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    SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide 35 Industrial Way Rochester, NH 03866 USA (603) 332-9400 Part Number 04-0034-0 4 Rev-A Order Number 9032538 ...

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    ii SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide NOTICE Cabletron Systems reserves the right to m ake changes in specifications and o ther information contained in this document without prior notice. The r eader should in all cases consult Cabletron Systems to d etermine whether any such changes have been made. T he hardware, firmware, and software described in this ...

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    SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide iii FCC CLASS A NOTICE This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operatio n is subject to the following two cond itions: (1) this device may not c ause harmful interf erence, and (2) this device must accept any interference r eceived, including interference that may cause undesired operation. 2 p›F This equip ...

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    iv SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY ADDEN DUM Application o f Council Directive(s): 89/336/EEC 73/23/EEC Manufacturer’ s N ame: Cabl etro n Syst ems , Inc. Manufacturer’ s Address: 35 Indust rial W ay P . O. Box 5005 Rocheste r , NH 03866 Product Name: SmartCell ZX-250 SmartCell ZX-250i SmartCell ZX-250r European Re presen ...

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    SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide v SAFETY INFORMA TION CLASS 1 L ASER TRANSCEIVERS The ZX-IOM-29-4 , ZX-IOM-29-4-IR, ZX-IOM-2 9 -4-LR, ZX-IOM-39-1 and ZX-IOM- 39-1-LR connectors use Clas s 1 Laser transceivers. Read the fol low ing safety informati on before installin g o r operating one of th ese m odules. The Class 1 Laser transceivers use an optical ...

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    vi SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide FIBER OP TIC PROTECTIVE CAPS % "¤›apm READ BEFORE REMOVING FIB ER OP TIC PROTECTIV E CAPS . Cable assemblies and MMF/SMF ports are shipped with protective caps to prevent contamination. T o avoid contamination, replac e port caps on all fiber optic devices when not in use. Cable assemblies and MMF/SMF ports th ...

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    SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide vii REGULA TOR Y COMPLIANCE SUMMARY SAFETY The SmartCell ZX-2 50, SmartCell ZX-2 50i, and Smar t Cell ZX-250r m eet the saf ety requirements o f UL 1950 , CSA C22.2 No. 950, EN 60950, IEC 9 50, and 73/23/EEC. EMC The SmartCell ZX-250, SmartCell ZX-250i, and Smar tCell ZX-250r meet the EMC requirements of FCC Part 15, EN ...

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    viii SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide REVISION HISTORY Document Name: Smar tCell ZX-25 0 Use r G uide Document Part Number: 04-0034 -04 Rev-A Document Or der Number: 9032538 Author: Bruce Jordan Editor: Carre Gibso n Illustrator: Michael Fornalski Cover Designer: Michael For nalski - >Íi Revi sion Descri ption < >˜Ö>ÀßÊ£™™Ç ä{ ? ...

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    SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide ix T A BLE OF CONTENTS 1 Introductio n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 2 Switch In stallation and Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 2.1 Unpacking The Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    x SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide Table of Contents 4.4.1 Event Categories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9 4.4.2 Viewing Events and Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10 4.4.3 D ...

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    SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide xi Table of Content s B Specif ications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1 B.1 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1 B.2 ZX-250r Redund ant P ...

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    xii SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide Table of Contents ...

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    SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide xiii LIST OF FI GURES Figure 2-1 Front panel of a SmartCell ZX-250 ATM s witch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 -2 Figure 2-2 Rear view of ZX-250. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    xiv SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide List of F igures Figure C-3 ZeitNet Cab letron ZX-25 0 MIB object identifier ex ample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4 ...

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    SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide xv LIST OF T ABLES Table 2-1 I/O module ID nu mbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 Table 2-2 DS3 and E3 Modu le settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    xvi SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide List of Tables ...

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    SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide 1-1 1 INTRODUCTION W elcome to th e SmartCell ZX-25 0 User Guide. This manu a l will h elp you quickly and easil y install, configur e, and manage your SmartCell ZX-250 A TM switch. By performing the steps described in chapters two and th ree of this manual, yo u r switch will be physically ins talled, accessible on you ...

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    1-2 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide Introduction ...

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    SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide 2-1 2 SWITCH INSTALLATION AND SET UP After you read this chapter , you will b e able to perform the following tasks: U Initial installati on of the switch U Complete the in itial configur ation U Use the console interface U Install the SmartSwitch A TM Administrator graphical management sof t ware 2.1 UNPACKING THE SWITC ...

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    2-2 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide Inspecting the Swi tch S witch Installation and Setup 2.3 INSPECTING THE SWITCH Depending on the confi gurati on order ed, y our swi tch look s si milar t o the dr awing in F igur e 2-1. Y ou may hav e fewer I/O modules than displayed in the drawing, in which case the missing modules are replaced by metal blank s. In ...

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    SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide 2-3 Switch Installation and Setup Inspecting the Switch Figure 2-3 Rea r view of ZX- 250r wit h both power supply modules 2 p›F The ZX-250r (redu ndant po wer supply model) perfor ms power sensing, automatically config uring itself for the applied line v o ltage (1 15V or 230V). > "•mamV NEVER pick up the Sm ...

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    2-4 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide Installing the Switch S witch Installation and Setup If the switch’ s hardware or software configuration is incorrect, co ntact Cabletron customer support immediately . 2.3.1 DS3 and E3 I/O Module Configuration T able 2 -2 shows the pre-configu red values for both the DS3 (ZX-IOM-6 7-4) and E3 (ZX-IOM-77-4) I/O mod ...

