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Introduction

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Features

The features of the 9A656-04 are described in the sections below:

Processor

The 9A656-04 is equipped with an advanced Intel i960 microprocessor. This

microprocessor provides signalling, SNMP management, and serves as the

in-band management LAN Emulation Client (LEC).

Cabletron Systems ASICs

The 9A656-04 contains Þve different Cabletron Systems designed ASICs that

provide a variety of switching services. For more information on these ASICs

refer to Chapter 3.

System Management

The 9A656-04 connects to the two System Management Buses (SMB-1 and

SMB-10) for module management. Management features include the following:

¥ Power and environmental status monitoring

¥ PNNI and ILMI conÞguration

¥ SmartSwitch 9500 chassis IP address assignment

¥ Ability to conÞgure the in-band management LAN Emulation Client

¥ SmartSwitch 9500 chassis and 9A656-04 SNMP community names and trap IP

address assignment

¥ Ability to access Local Management screens of any module installed in the

chassis

Connectivity

The 9A656-04 can be equipped with a variety of front panel interfaces called ATM

Network Interface Modules (ANIMs). ANIMs provide a variety of physical layer

cabling options, including the following:

¥ Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP)

¥ Multimode Fiber Optic Cable (MMF)

¥ Single Mode Fiber Optic Cable (SMF)

¥ Coaxial Cable

ANIMs are also capable of handling varying amounts of bandwidth including

SONET OC3/SDH, and STS-3/STM-1 (155 Mbps), SONET OC12/SDH

(622 Mbps) and DS3 (45 Mbps). In addition to ANIMs the 9A656-04 is physically

connected to the Cell Transfer Matrix Backplane (CTM), which provides a

dedicated 1.6 Gbps link between all 9A656-04 modules.

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