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FDDI DUAL-ATTACHED INTELLIGENT MODULE (3F00-01 AND 3F55-01) USER’S GUIDE 3F00-01 OPTICAL BYPASS FDDI MIC A FDDI MIC B THRU RX PROC RING A RING B MULTI-MODE MULTI-MODE OFFLINE WRAP 3F55-01 OPTICAL BYPASS FDDI MIC A FDDI MIC B THRU RX PROC RING A RING B SINGLE-MODE...
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CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Overview..................1-2 Standards ..................1-3 Connectors .................. 1-3 LEDs.................... 1-4 Document Conventions ............... 1-4 Related Documentation ............... 1-5 Getting Help................. 1-6 CHAPTER 2 CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK Configuration Options..............2-1 2.1.1 Dual-attached Station ............. 2-2 2.1.2 Dual-homed Single-attached Station ......
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Contents CHAPTER 4 MONITORING AND MANAGING THE 3F00-01 AND 3F55-01 Displaying the Module Status ............4-2 Statistics..................4-4 4.2.1 Module Status and Statistics ...........4-5 4.2.2 Port Status and Statistics ..........4-5 4.2.2.1 General Port Status and Statistics ....4-5 4.2.2.2 Port Receive Statistics ........4-6 4.2.2.3 Port Transmit Statistics ........4-7 4.2.2.4...
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Contents Optical ..................A-2 Interface..................A-2 Status LEDs.................A-2 Connectors ..................A-2 Max Power Requirements ............A-2 A.10 Physical ..................A-2 A.11 Environmental................A-3 APPENDIX B CABLING INFORMATION Cables and Connectors ...............B-1 INDEX FDDI Dual-Attached Intelligent Module User’s Guide...
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Contents viii FDDI Dual-Attached Intelligent Module User’s Guide...
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION This manual is for system administrators responsible for configuring, monitoring, and maintaining the ATX. It should be used with the ATX User Guide and the ATX MIB Reference Guide. The contents of each chapter are described below. •...
Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 OVERVIEW The FDDI 3F00-01 and the 3F55-01 are dual-attached modules that connect the ATX to a Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) network. Multiple 3F55-01s and 3F00-01s can be installed in one ATX. Both modules support a wide range of applications, such as intra-facility or campus backbones, and client/server configurations.
Chapter 1: Introduction an external Optical Bypass Switch (OBS) that allows full FDDI operation to continue if the ATX is disabled. Both FDDI standard station management (SMT) and SNMP are supported, allowing you to use a variety of network management software to configure your 3F00-01/3F55-01 and monitor your network.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1.4 LEDS The 3F00-01 front panel (Figure 1-2) contains 8 green LEDs: • Processor status (PROC) • Power OK (PWR) • Receive activity (RX) • Transmit activity (TX) • Thru mode – one per primary and secondary ring (THRU) •...
Chapter 1: Introduction Information that you need to enter with a command is enclosed in angle brackets < >. For example, you must enter a MAC address to execute the address matrix command: <MAC address> ATX >address matrix 00:40:27:04:1a:0f Field value options appear in bold typeface. For example, a filter type can be either Entry or Exit.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1.7 GETTING HELP If you need additional support related to this device, or if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions concerning this manual, contact the Cabletron Systems Global Call Center: Phone (603) 332-9400 Internet mail support@ctron.com ctron.com (134.141.197.25) Login anonymous...
CHAPTER 2 CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK The 3F00-01/3F55-01 can be installed in any slot, and more than one can be installed in your ATX. Refer to the ATX User Guide for instructions on how to unpack, power up, and check your ATX before continuing with this chapter.
Chapter 2: Connecting to the Network 2.1.1 Dual-attached Station A dual-attached station (DAS) is connected to both the primary and secondary FDDI rings. This is the preferred configuration, since it provides the full benefits of dual-ring operation, allowing the network to continue to operate if a station or cable fails.
