Vanguard 6500 PLUS, Installation Manual

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About the 6500
PLUS
1-7
Hardware
6525
PLUS
Network
Concentrator
A 6525
PLUS
is a multifunction/multiprotocol packet assembler/disassembler (PAD)
and X.25 switch. If your node is based on the 6525, you can:
• Have up to nine 6525
PLUS
processor cards in a node.
• Have a maximum number of 54 ports per node (combination of processor
cards, AIO, or UIO cards).
• Have a maximum number of 54 network ports per node.
• Have a maximum number of 53 DTE ports per node.
• Configure any or all ports as X.25, MUX, or PAD ports because the 6525
PLUS
allows switching on all six ports. Optionally, you can configure ports to
operate with synchronous protocols (SDLC, BSC2780/3270, and so on).
Port
Configurations
A 6500
PLUS
node contains only one type of processor card. For example, a single
node may include up to nine 6525
PLUS
processor cards, but it cannot contain a mix of
6525
PLUS
and 6507
PLUS
processor cards. The following table shows the port
configurations available for the different processor cards.
Card Maximum Processor
Cards Per Node
Port
Type
Port Speed Port
Number
6505
PLUS
1 PAD 50 bps to 38.4 kbps 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
MUX 1200 bps to 80 kbps 1, 2
X.25 1200 bps to 80 kbps 1, 2
6507
PLUS
2 PAD 50 bps to 38.4 kbps 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
MUX 1200 bps to 80 kbps 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
X.25 1200 bps to 128 kbps,
optionally to 384 kbps 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6*
6525
PLUS
9 PAD 50 bps to 38.4 kbps 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
MUX 1200 bps to 80 kbps 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
X.25 1200 bps to 128 kbps,
optionally to 384 kbps 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6*
*On 6507
PLUS
and 6525
PLUS
cards, Ports 3, 4, 5, and 6 have a maximum port speed of 80 kbps
if configured as X.25 ports.