Connecting The Bcm50 System To The Lan - Nortel BCM50 Installation And Maintenance Manual

154 Chapter 17 Connecting the BCM50 system to the LAN and WAN

Connecting the BCM50 system to the LAN

On a main unit, three RJ-45 connectors support LAN connections and one OAM port. On the
BCM50a main unit and BCM50e main unit, six RJ-45 connectors support LAN connections and
one OAM port.
Figure 59 Ports on a BCM50e main unit
OAM port
(port 0)
Table 31 describes the function and use of each of the ports.
Table 31 LAN ports on the main unit (Sheet 1 of 2)
Port name
OAM port
LAN port
Expansion/LAN
ports
N0027152 01 N0027152 01
Figure 59 shows the location of the LAN ports.
Router card
LAN ports
LAN por Expansion/
(port 1)t LAN ports
(ports 2, 3)
Function
The OAM port is used to connect an on-site management computer to the main unit.
Using this connection, you can access management tools, such as Element Manager,
without affecting the main LAN.
This port is not connected to the network switch built into the main unit and cannot be
used to connect other network devices.
The LAN port is used to connect the main unit to the LAN.
This port is connected to the network switch built into the main unit.
The expansion ports are used for two purposes: connecting the expansion units and
providing LAN access to other network devices.
If there is an expansion unit connected to the port, the expansion port provides signaling
channels, media channels, and LAN datagrams to the expansion unit. The expansion unit
connects the signaling and media channels to the media bay module (MBM) and
connects the LAN datagrams to the LAN port on the expansion unit. You can then use the
LAN port on the expansion unit to connect network devices, such as IP telephones.
If an expansion unit is not connected to the port, you can use the expansion port to
connect network devices, such as IP telephones.
The expansion ports are connected to the network switch built into the main unit. Any
devices connected to these ports are on the same subnet as the device connected to the
LAN port.
Note: On units that have an integrated ADSL
modem, the WAN port is an RJ-11 port and there
are additional LEDs by the WAN port.