Building a CoreBuilder 5000 Token Ring Network
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Additional
Configuration
Information
This information will assist you when configuring trunks on Token Ring
media modules.
Unreliable network information may display when the following three
configuration conditions are met:
■
You have two media modules with their trunks configured on the
same network.
■
The modules are connected by the backplane.
4
Determine the
maximum lobe and
trunk cable lengths
you want to use.
This guide lists the recommended maximum lobe
and trunk cable lengths in
Keep in mind that in some cases the required
lobe lengths may
dictate
the wiring type required.
5
Decide upon the
best type of cable
for your
environment.
Use a cable type with the best possible
transmission properties in new installations (STP,
or UTP Level 4 or greater). Level 3 is supported
on active modules.
6
Select the
appropriate adapter
cards and media
filters when needed.
CoreBuilder 5000 Token Ring products are
compatible with 802.5-compliant devices. Not all
media filters are the same. 3Com offers an
802.5 optimized and fully-compliant media filter.
7
Determine whether
you need Jitter
Attenuator Cards.
Use Jitter Attenuator cards on Media Modules
when attaching Ring In/Ring Outs to
non-CoreBuilder 5000 networks (ONline System
Concentrator and IBM 8230 CAU). The cards
also make ring performance more reliable.
8
Install and verify the
cable.
Token Ring networks do not over-emphasize a
robust cabling plant because all signals pass
through each cable in the network. A single bad
cable can disrupt or destroy the performance of
the entire Token Ring network.
Once the cabling is installed, verify the cable at
both ends (hub
and station) with patch cables
installed. Verification at this level can expose
problems in the cabling plant that were not
apparent when the cable was initially installed
and tested in the wall.
Table 2-1
Building a CoreBuilder 5000 Token Ring Network (continued)
Rule
Definition
Recommendation/Notes