1
I
NTRODUCTION
This chapter describes the 3Com CoreBuilder
™
5000
Token Ring Media
Modules. For more information on the 3Com
®
CoreBuilder 5000
Integrated System Hub, refer to the
CoreBuilder 5000 Integrated
System Hub Installation and Operation Guide
.
The chapter contains the following sections:
■
CoreBuilder 5000 Token Ring Module Features
■
CoreBuilder 5000 Token Ring Modules
CoreBuilder 5000
Token Ring
Module Features
This section describes the following CoreBuilder 5000 Token Ring Media
Module features:
■
■
■
Automatic Ring Speed Detection
■
Active Port Retiming and Jitter Reduction
■
■
Port Switching
CoreBuilder 5000 Token Ring port switching modules support per-port
switching to any combination of:
■
10 backplane (hub-wide) Token Rings
■
11 isolated (module-level) rings