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Tahoe 289 E3/T3/Ethernet Bridge User Manual...
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SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. ALL STATEMENTS, INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDA- TIONS IN THIS MANUAL ARE BELIEVED TO BE ACCURATE, BUT ARE PRESENTED WITHOUT WAR- RANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, AND TAHOE MAKES NO COMMITMENT TO UPDATE THE INFORMATION CONTAINTED HERE.
Tahoe 289 E3/T3/Ethernet Bridge Safety Instructions Read the following safety notices before installing or operating the device: This warning symbol means danger. You are in a situation that could cause bodily injury. Before you work on any equipment, be aware of the hazards involved with electrical circuitry and be familiar with standard practices for preventing accidents.
Preface About this Manual This manual contains following chapters: Chapter 1, Introduction An overview of Tahoe 289 Chapter 2, Management The ways to access and manage the device Chapter 3, Control and Settings The device settings available for the user...
Tahoe 289 E3/T3/Ethernet Bridge Document Conventions This manual uses following conventions: boldface.font Commands and keywords < > Required arguments Optional arguments { a | b | c } Alternative arguments [ a | b | c ] Alternative optional arguments...
Tahoe 289 E3/T3/Ethernet Bridge Introduction Tahoe® 289 bridges allow connecting two LANs over an E3 / T3 (DS3) line. They are a cost-effective alternative to expensive E3 / T3 routers. Bridges are transparent, that is both interconnected networks appear as a single LAN, as if both were plugged into the same Ethernet switch.
Tahoe 289 E3/T3/Ethernet Bridge Ethernet interface The Ethernet interface used for local network (LAN) connection. It may work at speeds of 10 Mbps (10Base-T) or 100 Mbps (100Base-Tx), in full-duplex or half-duplex mode. The mode of operation is selected automatically, although a specific setting can be forced. An Automatic flow control is supported while in full-duplex mode.
Tahoe 289 E3/T3/Ethernet Bridge Management The Tahoe 289 bridge is equipped with an LCD display/keypad and a serial console (RS232) con- nector. Both give equivalent access to device settings and statistics. All setting adjustments take immediate effect. Settings have to be saved before restart with the “Save setting”...
Ethernet state 100BaseT-FD MDIX Uptime 0d 00h07m48s Version HW:B FW:1.0.3 0d 00:00:00 Tahoe 289 Rev:B Ver:1.0.3 0d 00:00:00 built Jan 14 2008 15:02:38 0d 00:00:00 Factory defaults loaded. 0d 00:00:01 G703 link up 0d 00:00:03 Ethernet link up arrows Navigate...
Tahoe 289 E3/T3/Ethernet Bridge Control and settings Device settings are available from the LCD menu and through the serial console. G.703 settings Serial E3 / T3 (DS3) interface settings. Committed Information Rate. Limits the transmit data rate to a specified value from 512kbps up to full link throughput in 512kbps steps.
Tahoe 289 E3/T3/Ethernet Bridge Loopback Enables serial loop back (for testing purposes). The following modes are available: Local local loop back Remote (line) remote loop back (not using framer) Remote (frame) remote loop back (using framer) This setting is not saved.
Disabling POST may shorten startup time. The recommended setting is Enabled. Factory defaults Loads the factory default settings. Upgrade Enters the firmware upgrade mode. Check Tahoe web site for updates. Reset counters Resets frame and error counters. Restore settings Restores previously saved settings.
Tahoe 289 E3/T3/Ethernet Bridge Statistics The following bridge statistics are available from the LCD menu and through the serial console. Name Description Total data rate Total data rate used in kbps. Tx data rate Transmit data rate used in kbps.
Tahoe 289 E3/T3/Ethernet Bridge Appendix A, Troubleshooting Problem Possible solutions Serial interface is connected Make sure Rx and Tx connectors are not swapped. Make sure a but there is no link link partner is connected and properly configured WAN link is detected at only ...
Tahoe 289 E3/T3/Ethernet Bridge Appendix C, Declaration of Conformity TAHOE Piotr Kaczmarzyk ul. Hercena 3/5 50-453 Wrocław We declare that the product Tahoe 289 complies with the regulations of the following European Directives: 73/23/EEC low voltage safety requirements 89/336/EEC EMC requirements ...
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