Atmspeed/155 Module Ports And Connectivity; Fault Tolerance - Bay Networks Centillion 50 Use Manual

Using the Centillion 50/100 ATMSpeed/155 Switch Modules and Media Dependent Adapters

ATMSpeed/155 Module Ports and Connectivity

ATMSpeed/155 module ports have the following features:
• Onboard connectors
— The ATMSpeed/155 MDA and ATMSpeed/155 MDA MCP switch
— The ATMSpeed/155 MDA MCP module also offers one serial port with a
• Per-port features
— LEDs to indicate operational status of each port
— Wirespeed port-to-port switching for local traffic without using any ATM
• The following ATM connectivity is currently supported by the switch
software:
— ATM connectivity between two Centillion 50/100 switches with or
— ATM Forum UNI 3.0 and 3.1 compliance (release 2.0 or later)
— Connectivity to another manufacturer's ATM switch or to carrier services
— Connectivity to ATM adapters or ATM routers and other UNI devices

Fault Tolerance

The following fault tolerance features are supported on the Centillion 50/100
modules:
• Ability to install, remove, and replace a module in an operational chassis
(hot-swapping)
• Software update and management access over the network or a serial
connection on the ATMSpeed/155 MDA MCP modules
1-6
modules offer field installable two-port MDAs for MMF, SMF, UTP,
DS3, and E3 connectivity.
Mini DIN 8 connector and one 10BASE-T port (configured as MDI-X)
with an RJ-45 connector for network management.
backplane bandwidth
without intermediate ATM switches
through PVC/PVP or Interim Inter-switch Signaling Protocol (IISP), and
PNNI
through UNI 3.x
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