Table Of Contents - Bay Networks Nortel Centillion 5000 5000BH Using Manual

8-port switch modules

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Purpose ...........................................................................................................................xiii

Audience ..........................................................................................................................xiii

Conventions .....................................................................................................................xiv

Special Message Formats .........................................................................................xiv

Two-tiered Procedure Format ....................................................................................xiv

Related Publications ........................................................................................................ xv

Ordering Bay Networks Publications ............................................................................... xv

Bay Networks Customer Support ....................................................................................xvi

How to Get Help ..............................................................................................................xvi

For More Information ......................................................................................................xvii

Chapter 1

About the TokenSpeed Module .......................................................................................1-1

Features .........................................................................................................................1-2

TokenSpeed Module Ports and Connectivity ...........................................................1-2

Filtering ....................................................................................................................1-3

Caching and Proxy ...................................................................................................1-3

Fault Tolerance .........................................................................................................1-3

Network Management ..............................................................................................1-3

Physical Description .......................................................................................................1-4

Chapter 2

Giving a Server a Dedicated Port ...................................................................................2-1

Segmenting a Ring .........................................................................................................2-2

Connecting a Segment Through the RI or RO Port ..................................................2-3

Connecting a Segment Using a Lobe Port ...............................................................2-4

Replacing a Source Route Bridge or Router ..................................................................2-5

Concentrating Rings into a Router .................................................................................2-5

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