Connectors And Leds; Network Cabling Requirements - IBM 32R1860 - Nortel Layer 2/3 Copper GbE Switch Module User Manual

Connectors and LEDs

Figure 5 shows the front panel of the BNT Layer 2/3 Copper and Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Switch Modules.
Figure 5. Front panel of the BNT Layer 2/3 Copper (left) and Fiber (right) Gigabit Ethernet Switch Modules
The front panel contain the following components:
LEDs display the status of the switch module and the network: OK (indicating that the switch module
has passed the power-on self-test (POST) with no critical faults and is operational) and switch module
error (indicating that the switch module has failed the POST or detected an operational fault).
One USB RS-232 console port provides an additional means to install software and configure the
switch module. This USB-style connector enables connection of a special serial cable that is supplied
with the switch module.
The copper model of the switch module has six external 1000BASE-T Ethernet ports for 10/100/1000
Mbps connections to external Ethernet devices.
The fiber model of the switch module has six external 1000BASE SX SFP transceiver ports for 1000
Mbps connections to external Ethernet devices.
Each external port on the switch module contains an Ethernet link OK LED and an Ethernet Tx/Rx
LED.

Network cabling requirements

The following network cable is required for the fiber switch module:
1000BASE-SX: 850 Nm wavelength, multimode fiber, 50 µ or 62.5 µ (550 meters maximum), with LC
duplex connector
Note: Fiber connections use SFP transceivers that provide 1000BASE-SX (850 nm wavelength)
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