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    SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide 2-5 Switch Installation and Setup Installing the Switch Figure 2-4 Airflo w spac e for the ZX-250 in desktop environ ment s• Place the switch on the desktop so that it rests on its rubber feet. Do n ot place other objects closer than four inches fro m the sides of the switch. This clear space must b e maintained to ins ...

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    2-6 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide Installing the Switch S witch Installation and Setup % "¤›apm The SmartCell ZX-250 swit ch must be at tached to a grou nded 3-prong outl et. Ensure that the outlet has a proper safety ground. Do not d e feat the safety ground b y using a 2-prong adapter or extens ion cord. Doing so voids the new product warra ...

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    SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide 2-7 Switch Installation and Setup Installing the Switch ¢• W ith the brackets in fron t of the rack’ s uprights, attach the b rackets to the rack, using two (2) #1 0-32 x 0.50 flat-head screws on each side (see Figure 2-6). > "•mamV The ZX-250 switch i s heavy enoug h to make one-p erson inst allatio n dif ...

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    2-8 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide Installing the Switch S witch Installation and Setup •• Check the power label on the back of th e switch to make sure that th e required line voltage correspon ds to the l ine voltage yo u are usin g. T• Insert the supp lied power cord into the 3-prong power receptacle on the back of the switch. Q• +•Ö}Ê? ...

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    SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide 2-9 Switch Installation and Setup Installing the Switch Figure 2-7 Attac hing m ounting br ackets. •• W ith the brackets in fron t of the rack’ s uprights, attach the b rackets to the rack, using two (2) #1 0-32 x 0.50 flat-head screws on each side (see Figure 2-8). > "•mamV The ZX-250r switch i s heavy e ...

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    2-10 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide Installing the Switch S witch Installation and Setup Figure 2-8 After brackets are attac hed, mount the switc h in the r ack. % "¤›apm The mounting brack ets must be attached to the switch before mounting the switch on the rack. Each switch must be moun ted to the rack with all four (4) screws. Every switch ...

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    SmartCell ZX-250 Use r Guide 2-11 Switch Installation and Setup Switch Configuration 2 p›F For infor mation on p o wer consumption, s ee Append ix B, “Sp ecifications.” Rack installation for the ZX-25 0r is complete. Proceed to the next section: “ S witch Configuration.” 2.5 SWITCH CONFIGURATION Initial configuration of y our ZX-250 switc ...

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    2-12 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide Switch Configuration S witch Installation and Setup Figure 2-9 ZX-25 0 consol e and netwo rk conn ections T• Start the dumb termin al or PC and its te rminal emulatio n software; then turn o n the ZX-250 switch. Q• As the SmartCell ZX-250 powers up, a series of diagno stic messages appears on the terminal’ s s ...

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    SmartCell ZX-250 Use r Guide 2-13 Switch Installation and Setup Using the Console The following is an example of the init ial configuratio n session: SmartCell ZX Version 2.1 (c) Cabletron Inc. password:: admin < “admin” is the default p assword The current user is Administrator Could not find setup file Running Setup Automatically SwitchNam ...

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    2-14 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide Using the Console S witch Installation and Setup Entering parameters at t he command line i s opti onal. If a command requir es parameter values, i t prompt s you fo r them. For instance, in the examp le below , show is the operator, portconfig is the switch-attribute, and a1 is the p arameter indicating th at yo u ...

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    SmartCell ZX-250 Use r Guide 2-15 Switch Installation and Setup Using the Console 2.6. 2 Console T ime-o ut The conso le can be conf ig ured to exit if it does no t sen se a key s t ro ke wit hi n a d efi ned l engt h of ti me. By default, the SmartCell ZX-250 is set to never time-out (value = 0). T o activate the time-out feature, use the set Cons ...

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    2-16 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide Using the Console S witch Installation and Setup 2.6. 4 Ambi guous Co mma nds If you enter part of a command, and that par t is not uniq ue, the consol e display s a numbered li st of pos sible matc hing commands. Fo r example, entering show pnnin is ambiguous because there ar e several commands that start with “p ...

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    SmartCell ZX-250 Use r Guide 2-17 Switch Installation and Setup SmartSwitch ATM Administrator T o obtain an explanation of a command and its param et ers, enter th e word help (or ?) before the com mand. SmartCell ZX # ? add laneclient Create LANE Client ============================================================================ ClientNumber Local ...

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    2-18 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide SmartSwitch ATM Administrator S witch Installation and Setup Figure 2-10 SmartSw itch A TM Admi nistra tor 2 p›F Capabilities that are not available from the SmartSwi tch A TM Adminis trator are debug ging and tracing. SmartSwi tch A TM Admini stra tor can be in stalle d on a PC ru nnin g W indows NT 4.0, W indows ...

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    SmartCell ZX-250 Use r Guide 2-19 Switch Installation and Setup SmartSwitch ATM Administrator s• If you are using diskettes , make backup copies of the SmartSwitch A TM Administrato r diskettes . Put the original diskettes in a safe place; use them if your backu p copies become unusable. Use your backup copies to complete the installation procedu ...

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    2-20 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide SmartSwitch ATM Administrator S witch Installation and Setup ¢• Enter the default user nam e, admin . The user name is case sen sitive. •• Enter the default password, admin , and click the OK bu tton or press En ter . The password is ca se sensitive. T• The SmartSwitch A TM Administrator window appears. On ...

