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  • Page 1 CrossFire 8650/8651 High-Speed Token-Ring UEM Guide to Operation DOC-7090/1.0...
  • Page 3 CrossFire 8650/8651 High-Speed Token-Ring UEM Guide to Operation...
  • Page 4 Other trademarks appearing in this document are the property of their respective owners. Copyright Madge Networks reserves the right to modify the information given in this publication without prior notice. The warranty terms and conditions applicable for your purchase of this product are shipped with the product.
  • Page 5 Safety Notice Danger: To avoid shock hazard, do not connect or disconnect any cables or perform installation, maintenance, or reconfiguring of the CrossFire 8650 and 8651 UEMs during an electrical storm. Caution Warning: All RJ-45 connectors must be connected only to safety extra low voltage (SELV) circuits such as a local area network (LAN).
  • Page 6 CrossFire 8650/8651 UEM Guide to Operation, DOC-7090 v. 1.0...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Cabling ....... 8 CrossFire 8650 High-Speed Token-Ring UEM (UTP) ..8 LEDs .
  • Page 8 List of Figures Figure 1. CrossFire 8650 High-Speed Token-Ring UEM ..1 Figure 2. Removing the Expansion Slot Cover ... . . 5 Figure 3.
  • Page 9 Chapter 4, “Statistics”, lists and explains statistics generated by the modules. Chapter 5, “Technical Support” , comprises a check list and how to contact Madge technical support. Appendix A, "Abbreviations", lists the abbreviations used in this publication. CrossFire 8650/8651 UEM Guide to Operation, DOC-7090 v. 1.0...
  • Page 10 CrossFire 8650/8651 UEM Guide to Operation, DOC-7090 v. 1.0...

  • Page 11: Introduction

    CrossFire 8600 and CrossFire 8605 Switches. Figure 1. CrossFire 8650 High-Speed Token-Ring UEM The CrossFire 8650 and 8651 UEMs conform to the IEEE 802.5t standard for 100 Mbps High-Speed Token-Ring, and implement the standard DTR MAC protocol.
  • Page 12 CrossFire 8650/8651 UEM Guide to Operation, DOC-7090 v. 1.0 1. Introduction...

  • Page 13: Installation

    2. Installation This chapter describes how to install, connect, and start using the CrossFire 8650 or 8651 UEM. The following main topics are covered: • Package Contents • Installation Procedure • Hardware Installation • Software Installation • Cabling • LEDs •...

  • Page 14: Hardware Installation

    10 as well as Chapter 3, “Console Configuration”. Hardware Installation To install the CrossFire 8650 or 8651 UEM in a CrossFire 8600 or CrossFire 8605 Switch: 1. Power off the base switch by unplugging the power cord from the power outlet.

  • Page 15: Figure 2. Removing The Expansion Slot Cover

    STACK-LINK ATTACH MANAGEMENT DIAG HIGH-SPEED TOKEN-RING DIAG LINK ACTIVITY Figure 3. Inserting the Module 5. Secure the module with the two attached screws. 6. Reapply power to the switch. CrossFire 8650/8651 UEM Guide to Operation, DOC-7090 v. 1.0 2. Installation...

  • Page 16: Software Installation

    Software Installation Before you can use your CrossFire 8650 or 8651 UEM, you must install the module software image, which you can download to the UEM via TFTP or a serial line. TFTP Download 1. On the disks supplied with the module, find the software image file. The file name is of the form 865Xabc.BIN , where abc is the version number of the...

  • Page 17: Serial Download

    When the software installation is complete, the module is started for normal operation, and the following message is displayed: Press <RETURN> to continue... CrossFire 8650/8651 UEM Guide to Operation, DOC-7090 v. 1.0 2. Installation...

  • Page 18: Cabling

    2. Connect the other end of the cable to either another HSTR switch port (for example, another CrossFire 8650 or 8651 UEM) or an HSTR adapter. 3. If the default Auto port mode is in effect, the port will automatically open in the appropriate Port or Station mode.

  • Page 19: Leds

    LEDs There are six LEDs on the front panel of a CrossFire 8650 or 8651 UEM. During normal operation, the two LEDs on the left side of the front panel indicate the module status: Position State Meaning DIAG (green) Diagnostics are in process.

  • Page 20: Power-On Self Test

    Default Configuration When a CrossFire 8650 or 8651 UEM is inserted into an expansion slot for the first time, the switch will assume the default configuration. Each HSTR port: •...

  • Page 21: Console Configuration

    3. Console Configuration This chapter explains how to view and edit the configuration of the CrossFire 8650 and 8651 UEMs using a VT100 terminal emulator attached directly to a CrossFire 8600 or 8605 Switch. The module configuration can also be modified from a remote VT100 console via a Telnet session.

