Single-Attached Station - Cabletron Systems 3F00-01 User Manual

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.
DAC
M M
SAS SAS
FastNET ATX
NMS PORT
FDDI MIC A OPTICAL BYPASS
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M
Port B
FDDI MIC B
RING A RING B
Figure 2-3 Single-attached Configuration
FDDI Dual-Attached Intelligent Module User's Guide
Network
POWER
DAS
ATX
PACKET PROCESSING ENGINE