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    SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide 3-1 3 IP OVER A TM AND LANE This chapter desc ri bes working with the SmartCell ZX-25 0 IP over A T M VLAN an d emulated LAN cap abilities. At the end of this chapter you will be able to use your Sm artC ell ZX-250 switch to U Create an IP over A TM VLAN U Create an emulated Ethernet LAN ( L AN E) 3.1 CREATING AN IP OVER ...

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    3-2 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide Creating an IP over A TM VLAN IP Over ATM and LANE •• Enter the show client command to ma k e sure the client is operational and to obt ain the 20-byte A TM address of the ARP server . For instance, if you used the client n umber (client 1) from th e example in step 2 , enter the following command. SmartCell ZX # ...

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    SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide 3-3 IP Over ATM and LANE Creating an Emu lated LAN 2 p›F If configured devices fail to join the VLAN, see C hapter 4, Section 4.2 .2, “UNI Routes.” Also, see Chapter 5, Section 5.1, “T roubleshooting IP Over A TM.” Y ou ha ve completed the process for creating an IP over A TM VLAN. Continue to the n ext section ...

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    3-4 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide Creating an Emulated LAN IP Over ATM and LANE s• Enter the start LECS command to activate LANE server services on this switch. SmartCell ZX # start lecs NOTICE - 'LECS' ***** LECS started ***** SmartCell ZX # ¢• Create an ELAN on your SmartCell ZX- 250 switch by executing the add elan command. Th e fol ...

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    SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide 3-5 IP Over ATM and LANE Creating an Emu lated LAN T• Enter the show client command to make certain that the client is operatio nal. SmartCell ZX # show client 1 LANE Client 1 ============================================================================ Client State : Operational Client Address : 39:00:00:00:00:00:00:00 ...

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    3-6 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide Creating an Emulated LAN IP Over ATM and LANE 3.2. 1 A TM Addressing for LAN Emulati on The SmartCell ZX-250 pro vides a default format for A TM addresses used by LAN emulation. Th e default format is constr ucted as fo llows: netprefix + the MAC address of the device + a Selector Byte Where the netprefix is co ns tr ...

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    SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide 3-7 IP Over ATM and LANE Creating an Emu lated LAN 3.2. 3 Switch C lient s It is important to understand the concept of SmartCell ZX-25 0 switch client connection s. A client connection is actually a connection between the VLA N and the SmartCell ZX-250 CPU; this CPU connection appears as if the switch is an end station ...

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    3-8 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide Creating an Emulated LAN IP Over ATM and LANE ...

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    SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide 4-1 4 SWITCH ADMINISTRATION This chapter contains software and h ardware administrative tasks that you may need to perfo rm on your SmartCell ZX-250. Administrative task s in clude: U Backing up switch configur atio n U Creating rou tes and connecting switches U Using swi tch events and alar ms U Creating PVC connect ion ...

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    4-2 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide ATM Routing Switch Administration Once you enter the backup command, the switch stores the IP addr ess of the TF TP server , the path, and the backup file name. The next time the backup or restore commands are entered, these values are presented as the default IP address and path. For example, when the restore comman ...

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    SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide 4-3 Switch Administration ATM Routing T• Enter the add ATMRoute command to create a static rout e to the IISP device: SmartCell ZX # add atmroute PortNumber(A1) : b2 AtmAddress() : 52:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:14:51:80 PrefixLength(104) : Index(0) : Type(Internal) : exterior Scope(0) : MetricsTag(0) : SmartCell ZX # 2 ...

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    4-4 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide ATM Routing Switch Administration 2 p›F Dotted lines in the diagrams below repr esent one-way routes to the devices pointed to by the arr owheads. E ach route is defined on the device fro m which the dotted line orig in ates. Figure 4-1 IISP r oute acros s PNN I domain A second II SP device (S witch D) is add ed be ...

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    SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide 4-5 Switch Administration ATM Routing 4.2.2 UNI Rou tes Use the add ATMRoute command to create UNI routes. For examp le, connect an end station adapter (with MAC address 00:1 1:22:33: 44:55) to port A2 of the S martCell ZX-250. If the adapter d o es not suppo rt ILMI or it s ILMI i s incompatible with the SmartCell ZX-25 ...

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    4-6 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide ATM Routing Switch Administration 4.2.3 Route Metrics Route metri cs are assigned to routes us ing a metric tag (o ne of the input paramet ers for add ATMRoute ). The metric tag specifies a particular pair of incoming and outgoing metrics contained within a list of metrics. Metrics are created using the add PNNIMetri ...

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    SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide 4-7 Switch Administration IP Routing Enter show PNNIMetric to view the newly created metric pair: SmartCell ZX # show pnnimetrics Metrics(ALL) : Metrics Metrics Tag Direction Index GCAC CLP Admin Wt Service Categories ================================================================================ 1 0x9 Incoming 0x10 CLP ...

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    4-8 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide IP Routing Switch Administration 2 p›F SmartCell ZX-250 IP rout ing perf ormance is in adequate fo r routing between VLANS. If you need to create routes between VLANs on your Sm artCell ZX-250, use a Cabletron re commended rou ter equipped with an A TM interface. Consult Cablet ron Cust omer Sup port for router pro ...

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    SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide 4-9 Switch Administration Events and Alarms Figure 4-3 IP ro uting thr ough SW1 for conne ctivity to the Eth ernet netw ork 4.4 EVENTS AND ALARMS The SmartCell ZX-250 switch r ecords an d reports its oper ation in r eal-time through the u se of ev ents and alar ms. An event is an occurren ce of a significant activity . F ...