  • Page 22: Introduction

    Introduction The CrossFire 8650 and 8651 UEMs have two 100 Mbit HSTR ports. In the console configuration, port numbers are used to refer to ports, with the ordinary Token-Ring ports being numbered 1 to 20. If the module is inserted into the left expansion slot, the HSTR ports are number 21 and 22.

  • Page 23: Virtual Port Restriction

    When a virtual port is created in a VLAN this restriction might in some cases require that a new CRF be created to avoid changing existing ring numbers. CrossFire 8650/8651 UEM Guide to Operation, DOC-7090 v. 1.0 3. Console Configuration...

  • Page 24: General Guidelines

    A heading with three “dots” after it means that when that heading is selected, a submenu or screen is displayed. Unless specified differently, all screens or menus are accessed in the same way. CrossFire 8650/8651 UEM Guide to Operation, DOC-7090 v. 1.0 3. Console Configuration...

  • Page 25: Configuration Overview

    Configuration Overview Execute the following general steps to configure a CrossFire 8650 or 8651 UEM: • Determine which VLANs the HSTR ports should connect. • Determine which VLAN, if any, should be untagged. • Configure the 802.1Q VLAN ID for all BRFs that should be tagged.

  • Page 26: Port Configuration - Hstr Ports

    Port Configuration - HSTR Ports To configure an HSTR port on the CrossFire 8650 or 8651 UEM, select Port Configuration from the Configuration menu and enter the port number of the HSTR port (21, 22, 25, or 26). The following menu appears:...
  • Page 27 Sets the threshold on the number of entries in the address table on which entries are aged faster. Possible values are 50, 60, 70, 80 and 90 percent and Disabled . Default: 90 percent. CrossFire 8650/8651 UEM Guide to Operation, DOC-7090 v. 1.0 3. Console Configuration...

  • Page 28: Virtual Port Configuration

    Waiting for port up The virtual port is waiting for the port to come up. The virtual port is up but not forwarding. Table 4. Virtual Port Configuration: Status Values CrossFire 8650/8651 UEM Guide to Operation, DOC-7090 v. 1.0 3. Console Configuration...

  • Page 29: Table 5. Virtual Port Configuration: Maximum Frame Size

    Otherwise, the lowest of the BRF MTU and port MTU values will be used. Thus, a port will never have a higher MTU than its BRF. Range: 1500, 4472, 8144, 17800, and Use BRF Default: Use BRF . CrossFire 8650/8651 UEM Guide to Operation, DOC-7090 v. 1.0 3. Console Configuration...
  • Page 30 If FC modification is disabled, the FC priority is left as it is, and the frame tag priority is discarded. When the CrossFire 8650 or 8651 UEM inserts a frame tag in a frame, it always uses the FC priority as the frame tag priority, so for frames received from another module, this option makes no difference.
  • Page 31 Range: 1 to 9999 minutes or 0. (for disabled) Default: 5 minutes. CrossFire 8650/8651 UEM Guide to Operation, DOC-7090 v. 1.0 3. Console Configuration...
  • Page 32 CrossFire 8650/8651 UEM Guide to Operation, DOC-7090 v. 1.0 3. Console Configuration...

  • Page 33: Statistics

    4. Statistics A wide range of statistics is available for the CrossFire 8650 and 8651 UEMs. The following topics are discussed in this chapter: • Statistics Menu • Port Status • Port Statistics — General Statistics — Virtual Port Statistics —...

  • Page 34: Statistics Menu

    Port Statistics — includes additional counters for HSTR ports. • Address Tables — includes addresses learned from HSTR ports. • Message Log Information — includes messages generated by the module. CrossFire 8650/8651 UEM Guide to Operation, DOC-7090 v. 1.0 4. Statistics...

  • Page 35: Port Status

    For ordinary Token-Ring ports, this is the enabled and inserted status. This does not apply to virtual ports on an HSTR port. Instead the current state of the virtual port is displayed. Refer to the description of virtual port configuration for details. CrossFire 8650/8651 UEM Guide to Operation, DOC-7090 v. 1.0 4. Statistics...
  • Page 36 The operation mode is always displayed as HSTR VLAN for virtual ports. Fwd Mode The forwarding mode is always displayed as Store-Fwd , because the modules always operate in store-and-forward switching mode. CrossFire 8650/8651 UEM Guide to Operation, DOC-7090 v. 1.0 4. Statistics...

  • Page 37: Port Statistics

    When Port Statistics is selected and the port number of an HSTR port is entered, the following menu appears: The available information is discussed in “General Statistics”, “802.5 Statistics”, and “Virtual Port Statistics” sections. CrossFire 8650/8651 UEM Guide to Operation, DOC-7090 v. 1.0 4. Statistics...

