorThe 9G421-02/9G429-02 is equipped with an advanced Intel i960 microprocessor.This microprocessor provides a platform for all management functions, such asSpanning Tree, RMON, and MIB support within a scalable RISC-Basedarchitecture.Fast Packet SwitchingThe 9G421-02/9G429-02 incorporates a hardware-based switch design referred toas the SmartSwitch ASIC, a collection of custom ASICs designed specifically forhigh-speed switching.ManagementThe 9G421-02/9G429-02 features SNMP for local and remote management. Localmanagement is provided through the RS232 COM ports on the SmartSwitch 9000Environmental Module using a standard VT220 terminal or emulator. Remotemanagement is possible through Cabletron’s SPECTRUM or any SNMP-compliant management tool. Included as management features are the IETFStandard Management Information Base (MIBs) RMON (RFC 1271), IETF MIB II(RFC 1213), IETF Bridge MIB (RFC 1493), and a host of other Cabletron enterpriseMIBs. The 9G421-02/9G429-02 also offers the user a wide variety of statisticalnetwork management information to enhance network planning andtroubleshooting. This module provides information for each front panel EthernetGigabit port, including packet counts along with errored frame information, suchas collisions, CRCs, and Giants, via a variety of industry-standard and privateMIBs. Industry standard IEEE 802.1d bridging, including the Spanning TreeAlgorithm, is supported.ConnectivityThe 9G421-02 has one interface to the INB and two front panel multimode fiber(MMF) cables connecting to SC connectors. The INB interface is a fixed connectionto the INB, allowing the 9G421-02 to communicate with other SmartSwitch 9000modules supporting various LAN technologies including Token Ring, FDDI,Ethernet, WAN and ATM. Each front panel SC connector provides 1 EthernetGigabit connection. The 9G429-02 has one interface to the INB-B and two singlemode fiber (SMF)/MMF SC connectors on the front panel of the module.