Cabletron Systems MMAC-Plus 9T101-04, User Manual

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Chapter 1
Introduction
The 9T101-04 Token Ring Router module, shown in Figure 1-1, is a four port
Token Ring router. Up to four front panel network connections can be made to
this module and they can be routed to any other port and to any other
MMAC-Plus module via the FNB bus.
Features
Processor
The 9T101-04 is equipped with an advanced IDT R4600 Fourth Generation 64 bit
RISC microprocessor. This microprocessor provides a platform for all
management functions within a scalable RISC-based architecture.
System Management
The 9T101-04 provides an interface to the System Management Bus (SMB-1) for
intermodule management.
Connectivity
The 9T101-04 provides four front panel DB-15 Token Ring ports.
Routing
The 9T101-04 provides Routing between the front panel ports and/or to any other
module in the chassis via FNB -1 or FNB -2 of the FNB bus. IEEE 802.1d Spanning
Tree Protocol is supported in all bridging functions.