
Preface 9
.
Preface
This
document
provides
technical
information
for
the
NETernity
1
CP921RC
‐
30X
Gigabit
Ethernet
Switch,
which
is
a
member
of
the
NETernity
family
of
Gigabit
Ethernet
Switches
available
from
GE
Intelligent
Platforms,
Inc.
The
NETernity
CP921RC
‐
30X
is
a
fully
‐
managed
Layer
2
and
Layer
3
(L2/L3)
Ethernet
embedded
switch
that
offers
full
Internet
Protocol,
version
6
(IPv6),
with
non
‐
blocking
wire
‐
speed
switching
and
routing,
and
full
management
capabilities
with
24
rear
input/output
(I/O)
Gigabit
Ethernet
ports.
Optionally,
two
built
‐
in
front
‐
panel
10Gigabit
Ethernet
(GbE)
ports
and
two
1GbE
ports
provide
high
‐
speed
connections
with
copper
or
fiber
interfaces.
The
NETernity
CP921RC
‐
30X
is
designed
for
installation
in
a
Compact
Peripheral
Component
Interconnect
(cPCI)
chassis.
The
software
that
runs
on
the
NETernity
CP921RC
‐
30X
is
described
in
the
“OpenWare*
Switch
Management
Control
for
NETernity*
Configuration
Managed
Switch
Formalization
ʹ
s
Reference
Manual.”
Purpose
The
purpose
of
this
manual
is
to
describe
the
NETernity
CP921RC
‐
30X
hardware.
Audience
This
manual
is
intended
for
users
who
design,
configure
or
install
the
NETernity
CP921RC
‐
30X
in
a
network,
such
as
an
engineer,
technician,
or
network
designer.
It
is
assumed
that
the
user
is
familiar
with:
•
Standard
cabling
•
Configurations
of
operating
systems
and
networks
•
Compact
PCI
technology
Referenced Documentation
Documentation
referenced
in
this
manual
includes
the
following
industry
standard
and
vendor
‐
specific
documentation:
Industry
Standard
Specifications:
•
IEEE
802.3
‐
2008
IEEE
Standard
for
Information
Technology—Specific
Requirements
‐
Part
3:
Carrier
Sense
Multiple
Access
with
Collision
Detection
(CSMA/CD)
Access
Method
and
Physical
Layer
Specifications
,
Institute
of
Electrical
and
Electronic
Engineering
(IEEE),
2008.
•
IPMI
—
Intelligent
Platform
Management
Interface,
Version
1.5.
Intel
Corporation,
Hewlett
‐
Packard
Company,
NEC
Corporation,
Dell
Inc,
2004.
•
RFC2460—
IPv6
Internet
Protocol,
Version
6
,
Internet
Engineering
Task
Force
(IETF)
Internet
Society
(ISOC),
1998.
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