Benefits Of The Crossfire 8600 And The Crossfire 8605; Table 8. Token-Ring Port Operation Modes - Olicom CrossFire 8600 Manual To Operations

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Benefits of the CrossFire 8600 and the CrossFire 8605

This section looks into the benefits that can be derived from the technical features
of the switch.
Token-Ring Port Operation Modes
Each port can be independently configured to one of the following operating
modes:
Feature
Half-duplex
concentrator port
Half-duplex station
emulation
Full-duplex
concentrator port
Full-duplex station
emulation
RI/RO-like
connection
( CrossFire 8600 on
ports 19 and 20,
CrossFire 8605 on
all 20 fiber ports)

Table 8. Token-Ring Port Operation Modes

CrossFire 8600/8605 Token-Ring Switches v. 1.2, P/N: 710001641
Function
Port behaves like an
active MAU port for
classical Token-Ring.
The port is
connected to a port
on a MAU.
Connects to a single
station in full-duplex.
Connects to another
switch in full-duplex
mode.
Allows connection
of the RI/RO port
from a MAU or CAU
directly to the
switch.
Benefit
Connects to a single station in
half-duplex mode. Compatible
with older adapters.
Connects to classical Token-
Ring segments with multiple
stations in existing
installations.
Allows high-performance
station and server connection
and allows high performance
server attachments with up to
97% improvement over a half-
duplex Token-Ring
connection.
Allows easy connection
between switches.
Enables easy integration into
existing installations.
Switch Theory of Operation