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    4-10 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide Events and Alarms Switch Administration 4.4. 2 Vie wing E vents an d Alar ms Use the show events command to view a list of the curr ently logged events. For example, SmartCell ZX # show events Index(ALL) : 0 MINOR EVENT 000:00:08:410 --------------------------------------------------- SAAL connection has become acti ...

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    SmartCell ZX-250 Use r Guide 4-11 Switch Administration PVC Connections Use the show alarms command to view a list of the currently logged alarms. For example, SmartCell ZX # show alarms Index(ALL) : 0 000:00:31:164 --------------------------------------------------- LECS Operational --------------------------------------------------- Failed to re- ...

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    4-12 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide PVC Connections Switch Adminis tra tion 4.5. 1 Point-to- Point PV Cs The procedu re for setting up a PVC connection be tween two end nodes through the SmartCell ZX-250 consists of specifying the ports and the virtual path and v irtual channel iden tifiers (VPI and VCI). s• Use add trafficdescriptor to define a tra ...

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    SmartCell ZX-250 Use r Guide 4-13 Switch Administration PVC Connections s• Use add trafficdescriptor to create two new traff i c descriptors, one for the f o rward direction, the other for the backward direction. For this example, for the forward traf fic descriptor, we select UBR and accept the def aults. SmartCell ZX # add trafficdescriptor < ...

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    4-14 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide PVC Connections Switch Adminis tra tion –• Config ure the wor k stations for th e same subnet and VPI/ VCI pair = 0/101. The broadcasting wo rkstation on port A1 can send traffic to the receiving work stations on ports B2, B3, an d C1. 4.5. 3 Connecting to Local Switch Cl ient Throu gh a P VC All PVC connections ...

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    SmartCell ZX-250 Use r Guide 4-15 Switch Administration PVC Connections Use the show vccmask command to view the f our preconfig ured VPI/VCI combination s. SmartCell ZX # show vccmask MaskIndex VpiShift VciShift (In bits) (In bits) ============================================================================ 0 0 12 1 2 10 2 4 8 3 6 6 SmartCell ZX # ...

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    4-16 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide PVC Connections Switch Adminis tra tion •• Use the set portconfig command to recon figure a port to use the new values for VPI and VCI. For example, to set up a PVC on port A1 using the new VPI/VCI bit ran ges (3/9), en ter SmartCell ZX # set portconfig a1 PortAdminStatus(up) : IlmiAdminStatus(enable) : IlmiAddr ...

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    SmartCell ZX-250 Use r Guide 4-17 Switch Administration Traffic Managem ent 4.6 T RAF F IC MANAGEMENT This sect ion desc ribes how the SmartCel l ZX-250 manages ba ndwidth and congesti on. It briefly des cribes con sole commands that af fect how the SmartCell ZX-250 manages traff ic. This secti on also provides guidelin es for setting some tra ffic ...

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    4-18 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide Traffic Management Switch Administration Use the trafficdescriptor commands to view , create, and delete traf fic descriptors. For example, use the show trafficdescriptor com mand to view all currently defin ed traffic d escriptors. SmartCell ZX# show trafficdescriptor =============================================== ...

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    SmartCell ZX-250 Use r Guide 4-19 Switch Administration Traffic Managem ent A user-defined PVC must have u ser-defined traf fic descriptors. For instance, if a video link o ver a PVC requires a constant data flow of 5000 kb/s and a peak cell rate of 8000 kb /s , create a traffic descrip t or for CBR traf fic that s pecifies 5000 as the sustained ce ...

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    4-20 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide Traffic Management Switch Administration Use the command show CACEqBwAllocScheme to view the c urrent CAC policies used by each por t for each service type and refer enced by VPI . SmartCell ZX # show caceqbwallocscheme PortID(ALL) : Vpi(0) : =========================================================== Port# VPI Allo ...

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    SmartCell ZX-250 Use r Guide 4-21 Switch Administration Traffic Managem ent For example, enter t he show porttrafficcongestion comman d to view current buf fer utilization. SmartCell ZX # show porttrafficcongestion PortNumber(ALL) : Port ID Queue 1 Queue 2 Queue 3 Queue 4 Min Max Min Max Min Max Min Max ============================================= ...

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    4-22 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide Traffic Management Switch Administration Quality of Servic e Queue Allocation Guidel ines The following v alues are recommend ed settings for the Min and Max thresholds for the Qo S queues under sp ecific sustained traffic conditions. Us e the set tin gs in T able 4-3 as gu id elines for threshold setti ngs. * Use t ...

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    SmartCell ZX-250 Use r Guide 4-23 Switch Administration Upgrading and Changing Software Along with EFCI and backward R M cell marking, th e SmartCell ZX-250 uses standard R M cell marking. The s witch disca rd thres hold ( show switchtrafficcongestion ) corresponds to total shared buffer utilization an d represents th e point at which the switch co ...

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    4-24 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide Upgrading and Changing Software Switch Administration 4.7. 2 Boot Lo ad Comm ands The following table d escribes the com mands available from the b o ot load prompt, their use, and their associated parameters. T a ble 4-4 Boot l oad comm ands Command Action Parameters chpi Chan ge defa ult boot load i ma ge: Sets on ...

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    SmartCell ZX-250 Use r Guide 4-25 Switch Administration Upgrading and Changing Software Figure 4-4 Memor y locat ions affected by the boo t load c ommands 4.7. 3 Upgrading B oot Lo ad Softwar e T wo i mages of the boot load software reside in flash RAM. The two images are identified as bo ot load image 0 and boot lo ad image 1. Bot h boot load imag ...

