Front Panel Features - 3Com COREBUILDER 5000 Quick Start And Reference

12.0 Ethernet Backplane SwitchModule

Front Panel Features

This section describes the front panel features that are
unique to the Ethernet Backplane SwitchModule. See
Section 10.0, "Common Front Panel Features" for a
description of the PacketChannel LED, Module Status LED,
and Reset button.
12.1 LEDs
The following table explains the Ethernet Backplane
SwitchModule port status or activity LED blink sequences:
Port Status or Activity
LED State
Green On
Blinking
Off
Yellow On
Blinking
12.2 Ports
The Ethernet Backplane SwitchModule front panel ports
use crossover ports with RJ-45 connectors (see the figure
at right). The X that follows the port number indicates a
crossover port.
CoreBuilder 5000 10BASE-T modules use crossover ports.
This means that if you connect a 10BASE-T SwitchModule
port to another CoreBuilder 5000 10BASE-T module port,
you must use a crossover cable
Indicates
Port is enabled and link is OK.
Link failure or waiting for network
connection.
Port or port functions are disabled.
Heavy traffic activity on the port.
Normal traffic activity on the port.
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C B 5000 S M
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10BASE-T Port Status/Activity LEDs
RJ-45
connectors
Model Number 3C96616M-BTP-A
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UICK TART AND EFERENCE
Ethernet Backplane Port
Status/Activity LEDs
6616M-BTP-A
16-Port Ethernet
Backplane SwitchModule
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