Table 10. Expansion Module Slots - Olicom CrossFire 8600 Manual To Operations

Expansion Module Slots
Feature
Four-port RJ-45
UTP/STP
Four-port fiber
(ST)
ATM155 uplink
High-Speed Token-
Ring (HSTR)

Table 10. Expansion Module Slots

CrossFire 8600/8605 Token-Ring Switches v. 1.2, P/N: 710001641
Function
Gives the switch an
additional 4 or 8
Token-Ring UTP/
STP ports.
Gives the switch an
additional 4 or 8
Token-Ring Fiber
ports.
Gives the switch
access to 1 or 2
ATM155 uplink
connection(s) with
LAN Emulation.
Gives the switch
additional 2 or 4
HSTR ports.
Benefit
Enables gradual expansion of
switch capacity.
Enables installation in existing
fiber RI/RO connections and
fiber cabling environments (up
to 2 km).
Enables smooth migration to
ATM backbone networks and
enables redundant ATM
uplinks to be established.
Allows VLANs to be
multiplexed between switches
using ATM.
HSTR allows Token-Ring
operation at 100 Mbps and
offers thus a 625 %
performance improvement
over "classic" 16 Mbps
Token-Ring.
HSTR is by far the most cost-
effective and non-disruptive
method for performance
upgrade of one existing
Token-Ring LAN.
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