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    4-26 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide Upgrading and Changing Software Switch Administration Q• Set up the TF TP/Bootp s e rver tables (or equivalent file) with: † SmartCell ZX-250 MAC address † IP address of the SmartCell ZX-250 Ethernet interface † path to the image file on the TF TP/Bootp server –• From the terminal connection, enter the r ...

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    SmartCell ZX-250 Use r Guide 4-27 Switch Administration Upgrading and Changing Software Changing the Defaul t Boot Load Image Continuing with the example above, p erform the following steps to set boot load imag e 0 back to being the default. s• Reboot the SmartCel l ZX -25 0. ¢• When the following message appears “Preparing to run Default P ...

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    4-28 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide Upgrading and Changing Software Switch Administration ............................................................................ ............................................................................ ............................................................................ ................................ ...

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    SmartCell ZX-250 Use r Guide 4-29 Switch Administration Upgrading and Changing Software ........................................................................... ........................................................................... ................................................... Validity checks of the Switch Software Downloaded file... ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 76

    4-30 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide Saving Core Dumps Switch Administration If the prob lem is corrected, enter the update firmware command to contin ue with the upgrade process. Ho wever , if you are unable to correct the problem, use the df (download flash ) comman d and a TF TP/Bootp server to repla ce the operating software on y our SmartCell ZX-2 ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 77

    SmartCell ZX-250 Use r Guide 4-31 Switch Administration Savi ng Core Du mps Enter the set CoreDump command to enab le the core dump f eat ure. For example, SmartCell ZX # set coredump EnableCoreDump(n) : y < “y” to enabl e core du m p feat ure ServerIP() : 204.95.77.240 < IP address of my TF TP serve r CoreDumpFile() : /tftpboot/bobr/core ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 78

    4-32 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide Performing Hardware M aintenance Switch Administration If a system failure occurs while the core dump feature is enabled, the SmartCell ZX-250 console appears similar to the example below . The SmartCell ZX-250 then b egins sending images of its memor y to the core du mp files on the TF TP server . Illegal access. B ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 79

    SmartCell ZX-250 Use r Guide 4-33 Switch Administration Performing Hardware Maintenance U Extended Switch Module (op t ional) U Backplane U Remova ble power supp ly (opt ional) Almost all user-replaceable and u ser-upgrad able compon ents are accessed and remo ved from the front o f the ZX-25 0 chassis. The exception is the redundan t power supply ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 80

    4-34 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide Performing Hardware M aintenance Switch Administration Figure 4-5 Intern al compo nents of the Smar tCell ZX-25 0 A TM switch 4.9.6 I/O Mo dules The I/O Modules (IOMs) plug into the DIN connectors on the top of both the MSM and the ESM (see Figure 4-5). All ZX-250 switches can (with an ESM installed) support up to f ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 81

    SmartCell ZX-250 Use r Guide 4-35 Switch Administration Performing Hardware Maintenance Figure 4-6 Rem ove the be zel from the chas sis base. –• Remove the two Phillips-head screws from the outside edges of th e switch modu le faceplate. •• Unfasten the switch m odule from the chass is, using the two extracto r lever arms. Gently pull the m ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 82

    4-36 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide Performing Hardware M aintenance Switch Administration % "¤›apm The MSM must always be replaced in the lower switch modu le slot, and the ESM must always be replaced in the upper switch module slot. Placing the boards in the in correct slo t causes the ZX-250 switch to fail. Figure 4-8 Rem oving a switch mod ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 83

    SmartCell ZX-250 Use r Guide 4-37 Switch Administration Performing Hardware Maintenance . Figure 4-9 I/O mo dule (ins tallation /removal ). 4.9. 9 Replacing a Swi tch Mo du le T o replace a switch module, perform the steps listed above in reverse ord er . Follow these instructions to replace the switch modules back into the chassis: % "¤›ap ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 84

    4-38 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide Performing Hardware M aintenance Switch Administration . Figure 4-10 Line up m odule o n the nylon c ard gui des. •• Thumbs on fron t, hands supporting card, push card in with even pressure (see Figure 4-1 1 ) un til it seats into its backplane connector . Make sure the module is inserted into the chassis as far ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 85

    SmartCell ZX-250 Use r Guide 4-39 Switch Administration Performing Hardware Maintenance Figure 4-1 1 Push se ated card i n with even pres sure. T• Hands on ea ch side of chassis , using even pressure, push on ex tractor lever ar ms with thumbs ( see Figur e 4-12) % "¤›apm If the module does not in sert easil y , DO NOT FORCE it. This may ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 86

    4-40 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide Performing Hardware M aintenance Switch Administration Figure 4-12 Comple te seatin g of card with lev er arms. 4.9. 10 Upgrading M ain Switch Module ( MSM- 16 to MSM-32 ) T o upgrade the MSM-16 to a MSM-3 2, you must ord er the MSM-32 from Cabletron Systems. Then, fo llow the procedures for remo ving the switch mod ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 87

    SmartCell ZX-250 Use r Guide 4-41 Switch Administration Performing Hardware Maintenance 4.9. 13 Adding a Po wer Su pply Mo dule (Smar tCell ZX -250r Only ) The following in structions are for the SmartCell ZX-250 r only . Figure 4-13 Rear view o f a ZX-250r red undant powe r supply m odule > "•mamV NEVER pick up the Sm artCell ZX-250r by ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 88

