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Ports
Console Port
Each S5500-EI series provides one console port on the front panel.
Table 1-2
describes the console
port specifications.
Table 1-2
Console port specifications
Item
Specification
Connector type
RJ-45
Compliant standard
EIA/TIA-232
Transmission baud
rate
9600 bps to 115200 bps (defaulting to 9600 bps)
Service
z
It can be connected to an ASCII terminal.
z
It can be connected to a serial port of a local or remote (through a pair of
modems) PC running terminal emulation program.
10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet Port
Each S5500-EI series provides 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet ports on its front panel.
Table 1-3
describes the specifications of the 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet ports.
Table 1-3
10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet port specifications
Item
Specification
Connector type
RJ-45
Interface standard
z
10 Mbps, full duplex
z
100 Mbps, full duplex
z
1000 Mbps, full duplex
z
MDI/MDI-X, auto-sensing
Max transmission
distance
100 m (328.08 ft.)
Transmission medium
Category-5 unshielded twisted pair cable
Standard
IEEE 802.3i, 802.3u, 802.3ab
SFP Port
Each S5500-EI series provides SFP ports on its front panel. You can select the SFP transceivers
described in
Table 1-4
.
All SFP transceivers are hot swappable and optional. Therefore, networking is more flexible.