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Chapter 1
Overview
This manual describes the hardware features and installation procedures
for Allied Telesyn International (ATI)’s set of independently manageable
hub models in the AT-3600 Series.
The AT-3600 Series also includes “Slave” modules that are not
manageable as standalone devices (the AT-3624TS and AT-3624TRS
models). These devices have their own manual and are not described here.
For information on the software installation and network management
aspects of AT-3600 Series hubs, see the separate
CentreCOM 3600 Series
and AT-S4 Firmware Module Network Operations Manual
shipped with
each manageable hub.
CentreCOM AT-3600 Series Hubs
CentreCOM AT-3600 Series multiple-port hubs offer maximum flexibility
and redundancy for both workgroup and department needs. They are
IEEE 802.3 compliant/Ethernet compatible and support Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP) with both the second version of the
Management Information Base (MIB-II) and hub MIB (also known as Hub
MIB).
Note
This manual refers to two or more chassis-mounted hubs, at least one of
which is manageable, as a
department concentrator
. The term
hub
refers to
either a standalone hub (i.e., a single manageable hub) or a department
concentrator configuration.
Each manageable AT-3600 Series hub is a single building block for both
standalone (hub) and chassis (department concentrator) configurations.
ATI supplies desktop and rackmount department concentrator chassis
that can hold up to eight AT-3600 Series hubs. Since the department
concentrator chassis connects hub modules across a backplane, a fully
populated department concentrator behaves as a single hub in the
network topology. This enables you to build and reconfigure networks
easily, efficiently, and at minimum expense.
