CTC Union FRM220-100AS-1, User Manual

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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Welcome
Thank you for choosing FRM220-100AS-1 Fast Ethernet OAM/IP Media Converter. Throughout this
document, this model will be referred to as FRM220-100AS-1 or in an abbreviated form as just
100AS-1 . If you would like to skip right to the installation of the converter, proceed to Chapter 2.
This manual is used to explain the hardware installation procedures and operation of
100AS-1 , and
present its capabilities and specifications. This manual is divided into 4 chapters, the Introduction,
Installation, Telnet Provisioning and Web Based Provisioning chapters.
Installers should carefully read Chapter 1&2, Introduction and Installation. The companion
document,
FRM220 NMC Configuration Manual , is also available in electronic format. The
divisions in that manual are intended for use by personnel to answer questions in general areas.
Planners and potential purchasers may read the Introduction to determine the suitability of the
product to its intended use; Operating Personnel would use the Telnet Operations and Web Based
Management Chapters to become familiar with the line cards and settings. Network
Administrators should read the chapters on Telnet Operation and Web Based Management to
become familiar with the diagnostic capabilities, network settings and management strategies for
the SNMP managed chassis.
1.2 Product Description
FRM220-100AS-1 is an OSI Layer 2 Ethernet media converter with one Ethernet fiber port
(100Base-FX) and one copper Ethernet port (10/100Base-TX). The Layer 2 switch technologies
include jumbo frame support, tag based VLAN, 802.3x Flow Control and ingress/egress bandwidth
control per port. With its own embedded 32 bit processor,
100AS-1 supports stand-alone
management via IP (Telnet, SNMP & HTTP) or in-band management via 802.3ah-OAM protocol
when connected to another
100AS-1 .
1.3 Product Features
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L2 switch based media converter
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10240 byte MTU (Jumbo Frames)
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802.1Q tag VLAN support
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802.1ad Double Tag VLAN support (Q-in-Q)
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Ingress/Egress Bandwidth control per port
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Spanning Tree Protocol support
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32bit embedded CPU for stand-alone management
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802.3ah-OAM in-band management
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Firmware upgrade via TFTP
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Telnet, HTTP, SNMP and OAM management
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Dying gasp (remote power failure detection)
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Auto Laser Shutdown
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Link Fault Pass-Through (LFP)