Overview Of Model 5380 And Model 5580 Routers; About The Model 5380 And Model 5580 Routers - Bay Networks 5380 User Manual

Overview of Model 5380 and Model 5580 Routers

This chapter introduces the Model 5380 Ethernet Router and Model 5580 Token
Ring Router. It includes the following sections:
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About the Model 5380 and Model 5580 Routers

These two routers allow access to wide area networks (WANs) and LANs in a Bay
Networks System 5000 network environment. They also support collapsed
backbone network configurations and mid-sized network centers with existing
LANs.
You install the router modules in a single Model 5000 or Model 5005 slot.
If you are installing router software in these routers, you can use the following
Bay Networks Optivity
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About the Model 5380 and Model 5580 Routers
Router Features
Hardware Description
Typical Network Applications
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Optivity LAN 7.0 or newer, which includes:
-- LANarchitect to view configuration of shared and switched networks
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-- Expanded View
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Optivity Campus 6.0 or newer
tool sets to manage them:
for device views
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