Chapter 2: Connecting to the Network 2.1.2 Dual-homed Single-attached Station Dual-homing is a method of connecting concentrators and stations that permits an alternate or backup path to the dual ring in case the primary connection fails. The connection is normally made via dual-attached concentrators (DACs) which are connected to both the primary and secondary FDDI rings.
Chapter 2: Connecting to the Network 2.1.3 Single-attached Station A single-attached station (SAS) is an FDDI station that uses only one connection (an S port) for connection to the FDDI ring. Figure 2-3 shows the ATX, with a 3F00-01 installed, configured as an SAS, connected to a master port of a dual-attached concentrator (DAC) on the main FDDI ring.
Chapter 2: Connecting to the Network 2.1.4 Optical Bypass Switch An Optical Bypass Switch (OBS) may be used to provide added protection when the ATX is configured as a DAS. If an OBS is connected to the 3F00-01 or 3F55-01, and a failure occurs at the ATX, the OBS automatically isolates the ATX from the rest of the network by reconfiguring the FDDI dual rings as shown in Figure 2-4.
Chapter 2: Connecting to the Network 2.2.1 3F00-01 LED Sequence Figure 2-5 shows the positions of the LEDs on the 3F00-01 front panel. 3F00-01 OPTICAL BYPASS FDDI MIC A FDDI MIC B THRU RX PROC RING A RING B MULTI-MODE MULTI-MODE OFFLINE WRAP...
Chapter 2: Connecting to the Network 2.2.2 3F55-01 LED Sequence Figure 2-6 shows the positions of the LEDs on the 3F55-01 front panel. 3F55-01 OPTICAL BYPASS FDDI MIC A FDDI MIC B THRU RX PROC RING A RING B SINGLE-MODE SINGLE-MODE OFFLINE WRAP...
Chapter 2: Connecting to the Network 2.3 KEYING OF MEDIA INTERFACE CONNECTORS Optical fiber connections are made using a Media Interface Connector (MIC). A MIC consists of two parts: • The MIC plug, which terminates the optical fiber cable • The MIC receptacle, which is on the FDDI node or station To ensure that the MIC plugs and MIC port receptacles are correctly mated, FDDI standards state that different types of MIC plugs and...
Chapter 2: Connecting to the Network 2.3.1 A and B Keying To install the ATX as a DAS, the preferred configuration, a MIC A and MIC B are required. Figure 2-7 shows the keying scheme used to differentiate A and B MICs, which are identified on the 3F00-01 and 3F55-01 front panel as FDDI MIC A and FDDI MIC B respectively.
Chapter 2: Connecting to the Network 2.3.2 M and S Keying MICs on concentrators are keyed as type M MICs to connect to a master port (for the attachment) of stations or other concentrators, and type S MICs to connect to a slave port (for attachment to the FDDI network). For M port connections the MIC key slot runs along the center of the connector.
Chapter 2: Connecting to the Network 2.4.2 Connecting Dual-attached Stations The cable assembly consists of a fiber cable (either multimode or single mode, depending on the type of module you are using) with a MIC A plug on one end and a MIC B plug on the other end. Two cable assemblies are required for each ATX that you are connecting.
Chapter 2: Connecting to the Network 2.4.3 Connecting Dual-homed Single-attached Stations Two cable assemblies are required for each ATX. One consists of a fiber cable with a MIC A plug on one end and a MIC M plug on the other end, and the second consists of a fiber cable with a MIC B plug on one end and a MIC M plug on the other end.
Chapter 2: Connecting to the Network You can use a MIC A plug and the FDDI MIC A receptacle instead of MIC B, in which case the equivalent RING A LEDs will be on. 2.4.5 Connecting the Optical Bypass Switch The OBS has three built-in cables with MIC A and MIC B plugs and a male RJ-11 connector for connecting to the 3F00-01 or 3F55-01.
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Chapter 2: Connecting to the Network 4. Attach the MIC B plug on the other end of the first cable to the MIC B receptacle on the first DAS. 5. Attach the MIC B plug on the end of the second cable assembly to the MIC B receptacle on the OBS (Figure 2-9).