  • Page 38: General Statistics

    NSR, SRF, STE, and ARE frames. For received frames it is also subdivided into unicast, broadcast, and multicast frames. All are explained later in this table. CrossFire 8650/8651 UEM Guide to Operation, DOC-7090 v. 1.0 4. Statistics...
  • Page 39 Number of frames with a unicast MAC address as destination. • Broadcast Frames Number of frames with a Token-Ring broadcast address as destination. • Multicast Frames Number of frames with a Token-Ring functional or group address as destination. CrossFire 8650/8651 UEM Guide to Operation, DOC-7090 v. 1.0 4. Statistics...

  • Page 40: Table 6. Config Loss Values

    When Reset is chosen, all frame, byte, and discarded frame counters are reset. Discarded Frames When Discarded Frames is chosen on the general statistics display, the following screen appears: CrossFire 8650/8651 UEM Guide to Operation, DOC-7090 v. 1.0 4. Statistics...
  • Page 41 MAC addresses in the information field. It is 0 for Ethernet format and 1 for Token-Ring format. It should thus always be 1 in received frames. CrossFire 8650/8651 UEM Guide to Operation, DOC-7090 v. 1.0 4. Statistics...
  • Page 42 The virtual port was not in forwarding state. The blocked state may have been permanent (because the spanning tree protocol detected multiple parallel paths) or transient (during network topology changes). CrossFire 8650/8651 UEM Guide to Operation, DOC-7090 v. 1.0 4. Statistics...
  • Page 43 This is because transmission has already begun at the time the error condition is detected. The receiver on the other end will therefore count these frames as RX aborts. CrossFire 8650/8651 UEM Guide to Operation, DOC-7090 v. 1.0 4. Statistics...

  • Page 44: Virtual Port Statistics

    The number of LLC frames received, but not necessarily forwarded, on this virtual port. Last Reset The time since these counters were last reset. Reset Select Reset to reset the counters on this screen. CrossFire 8650/8651 UEM Guide to Operation, DOC-7090 v. 1.0 4. Statistics...

  • Page 45: 802.5 Statistics

    Token-Ring MAC layer protocol is displayed. The information on this menu is similar to that for ordinary Token-Ring ports. Refer to the CrossFire 8600/8605 Token-Ring Switches Guide to Operation for details. CrossFire 8650/8651 UEM Guide to Operation, DOC-7090 v. 1.0 4. Statistics...
  • Page 46 CrossFire 8650/8651 UEM Guide to Operation, DOC-7090 v. 1.0 4. Statistics...

  • Page 47: Technical Support

    • Contact your place of purchase ..... . CrossFire 8650/8651 UEM Guide to Operation, DOC-7090 v. 1.0 5. Technical Support...

  • Page 48: Contacting Madge Technical Support

    San Jose, CA 95131-1011 Fax: +81 045 825 8072 United States Email: us-suprt@madge.com Technical support: +1 800 876 2343 Tel: +1 408 955 0700 Fax: +1 408 955 097 Internet www.madge.com CrossFire 8650/8651 UEM Guide to Operation, DOC-7090 v. 1.0 5. Technical Support...

  • Page 49: Appendix A. Abbreviations

    Local Area Network Light Emitting Diode Logical Link Control Media Access Control Mbps MegaBit Per Second Multi Mode Fiber Maximum Transmission Unit Non-Source Routed Non-Volatile RAM NVRAM Random Access Memory CrossFire 8650/8651 UEM Guide to Operation, DOC-7090 v. 1.0 Abbreviations...
  • Page 50 Source Route Transparent SSAP Source SAP Spanning Tree Explorer Tag Control Information TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol Token-Ring Transmit Data Transmit Immediate Universal Expansion Module Unshielded Twisted Pair Virtual LAN VLAN CrossFire 8650/8651 UEM Guide to Operation, DOC-7090 v. 1.0 Abbreviations...
  • Page 51 4 VLANs 12 procedure for 3 software 6 introduction 1 warnings iii LEDs 9 menu navigation 14 message log 24 navigating in the menus 14 navigating the menus 14 CrossFire 8650/8651 UEM Guide to Operation, DOC-7090 v. 1.0 index...
  • Page 52 CrossFire 8650/8651 UEM Guide to Operation, DOC-7090 v. 1.0 index...
  • Page 54 Madge Networks Americas 2314 North First Street San Jose, CA 95131-1011 United States Email: us-suprt@madge.com Technical support: +1 800 876 2343 Tel: +1 408 955 0700 Fax: +1 408 955 097 Asia Pacific Suit 4B, 15 Orion Road Lane Cove...

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