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Dual E3 Asynchronous Transfer Mode Network Interf ace Card Getting Started Guide Part No. 1. 024 .1334- 00.
® http://www.3com.c om/ Dual E3 Asynchr onous T ransfer Mode Netw ork In ter face C ar d Getting Starte d Guide Part No. 1.024.133 4-00.
3Com Corporation 5400 Bay fr ont Pla za Santa Clara , California 95052-81 45 Copyright © 1999, 3Com Cor poration. A ll right s reserved. No p art of thi s docume ntation ma y be reproduced in any for.
C ONTENTS 1 O VERVIEW Contacting 3 Com ........... .................... ................... ................... ............. . 1-1 Document C onventions ............... ............. ................... .................... ....... 1-2 Product Description .
Current Draw ........... .................... ................... ................... .................... .A-3 Environment ...... ............. ................... ................... .................... ..............A -3 Shippin g and Storage ....
1 O VERVIEW This chapt er pr ovide s an overview of : ■ Contac ting 3Co m ■ Document con vention s ■ Pr oduct de scripti on ■ Product co mpatib ility Contact ing 3Com Call th e appropriate to ll free number listed bel ow for techn ical support .
1-2 C HAPTER 1: O VE RVIEW Refer to the T otal C ontrol Hub Do cumentati on CD-ROM for more informa tion r egar ding pr od uct warr ant y . For i nforma tion a bout Custom er Se rvice, inc ludin g suppor t, t raini ng, contract s, and docume ntati on, visit our website at http://totalservice.
Produc t Comp ati bility 1-3 Router C ar d (HiP er ARC) to pr ovide a high speed A TM output pi pe f ro m the 3C om T otal Con tr ol Enterprise N etwork H ub.
2 I NSTALLATION This chapt er contain s Dual E3 Asynch r onous T ransf er Mode (A TM) Network In terface Ca r d (NIC ) installa tion info rmation. Inst a l latio n T o ols T o insta ll thi s NIC i n the T ota l Cont r ol c hassis , you need a #2 Ph illips a nd flat-hea d screwdriver .
2-2 C HAPTER 2: I NSTALLATION For manag ed chassis, slot 17 is re served for a NIC corr esponding to the Networ k Ma nagemen t Card (N MC ). 2 Use a #2 P hillips screwdriver to remove the safety panel co vering this sl ot.
Install ation Proc e dur e 2-3 3 Insert the NIC be tween the sl ot’ s upper a nd lower card guides. 4 Slide th e NIC int o the cha ssis, unti l the front of t he NIC is flush with the chassis.
2-4 C HAPTER 2: I NSTALLATION 5 Use a fla t-head screwdriver to tigh ten the screws on the fr ont pan el. 6 Cover any unused cha ssis slots with safety panels. 7 Install the HiPe r ARC N AC. Refer to the HiP er ARC NAC Get ting St arted Guide for more in formatio n.
3 N ETWORK I NTERFACE C ARD C ABLIN G This chap ter provides in formatio n about the physica l interface s of the Dual E3 Asyn chronous T rans fer Mode (A TM) Ne twork Interfa ce Card (NIC), instru ct.
3-2 C HAPTER 3: N ETWORK I NTERFACE C AR D C ABLING Access ing the Command Line Interfac e T o access the CLI of the corr espond ing NAC, connect the following cables to the NI C’ s console port.
E3 Port Cabl ing Options 3- 3 Cablin g Multip le Cascad ed A TM Network Interface Car ds Casca de or d aisy-c hain multip le A TM NIC s to p r ovide add itiona l mod em ports and r educe the number of co nnections to the A TM switch. This config uratio n allo ws mu ltiple NICs in the sa me cha ssis or m ultip le chas sis.
3-4 C HAPTER 3: N ETWORK I NTERFACE C AR D C ABLING Cascad ing Sin gle N IC’ s in a Different Chassi s Callout Description 1 ATM switch 2 Chassis 1 3 Chassis 1’s ATM NIC 4 Connection from switch.
E3 Port Cabl ing Options 3- 5 Cascad ing Mul tiple NIC’ s in a Different Chas sis Callout Des cription 1 ATM switch 2 Chassis 1 3 Chassis 1’s ATM NIC 1 4 Chassis 1’s ATM NIC 2 5 Connection from .
3-6 C HAPTER 3: N ETWORK I NTERFACE C AR D C ABLING 11 Chassis 2 12 Chassis 2’s ATM NIC 1 13 Chassis 2’s ATM NIC 2 14 Connection from S pan B’ s TX of Cha ssis 2’ s NIC 1 to S PAN A’s RX of .
A T ECHNIC AL S PECIFICATIONS Certific ation Regula tory Comp liance Statements United States FCC Pa rt 15 Compl iance State ment This equip ment has been tested and found to comply wit h the limits fo r a Class A digi tal device, p ursuant to Pa rt 15 of th e FCC Rule s.
A-2 A PPENDIX A: T ECHNICAL S PECIFICATIONS Interface Specifications Consol e Po rt Line A an d Line B E3 Ports Electrical S pecification: RS-232-C (EIA/TIA-23 2-E standard) Connector: RJ-45, 8 posit .
Cu rren t Dr aw A-3 Ethernet 10Base- T/100Bas e-TX Ports Current Draw +5 .2 vDC @ 50 0 mA ty pical maximu m T ypical m aximum refe rs to the maxim um current d raw under most typ ical confi guration s.
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