Cabletron Systems TRBMIM-T User Manual page 15

• Local Management (LM) applications, accessible via:
- Out-of-band connection to the front-panel RS-232 Console port to
a VT-series terminal or a PC running a VT-series emulation
program
- In-band Telnet connection from any TCP/IP - based node linked to
the TRBMIM-T
• Selectable operating modes:
- Bridge/Management for bridging and ring management
- Bridge-Only for dedicated high-performance source-route
bridging
• Selectable Token Ring operating speeds of 4 Mbps and 16 Mbps for
the FNB port and the bridge Station port
• Media-flexibility for the front-panel bridge Station port provided by
interchangeable, hot-swappable Cabletron Systems Token Ring Port
Interface Modules (TPIMs)
• Flash EPROM firmware enhancement capability via Trivial File
Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
• LANVIEW LED system monitoring and diagnostics system
• Boot PROM support for IP Auto-Configuration from a BootP server
• Automatic Beacon Recovery Process (ABRP) restores network
functioning from beaconing conditions caused by hard errors detected
on the ring
• 24-MHz, 32-bit Intel i960 processor
• Battery-backed Non-Volatile RAM (NVRAM) for preserving data and
system configuration settings
• Thermal sensors that detect overheating in the MMAC
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