CHAPTER 3 CONFIGURING THE 3F00-01 AND 3F55-01 You can configure your 3F00-01 and 3F55-01 using the following tools: • Local Console Manager (LCM), an application that allows you to monitor, manage, and configure your ATX through an out-of-band RS-232 connection. •...
Chapter 3: Configuring the 3F00-01 and 3F55-01 3.1.1 SMT Version 6.2 Some of the SMT version 6.2 MIB variables ( ) have had snmpFddiSMT 2 their access types extended from Read-Only to Read-Write. These variables can be written to, using a Network Management Station (NMS). The variables with extended access include: •...
Chapter 3: Configuring the 3F00-01 and 3F55-01 3.1.2 SMT Version 7.3 Some of the SMT version 7.3 MIB variables ( ) have had fddimibSMT 2 their access types extended from Read-Only to Read-Write. These variables can be written to, using an NMS. The variables with extended access include: •...
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Chapter 3: Configuring the 3F00-01 and 3F55-01 • – A count of the number of instances that this fddimibMACLostCts MAC detected a format error during frame reception such that the frame was stripped (corresponds to ANSI {fddiMAC 82}, refer to ANSI MAC 7.5.3).
CHAPTER 4 MONITORING AND MANAGING THE 3F00-01 AND 3F55-01 You can monitor your 3F00-01 and 3F55-01 using the following network management software: • Local Console Manager (LCM), an application that allows you to monitor, manage, and configure your ATX through an out-of-band RS-232 connection.
Chapter 4: Monitoring and Managing the 3F00-01 and 3F55-01 4.1 DISPLAYING THE MODULE STATUS To display the status of the 3F00-01 and 3F55-01, at the LCM prompt type: ATX >status Current Number of Learned Addresses: 34 Number of Defined Filters: 2 ModuleType DiagStatus InUse...
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Chapter 4: Monitoring and Managing the 3F00-01 and 3F55-01 • Enabled/Disabled – enabled if it is operational, or disabled if you used command to disable it. If the port is enabled but not disable operational, its status will be broken. (A port could be broken if it is so badly misconfigured as to be unusable, or if the port cannot connect to the logical ring).
Chapter 4: Monitoring and Managing the 3F00-01 and 3F55-01 Small Buffers – number of buffers currently assigned to the port (see RX_Q Overflows below). RX_Q Overflows – number of packets dropped by the port due to a lack of buffers. After a reboot, the ATX tries to automatically re-allocate the Small Buffers among the ports so the total number of RX_Q Overflows is minimized.
Chapter 4: Monitoring and Managing the 3F00-01 and 3F55-01 4.2.1 Module Status and Statistics The status and statistics described in this section are applicable to an I/O module: • Whether the module’s temperature is too hot. [ hwTempOK • Results of diagnostics, when diagnostics were last performed on the module (usually power-up).
Chapter 4: Monitoring and Managing the 3F00-01 and 3F55-01 • The MAC address of the port [ ifPhysAddress • The size (in bytes) of the largest network datagram which may be sent/ received on the port. This does not include the MAC header, LLC header, and FCS.
Chapter 4: Monitoring and Managing the 3F00-01 and 3F55-01 4.2.2.3 Port Transmit Statistics • The number of Bridge Mgmt Unicast packets transmitted. viewed as a 5-entry array of 4 bytes each indexed by sifTxPackets DEST_UBRIDGE • The number of Bridge Mgmt Multicast packets transmitted. viewed as a 5-entry array of 4 bytes each indexed by sifTxPackets DEST_MBRIDGE...
Chapter 4: Monitoring and Managing the 3F00-01 and 3F55-01 • The number of packets to be transmitted out the port, that incurred transmission hardware errors. [ ifOutErrors • The number of packets to be transmitted out the port, but were not transmitted due to congestion detected by the IOM combined with congestion detected by the PPE.
Chapter 4: Monitoring and Managing the 3F00-01 and 3F55-01 • The number of Master ports. This is always 0. [ snmpFddiSMTMasterCt • The types of paths available. This is always 1 (primary path only). snmpFddiSMTPathsAvailable • The capabilities that are supported by the port. This is always 0. snmpFddiSMTConfigCapabilities •...
