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Appendix C Ports and LEDs
Ports
Console port
Every 5500 EI or 5500 SI switch has one console port on the front panel.
Table 8
Console port specifications
Item Specification
Connector type
RJ-45
Compliant standard
EIA/TIA-232
Transmission baud rate
9600 bps (default) to 115200 bps
Service
•
Provides connection to an ASCII terminal.
•
Provides connection to the serial port of a local or remote (through a
pair of modems) PC running terminal emulation program.
10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet port
Table 9
10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet port specifications
Item Specification
Connector type
RJ-45
Interface standard
•
10 Mbps, half/full duplex
•
100 Mbps, half/full duplex
•
1000 Mbps, full duplex
•
MDI/MDI-X, auto-sensing
Max transmission distance
100 m (328.08 ft)
Transmission medium
Category-5 (or above) twisted pair cable
Standards
IEEE 802.3i, 802.3u, 802.3ab
SFP port
All 5500 EI and 5500 SI switches have SFP ports.
•
For the SFP transceiver modules available for the 5500 EI switches, see "
GE SFP transceiver
modules
" and "
FE SFP transceiver modules
."
•
For the SFP transceiver modules available for the 5500 SI switches, see "
GE SFP transceiver
modules
."