    4-42 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide Performing Hardware M aintenance Switch Administration •• Holding t he new power s upply modu le by its handle (see Fi gure 4-16), carefu lly insert the modul e into the power supply openin g until it engages the backp lane and is flush with the back of the ZX-250r . Figure 4-14 Rear view of ZX-25 0r with sin gl ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 89

    SmartCell ZX-250 Use r Guide 4-43 Switch Administration Performing Hardware Maintenance Figure 4-15 Holding s crew for p ower sup ply modul e T• Using a medi um-size, flat-blade screw driver , loosen the holdin g screw by turning it at least 90 degrees counter clockwise. Q• Grasp the power s upply module by its handle, t hen gently pull th e po ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 90

    4-44 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide Performing Hardware M aintenance Switch Administration > "•mamV At this point, you have direct access to the power bus of the backplane, which carries potentially hazardo us voltage. DO NOT insert hands into the power supply opening. DO NOT touch th e backplane. DO NOT insert any metal (or conductive) obje ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 91

    SmartCell ZX-250 Use r Guide 4-45 Switch Administration Performing Hardware Maintenance T• Remove the spent fuse from holder (1) . Push out the small storage drawer (2) behind the fuse holder , remove the fr es h fuse and place in holder . Figure 4-18 Detail of f use ass embly . Q• Replace the fuse assembly by pushing it back into the po wer pl ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 92

    4-46 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide Performing Hardware M aintenance Switch Administration ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 93

    SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide 5-1 5 T ROUBLESHOOTING This chapte r provides basic trou bleshooting for diag nosing and fixing problems with VLAN, emulated LANs, and A TM t raff ic congestion. 5.1 T ROUBLESHOOTING IP OVER A TM Y ou ha ve configur ed an IP over A TM VLAN, but y our network appl ications are n ot working. Use these question s and tests ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 94

    5-2 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide Troubleshooting LAN Emulation Troubleshooting Q• If working through these question s does not sol ve the probl em, contact Cablet ron Systems Customer Service. (See Appendix D, “T echnical Support.”) 5.2 T ROUBLESHOOTING LAN EMULATION Y ou h ave configu red an Emu lated LAN and yo ur network applicat ions are n ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 95

    SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide 5-3 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting PNNI LinkS –• If working through these question s does not sol ve the probl em, contact Cablet ron Systems Customer Service. (See Appendix D , “T echnical Support.”) 5.3 T ROUBLESH OOTING PNNI LINKS Y ou h ave physical ly connected another company’ s A TM switch with y our Sm ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 96

    5-4 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide Troubleshooting Congestion Troubleshooting 5.4. 1 Diagnos ing Co ngestio n s• Enter the show portstats command, and tak e the default o f ( all ). ¢• If cells are not being dropped on all ports, pro ceed to the “Port Cong estion” section. •• If cells are being dr opped on all ports, the indication is glo ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 97

    SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide 5-5 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Congesti on 5.4.3 Port Co ngest ion s• Enter the show portstats command a few times, no ting the value for cells dropped an d unknown VCs dropped. Is the differ ence for cells dropped equal to the difference for VCs dropped? U If yes, t he switc h is impr operly s et up. Check the sw ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 98

    5-6 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide Troubleshooting Congestion Troubleshooting ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 99

    SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide A-1 APPENDIX A ACRONYMS A B AAL A TM A dap tation Laye r AAL1 A TM Ada p tation Laye r T ype 1 AAL2 A TM Ada p ter La yer T yp e 2 AAL3/4 A TM Adapter Layer T ype 3/4 AAL5 A TM Ada p ter La yer T yp e 5 AALM A TM Ada p tation Laye r Mu x ABR A vailable Bit Rat e AFI Auth ority an d F orm at Id e ntif ier ANSI Ame r ican ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 100

    A-2 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide Acronyms C BOOTP Boot Protoc ol BUS Broadcast and Unkno wn Server CAC Call Admission Control CAN Campus Area Net work CA T-3 Category 3 unsh i elded twisted pair cabl e CA T-5 Category 5 unsh i elded twisted pair cabl e CBR Constant Bi t Rate CCITT Comite Consul tatif I nternat ionale de T elegraphi que et T elephoni ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 101

    SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide A-3 Acronyms D E DCC Digital Cross Connec t , gene ric DACS or Di rect Conn ect Card, d ata interface module DF Download Flash DS-0 Digi tal Si gna lin g 0 DS-1 Digi tal Si gna lin g 1 DS-3 Digi tal Si gna lin g 3 DTE Data T erminal Equipmen t DTL Designate d T ransit List DVT Dela y V ariati on T ole rance E-1 Europea n ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 102

    A-4 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide Acronyms F G H I FCS Frame Che ck Sequence FIFO Firs t In Fir st Ou t FT P File T ransfer Protocol GB/S Gigabits per second GCAC Generic Cal l Admissio n Contro l GCRA Generic Cel l Rate Alg orith m GFC Generic Fl ow Control HEC Header Err or Check IEEE Inst itute of Elect rical an d Electron ic Enginee rs ICMP Inter ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 103

    SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide A-5 Acronyms J K L ILMI Integ rated Loca l Manage ment Interfa ce I/O Input/Out put IOM Input/Out put Modul e IP Interne t Protocol IP/A TM Inter net Prot ocol over A TM IPX Interne twork Packet Exchan ge protocol ITU-TSS Interna tional T elecommunications Union-T eleco mmunicati ons Standa rds Sector ISDN Int e grat ed ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 104

