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CH1Book Page i Wednesday, March 20, 1996 7:48 AM NOTICE Cabletron Systems reserves the right to make changes in specifications and other information contained in this document without prior notice. The reader should in all cases consult Cabletron Systems to determine whether any such changes have been made. The hardware, firmware, or software described in this manual is subject to change without notice. IN NO EVENT SHALL CABLETRON SYSTEMS BE LIABLE FOR
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CH1Book Page ii Wednesday, March 20, 1996 7:48 AM NOTICE FCC NOTICE This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rule
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CH1Book Page iii Wednesday, March 20, 1996 7:48 AM NOTICE VCCI NOTICE This equipment is in the Class I Category (information equipment to be used in commercial and/or industrial areas) and conforms to the standards set by the Voluntary Control Council for Interference by Information Technology Equipment (VCCI) aimed at preventing radio interference in commercial and/or industrial areas. Consequently, when used in a residential area or in an adjacent area thereto, radio interferen
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CH1Book Page iv Wednesday, March 20, 1996 7:48 AM NOTICE CABLETRON SOFTWARE PROGRAM LICENSE 1. LICENSE. You have the right to use only the one (1) copy of the Program provided in this package subject to the terms and conditions of this License Agreement. You may not copy, reproduce or transmit any part of the Program except as permitted by the Copyright Act of the United States or as authorized in writing by Cabletron. 2. OTHER RESTRICTIONS. You may not reverse engineer, decompile
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CH1Book Page v Wednesday, March 20, 1996 7:48 AM NOTICE EXCLUSION OF WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY 1. EXCLUSION OF WARRANTY. Except as may be specifically provided by Cabletron in writing, Cabletron makes no warranty, expressed or implied, concerning the Program (including Its documentation and media). CABLETRON DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, OTHER THAN THOSE SUPPLIED TO YOU BY CABLETRON IN WRITING, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERC
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CH1Book Page vi Wednesday, March 20, 1996 7:48 AM NOTICE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS The enclosed product (a) was developed solely at private expense; (b) contains “restricted computer software” submitted with restricted rights in accordance with Section 52227-19 (a) through (d) of the Commercial Computer Software - Restricted Rights Clause and its successors, and (c) in all respects is proprietary data belonging to Cabletron and/or its suppliers. For Department of De
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CH1Book Page vii Wednesday, March 20, 1996 7:48 AM TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 USING THIS MANUAL........................................................1-1 1.2 EMM-E6 FEATURES ..........................................................1-4 1.3 THE MMAC WITH FLEXIBLE NETWORK BUS .................1-10 1.4 ETHERNET CHANNELS A, B, C, D, E, and F....................1-12 1.4.1 Ethernet Channel A................................................1-12 1.4.2 Ethernet Channels B and C
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CH1Book Page viii Wednesday, March 20, 1996 7:48 AM TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 2 REQUIREMENTS / CONFIGURATIONS 2.1 NETWORK REQUIREMENTS ........................................... 2-1 2.1.1 10BASE-T Twisted Pair Network........................... 2-2 2.1.2 Multimode Fiber Optic Network ............................. 2-4 2.1.3 Single Mode Fiber Optic Network .......................... 2-5 2.1.4 Thin-net Network ................................................... 2-6 2.2 TRANSCEIVER REQUIR
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CH1Book Page ix Wednesday, March 20, 1996 7:48 AM TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 4 ATTACHING A CONSOLE 4.1 CONFIGURING YOUR TERMINAL ....................................4-1 4.2 CONFIGURING A CONSOLE CABLE................................4-3 4.2.1 Connecting to a VT Series Terminal ......................4-4 4.2.2 Connecting to an IBM PC or Compatible ...............4-5 4.3 PINOUT DESCRIPTIONS...................................................4-6 4.4 CONFIGURING A UPS CABLE ............
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CH1Book Page x Wednesday, March 20, 1996 7:48 AM TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 10 ROUTER SETUP SCREEN CHAPTER 11 DEVICE STATISTICS SCREEN 11.1 DEVICE STATISTICS......................................................... 11-2 11.2 DEVICE STATISTICS SCREEN COMMANDS .................. 11-3 11.2.1 Selecting an Update Frequency ............................ 11-4 11.2.2 Selecting a Network/Slot/Port ................................ 11-5 11.2.3 Enabling Ports ....................................