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Chapter 4: Monitoring and Managing the 3F00-01 and 3F55-01 • The highest version of SMT that this station supports. fddimibSMTHiVersionId • The lowest version of SMT that this station supports. fddimibSMTLoVersionId • This variable contains 32 octets of user defined information. fddimibSMTUserData •...
Chapter 4: Monitoring and Managing the 3F00-01 and 3F55-01 • The attachment configuration for the station or concentrator. fddimibSMTCFState • Whether the port has been intentionally disconnected. fddimibSMTRemoteDisconnectFlag • The current status of the primary and secondary paths within this station.
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Chapter 4: Monitoring and Managing the 3F00-01 and 3F55-01 • Of this MAC’s paths, the greatest lower bound of supported. Every MAC has just one path, so this is simply the lower bound of which is always -255. [ snmpFddiMACTVXGreatestLowerBound •...
Chapter 4: Monitoring and Managing the 3F00-01 and 3F55-01 • The path(s) desired for this MAC. This is always the Primary (1) path. snmpFddiMACPathsRequested • of the MAC’s downstream neighbor. The ATX uses a PC_Type value of 5 when is not known. PC_Type snmpFddiMACDownstreamPORTType •...
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Chapter 4: Monitoring and Managing the 3F00-01 and 3F55-01 • Indicates the maximum time value (in nanoseconds) of fddiMACTMax that this MAC can support. [ fddimibMACTMaxCapability • Indicates the maximum time value (in nanoseconds) of that this MAC can support. fddiMACTvxValue fddimibMACTVXCapability •...
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Chapter 4: Monitoring and Managing the 3F00-01 and 3F55-01 • A count of the number of frames received by this MAC. fddimibMACFrameCts • A count that should, as closely as possible, match the number of frames addressed to (A bit set) and successfully copied into the station’s receive buffers (C bit set) by this MAC.
Chapter 4: Monitoring and Managing the 3F00-01 and 3F55-01 4.2.5 3F00-01/3F55-01 Port PHY Status Physical Layer Protocol (PHY) is the FDDI standard that defines symbols, line states, clocking requirements, and the encoding of data for transmission. Versions of system software prior to 2.3 support SMT version 6.2.
Chapter 4: Monitoring and Managing the 3F00-01 and 3F55-01 • of the associated PHY. LEM_Reject_Ct snmpFddiPORTLemRejectCt • The value of the PHY’s LER_Cutoff snmpFddiPORTLerCutoff • The value of the PHY’s LER_Alarm snmpFddiPORTLerAlarm • The PHY’s current connection state. [ snmpFddiPORTConnectState •...
Chapter 4: Monitoring and Managing the 3F00-01 and 3F55-01 • A value that indicates the connection capabilities of the PORT. fddimibPORTConnectionCapabilities • This variable assumes the value of the BS_Flag fddimibPORTBSFlag • The count of the consecutive times the Link Confidence Test (LCT) has failed during connection management.
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Chapter 4: Monitoring and Managing the 3F00-01 and 3F55-01 • Specifies the minimum time value of that shall be used by fddiMACTMax the MAC that is configured in this PATH. fddimibPATHTMaxLowerBound • Specifies the minimum time value of that shall be used by fddiMACTReq the MAC that is configured in this PATH.
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CHAPTER 5 DIAGNOSTICS AND TROUBLESHOOTING Built-in diagnostic capabilities for the 3F00-01 and 3F55-01 include: • Power-up diagnostics, which are run every time the 3F00-01/3F55-01 is brought online. • Front panel status LEDs • Local and remote loopback tests. • Temperature sensors. 5.1 POWER-UP TESTS The power-up diagnostics test processors, memory, and other critical components on all ATX modules.
