Overview
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Each manageable AT-3600 Series Repeater is a single building block for both
standalone (repeater) and chassis (department concentrator) configurations.
Allied Telesyn International (ATI) supplies desktop and rackmount
department concentrator chassis that can hold up to eight AT-3600 Series
Repeaters. Since the department concentrator chassis connects repeater
modules across a backplane, a fully populated department concentrator
behaves as a single repeater in the network topology. This enables you to
build and reconfigure networks easily, efficiently and at minimum expense.
Features
AT-3600 Series Repeaters are based on an Application-Specific Integrated
Circuit (ASIC) ATI developed for maximum functionality and reliability.
Figure 1 shows a sample AT-3600 Series Repeater faceplate, in this case the
front panel of an AT-3612TR.
Each manageable AT-3600 Series Repeater is self-contained and provides the
following standard features regardless of the media type or number of ports:
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Internal universal power supply
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IEEE 802.3 compliance; Ethernet Version 1.0 and 2.0 compatible
repeater functionality
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Appliqué port supports optional transceiver modules for backbone or
interrepeater connectivity:
— Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) (10BASE-T)
— Thinnet (10BASE2)
— Attachment Unit Interface (AUI) (10BASE5)
— Fiber optic (Fiber Optic Inter-Repeater Link [FOIRL],
10BASE-FL)
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Placement options include standalone, 19-inch rack mount or chassis
mount
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Three types of network management capability:
— SNMP
— Via ASYNC ASCII terminal port (Omega)
— Telnet (Omega)
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Software upgrade through firmware cassette or in-band downloading
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Hot swapping of modules in chassis
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Comprehensive diagnostic LED support
Figure 1:
AT-3612TR Front
Panel
10 BASE-T
RS-232
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