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CH1Book Page xi Wednesday, March 20, 1996 7:48 AM TABLE OF CONTENTS APPENDIX A EMM-E6 SPECIFICATIONS A.1 BRIDGING FUNCTIONALITY.............................................A-1 A.2 REPEATER FUNCTIONALITY ...........................................A-2 A.3 COM 1 PORT......................................................................A-3 A.4 COM 2 PORT......................................................................A-3 A.5 ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS ...............................A
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CH1Book Page 1 Wednesday, March 20, 1996 7:48 AM CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Welcome to the Cabletron Systems EMM-E6 User’s Guide. This manual explains how to set-up, configure, and locally manage the Cabletron Systems 6-port Ethernet Bridge/Management Module (EMM-E6). 1.1 USING THIS MANUAL Read through this manual completely to familiarize yourself with its content and to gain an understanding of the features and capabilities of the EMM-E6 and its Local Management, or LM, fu
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CH1Book Page 2 Wednesday, March 20, 1996 7:48 AM CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION Chapter 5, Accessing Local Management, describes how to access LM after you attach the management console. Chapter 6, Community Names, explains how to use the Community Name Table screen to set both local and remote access levels. Chapter 7, Configuration Screen, describes how to assign IP addresses, subnet masks, and the default gateway to the EMM-E6. This chapter also explains how to e
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CH1Book Page 3 Wednesday, March 20, 1996 7:48 AM USING THIS MANUAL Appendix A, EMM-E6 Specifications, details the properties of the EMM-E6 and currently available EPIM modules. Appendix B, OID Descriptions, supplies information detailing the Object Identifiers that may be accessed for managing the EMM-E6. Following the Appendices is a brief Glossary of Terms which provides short definitions for terms related to items and concepts referred to in this manual. EMM-E6 User’s Guide 1-3
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CH1Book Page 4 Wednesday, March 20, 1996 7:48 AM CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.2 EMM-E6 FEATURES • i960 Processor Design • IEEE 802.1d Compliant EMM-E6 SN • Available Routing Services RESET CPU • Special Filtering Database D C B A STBY RCV • Six port Ethernet Bridge XMT CLN • Integrated BRIM technology • User Configurable EPIMs E • Expandable Flash EEPROM P I Memory and Runtime download M 1 E • Expandable Local DRAM • Expandable Shared DRAM • SNMP and RMON Support E P I
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CH1Book Page 5 Wednesday, March 20, 1996 7:48 AM EMM-E6 FEATURES i960 Processor Design The EMM-E6 is equipped with an advanced Intel i960 microprocessor that provides a scalable RISC-based architecture. IEEE 802.1d Compliant The EMM-E6 is a fully IEEE 802.1d compliant Ethernet bridge. The EMM-E6 supports both the IEEE and DEC Spanning Tree algorithms, allowing it to operate in several fault-tolerant bridging environments. Available Routing Services Cabletron’s own routing se
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CH1Book Page 6 Wednesday, March 20, 1996 7:48 AM CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION • BRIM-E6: Ethernet module with selectable EPIM connection • CRBRIM-W/E-IP: Cisco Router Ethernet/Wide Area module for TCP/IP traffic. • CRBRIM-W/E-DESKTOP: Cisco Router Ethernet/Wide Area module for IP, IPX, DECNet, and AppleTalk traffic. • CRBRIM-W/E-ENT: Cisco Router Ethernet/Wide Area module for all standard Cisco protocols. All CRBRIM-W/E products provide two WAN interfaces and one NOTE internally conn
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CH1Book Page 7 Wednesday, March 20, 1996 7:48 AM EMM-E6 FEATURES • BRIM-A6: 100/155 Mbps ATM Station connection with configurable connector. The BRIM-A6 uses ATM Port Interface Modules (APIMs). APIMs allow a media flexibility for ATM connections like that provided by FPIMs (described above). The following APIM types are currently available: • APIM-11: 100 Mbps multimode fiber optic SC connector • APIM-21: 155 Mbps multimode fiber optic SC connector • APIM-29: 155 Mbps single mode fiber optic SC
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CH1Book Page 8 Wednesday, March 20, 1996 7:48 AM CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION Flash memory allows for the downloading of firmware to the module without requiring that the module be shut down. The firmware download may be performed at any time during the operation of the module, and the new firmware image will be utilized at the next reset of the module. Expandable LDRAM The EMM-E6 comes with 8 MB of Local Dynamic Random Access Memory (LDRAM). LDRAM is the “Main” memory from which the routing o