    A-6 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide Acronyms M N LECSELA N LAN Emulation Co nfiguration Server Emulated LAN LES LANE Server LESELAN LANE Server Emulated LAN LIS Logical I P Subnet work LLC Logical Li nk Control LMI Local Manage me nt Int er fa ce MAC Media Access Contro l MAN Metropolita n Area Netw ork MB/S Megabits per s econd MBS Maximu m Burs t Siz ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 105

    SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide A-7 Acronyms O P NETBEUI NetBI OS E x tens io n Us er Inte rfa ce NFS Network File Syst em NIC Netwo rk In terf ac e Con troll er/Ca rd NLS Natural La nguage S yntax NMS Network Manage ment System NNI Netwo rk No d e Inte rfa ce or Ne tw ork- to- N et work Inter face NRT-VB R Non Real T ime - V ariabl e Bit Rate NRZ Non- ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 106

    A-8 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide Acronyms Q R PDU Protocol Data Unit PGL Peer Group L eader PMD Physic al Media Dependent Su b-layer PMP Point- to-Multi point P-NNI Private Network Nod e Interf ace or Pri vate Networ k-to-N etwork Int erface PPD Partia l Pack e t Disc ard PROM Program mable Read-Onl y Memory PTI Payload T ype I ndicator PTP Poin t-t ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 107

    SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide A-9 Acronyms S RM Resource Mana gement RMA Return Me rchandis e Authorization RQU Receive Que ue Underrun RS-# Recommended Standard d efined by Electr onic Indus tries As sociatio n RT-VBR Real T ime - V ariable Bit Rat e RW Read-W rite Acces s SAAL Sign ali ng A TM Ada pta ti on L a yer SAR Segmenta tion An d Reassemb l ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 108

    A-10 S martCell ZX-250 User Guide Acronyms T U SVC Switch ed V irtual Circ uit SVCC Swit ched V irtual Channe l Connec tion T-1 T ransmission System 1 T-3 T ransmission System 3 TA X I Tr ansparent Asynchr onous T ransmit ter/ Receiver I nter face TCP T ransmission Cont rol Proto c ol TD T raff ic Descri ptor TDM T ime-Divi sion M ultip lexing TF T ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 109

    SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide A-11 Acronyms V W VBR/RT V ari abl e B i t Rate /R eal Time VBR/NRT V a ri abl e Bit Ra te/No n-re al Time VC V irtual Circuit VCC V irtual Channel Connectio n VCI V irtu a l Chan nel Id enti fier VCL V irtual Channel Link VLAN Vi r t u a l L A N VP V irt ual Path VPC V irtual Path Co nnection VPI V irtual Pa th Iden tif ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 110

    A-12 S martCell ZX-250 User Guide Acronyms ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 111

    SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide B-1 APPENDIX B SPECIFICATIONS This appendix contains Sm artCell ZX-250 switch hardware, product f eatures, technical specifications, and adap ter pin-o ut descr iptions . $ •s )832: ˜ 6"2'/ Figure B-1 illustrates the front panel o f the SmartCel l ZX-250 switch: Figure B -1 Front pane l of the SmartCel l ZX- ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 112

    B-2 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide ZX-250r Redundant Power Supply Module Specifications 2 p›F The ‘MON’ and ‘DIAG’ fun ctions are not used in this release. $ •¢ ! ? _¢Q¬ 8 ˜ 8'&<2&"2: ˜ 63>'8 ˜ 9<66/ ˜ 13&</' The redund ant power supp ly modules used by th e ZX-250r prov ide voltage au to- ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 113

    SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide B-3 Specifications Technical Specifications > "•mamV Never pick up th e SmartCell ZX-2 50r by the h andles of its power sup ply . When only one power supp l y is installed, a sheet metal blank MUST be installed in place of the missing power supply . Failing to do so af fects the fan’ s air flow and may cause ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 114

    B-4 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide Technical Specifications Specifications T a ble B-4 Ph ysical Specif ications Specific ation S martCell ZX -250i S martCell ZX -250r Dimensions 4.6" x 17.4" x 15.1" 1 1.4 cm x 43.1 cm x 36.8 cm 4.6" x 17.4" x 20.5" 1 1 .4 cm x 43.1 cm x 4 5.7 cm Product wei ght (full) 27.5 lbs 1 1.8 kg 3 ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 115

    SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide B-5 Specifications Technical Specifications T a ble B-7 A TM Port Specifi cat ion s Media Port Speed Framing Connector Max. Tx Power Min. Tx power Max. Rx power Min. Rx power Range SMF-I R 15 5 Mbps or 622 Mbps STS-3 or STM-1 STS-12 or STM- 4 SC -8 dBm -15 dBm -7 dBm -2 8 dBm 15 Km SMF- LR 622 Mb ps STS-12 or STM-4 SC -- ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 116

    B-6 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide Technical Specifications Specifications T a ble B-9 Manage ment Stand ards and Specifi cations Management Protocol Supported MIBs SNMPv2c MIB II (RFC 1213) Interface T able MIB (RFC 1573) A T oM MIB (RFC 1695 ) A T oM2 MIB (pre-standard) LANE MIB (A TM Forum) ILMI 4.0 MIB (A TM Forum) IP over A TM MIB (pre-standard) ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 117

    SmartCell ZX-250 Use r Guide C-1 APPENDIX C AGENT SUPPORT This append ix briefly descr i bes the supp ort prov ided for m anaging the SmartC ell ZX-250 u sing Sim ple Network Management Prot ocol (SNMP). C.1 MIB, SMI, MIB FILES AND INTERNET MIB HIERARCHY A MIB (Management Information Base) is the term used to represent a virtual store of management ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 118

