10 VIP-4R/4T Installation and Configuration
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VIP Port Adapter Hardware Configuration Overview
The port adapters attach to the VIP motherboard. (See Figure 7.) Each port adapter contains the
physical connections for the VIP interface types to connect to your network.
Figure 7
VIP with One 4R and One 4T Port Adapter (Product Number VIP-4R/4T[=])
Following are the VIP port adapters by interface type:
•
Ethernet 10BASE-T—4E
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Fast Ethernet 100BASE-TX—FE-TX
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Synchronous serial—4T
•
Token Ring—4R
Following are the supported electrical interfaces:
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4E port adapter—10BASE-T Ethernet, using RJ-45
•
FE-TX port adapter—IEEE 802.3u Fast Ethernet 100BASE-TX, using Media Independent
Interface (MII) or RJ-45
•
4T port adapter—synchronous serial (EIA/TIA-232, EIA-TIA-449, EIA-530, V.35, and X.21;
determined by the cable), using DB-60, 60-pin mini-D-sub connectors
•
4R port adapter—IEEE 802.5 Token Ring, using DB-9, 9-pin D-sub connectors
Note
The VIP-4R/4T is a fixed configuration. The entire VIP-4R/4T assembly is a FRU. Port
adapters have a handle attached, but this handle is not shown to allow a full view of detail on each
port adapter’s faceplate.
H5985
DRAM
SIMMs
Microcode
ROM U1 7
Bus connector
EN
TD
TC
RD
RC
LB CD
FAST SERIAL
EN
TD
TC
RD
RC
LB CD
TD
TC
RD
RC
LB CD
TD
TC
RD
RC
LB CD
TD
TC
RD
RC
LB CD
4R in port
adapter
slot 0
4T in port
adapter
slot 1
Port adapter
handles not shown