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Chapter 5: Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Table 5-1 Meaning of 3F00-01 LEDs Meaning THRU On - Ring A or B (as indicated by LED label) is in through mode Flashing - Ring is twisted WRAP On - Ring A or B (as indicated by LED label) is in wrap mode Flashing - Ring is twisted STATUS On - 3F00-01 hardware is ready for operation (port may or may not be...
Chapter 5: Diagnostics and Troubleshooting 5.2 OPERATIONAL DIAGNOSTICS Operational diagnostics for the 3F00-01/3F55-01 consist of built-in local and remote loopback tests. These tests can be initialized by your network management system, and the test results are reported back to the NMS. When in local loopback, a port is disconnected from its network.
Chapter 5: Diagnostics and Troubleshooting 5.2.2 Connectivity Problems 1. Check for LED abnormalities, such as WRAP LEDs on, or THRU LEDs or RX, TX LEDs not lit. (LED behavior during normal operation is explained earlier in this chapter.) 2. Check the status of the 3F00-01/3F55-01 port using LCM. The status can be either: •...
CHAPTER 6 ADDING/SWAPPING MODULES Once you have received your ATX, you may want to add a new module to expand your network bandwidth, replace a module with a module of a different type, or swap a module with another module of the same type . If you are: •...
Chapter 6: Adding/Swapping Modules 1. Make sure the ATX is powered off. 2. Remove the network connections from the module you are going to replace. 3. Loosen the screws at each end of the front panel of the interface module you are going to replace. 4.
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Chapter 6: Adding/Swapping Modules 5. Remove the installed module by pulling gently, but firmly, on the ears at the ends of the module’s front panel. 6. Gently slide the new module into the plastic guides in the module slot until it’s completely inserted. Push the module firmly into place, as far as it will go, to fully engage the connectors at the back of the module with the backplane at the rear of the ATX chassis.
APPENDIX A TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS A.1 DATA RATE 100 Mbs A.2 STANDARDS COMPLIANCE Protocols • ANSI X3T9.5 PMD, X3T9.5 MAC, X3T9.5, SMT v6.2, SMT v7.3 • IEEE 802.2, 802.1d, 802.1i A.3 CERTIFICATIONS Safety UL 1950, CSA C22.2 No. 950, EN 60950, and IEC 950 Emission FCC Part 15 Class A, EN 55022 Class A, and...
Appendix A: Technical Specifications A.5 OPTICAL Output level 14 to 18.5 dBm Input level 14 to 31 dBm A.6 INTERFACE • DAS (dual-attached station) A.7 STATUS LEDS • Status • Power OK • Receive activity • Transmit activity • Ring activity (one per primary and secondary ring) •...
Appendix A: Technical Specifications A.11 ENVIRONMENTAL Operating Temperature 5˚ C to 40˚ C (41˚F to 104˚F) Storage Temperature -30˚ C to 90˚ C (-22˚ F to 194˚ F) Relative humidity: 5% to 95% (non-condensing) FDDI Dual-Attached Intelligent User’s Guide Page A-3...
APPENDIX B CABLING INFORMATION B.1 CABLES AND CONNECTORS The 3F00-01 and 3F55-01 use standard fiber optic cables for connecting the MIC A and MIC B cables. The Optical Bypass Switch (OBS) uses an RJ-11 connector (an AMP 6-pin shielded modular plug for the OBS is recommended.) Pinouts for the connector at the end of the OBS cable are provided in Table B-1 below.
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Appendix B: Cabling Information Page B-2 FDDI Dual-Attached Intelligent Module User Guide...
INDEX Numerics dual-attached station about 2-2 3F00-01 dual-homed single-attached station Front Panel 1-3 about 2-3 LEDs 1-4 connecting 2-12 3F55-01 Front Panel 1-3 LEDs 1-4 keying, media interface connectors 2-8 A and B keying 2-9 LEDs meaning configuration options 3F00-01 5-2 dual-attached station 2-2 3F55-01 5-2 dual-homed single-attached...
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Index pinouts, optical bypass switch B-1 port status 4-5 power-up tests 5-1 unpacking 6-1 Index-2 FDDI Dual-Attached Intelligent Module User Guide...
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