    C-2 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide MIB, SMI, MIB Fi les and Internet MIB Hierarchy Agent Support Fig ure C-1 Int erne t MI B hier archy C.1.1 ZeitN et Cab l e tron P rop rietar y MIBs The location of some of ZeitNet prop rietary MIBs in the Internet hiera rchy is shown in Figure C-2. All nodes starting with “zn” represent Zeitnet objects. The priv ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 119

    SmartCell ZX-250 Use r Guide C-3 Agent S upport MIB, SMI, MIB Files and Internet MIB Hierarc hy . Figure C-2 Zei tNet Private MIBs In Figur e C-2, the ZeitNet prop rietary g roup is i dentified by 1.3 .6.1.4.1.12 95; its subgr oup, called zn Products, is identified by 1; and the first variable is znManagedObjects with a value of 2. Therefore, the o ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 120

    C-4 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide MIB, SMI, MIB Fi les and Internet MIB Hierarchy Agent Support : Figure C-3 Zeit Net Cabl etron ZX- 250 MIB ob ject identifie r example C.1.3 Supp orted Protocol s The SmartCell ZX-250 suppo rts Simple Network Management Protoco l (SNMP). Both the SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c formats of the protocol are support ed. C.1.4 Supp o ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 121

    SmartCell ZX-250 Use r Guide C-5 Agent S upport MIB, SMI, MIB Files and Internet MIB Hierarc hy C.1.6 SmartC ell ZX -250 MI B S uppor t The SmartCell ZX-250 is sh ip ped with the follow ing MIBs: U MIB II (RF C 1213) U Interface T able MIB (RFC 1573) U A T oM MIB (RFC 1695) U A T oM2 MIB (p re-standard) U LANE MIB (A TM Forum) U ILMI 4. 0 MIB (A TM ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 122

    C-6 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide MIB, SMI, MIB Fi les and Internet MIB Hierarchy Agent Support 2 p›F Along with the MIBs, the diskette also contains a README file and the release note. C.1.7 MIB Exceptio ns W ith the curr ent implementation of MIB files, confo rmance to A TM standards for the SmartCell ZX-250 A TM switch includes the following exc ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 123

    SmartCell ZX-250 Use r Guide C-7 Agent Support Managing the SmartCe ll ZX-250 U atmIfAdminAd drT able U atmVclAddrBindT able U atmAddrVclT able U atmVplStatT able U atmVplLogical PortT able U atmVclGenT able U atmfMyOsiNmNs apAddress U atmfVpcT able U lecRouteDescrT able U leRDArpT able C.2 MANAGING THE SMARTCELL ZX-250 Y our SmartCell ZX-250 must ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 124

    C-8 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide Managing the SmartCell ZX-250 Agent Support ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 125

    SmartCell ZX-250 Us e r Guid e D-1 APPENDIX D T ECHNICAL SUPPORT This append ix tells y ou what to do i f you need techni cal support f o r your SmartC ell Z X - 250 swit ch. D.1 INTRODUCTION Cabletro n o f fe r s se v e ral sup p ort a n d s er v ice p r ogra m s t h at p r ovid e hi g h -q u alit y s u p p ort t o o u r cus tome r s . For tec h n ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 126

    D-2 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide Hardware Warranty Technical Support U Detailed d escription of t he issu e (inclu ding his tory , what you've t ried, and conditio ns under wh ich you see this occur) U Hardware model n u mber, software version an d switch co nfiguration (that is, what part t ypes are in what slots) D.6 H ARDWARE W ARRANTY Cable ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 127

    SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide I-1 INDEX A accessi ng the boot load p rompt .............. 4-23 accesso ry carton ............... .................. ...... 2-1 adap ter p in -ou t ................................... ..... B-6 add .................. ........................... ............. 2-13 adding a PVC ............................ ............. 4 ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 128

    I-2 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide In dex set .......................... ........................... 2-13 show ...................... .................. ......... 2-13 star t .............. ........................... ......... 2-13 console help ................................... ......... 2-16 conso le time-o ut ............................ ........ ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 129

    SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide I- 3 Index I I/O module s ........................................ ...... 2-3 ZX-IOM-21-4 .............................. ...... 2-3 ZX-IOM-22-4 .............................. ...... 2-3 ZX-IOM-29-4 .............................. ...... 2-3 ZX-IOM-29 -4-IR ............................... 2-3 ZX-IOM-29-4-LR ............... ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 130

    I-4 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide In dex proprie tary MIBs ........................... .......... C-2 protoco ls standards ............... ................... B- 5 PVC ........... ........................... .................. 4-11 backward t raffic descript or .............. 4-12 connecti ng to a local cl ient .............. 4-14 forward traffic des ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 131

    SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide I- 5 Index protoco ls standards ........................... B- 5 ZX-250r re dundant powe r supply ..... B-2 star t ................................... .................. .... 2-13 star ti ng t he LE C S ...................... ............... 3-4 subnet mas k ............................... ............. 2-13 support ed M ...

  • Cabletron Systems ZX-250 - page 132

    I-6 SmartCell ZX-250 User Guide In dex VPI bits ........................ ........................... 4-14 VPI/VCI pairs ................................ ......... 4-14 Z ZeitNet Cabletron propri etary MIBs ....... C-2 ZX-250r re dundant powe r supply ........... B-2 ZX-IOM-21-4 ................................ ........... 2-3 ZX-IOM-22-4 .......... ...

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