FCM9002 USER MANUAL
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1 INTRODUCTION
The Metrodata MetroConnect FCM9002 is a highly featured, cost effective
Ethernet Service Demarcation Device (EDD) which allows carriers, or aggregate
service providers to manage the service effectively.
The FCM9002 presents three physical ports, two copper ports on RJ45
connectors and a fibre port supporting an SFP module. All copper ports support
10/100/1000BaseT with auto negotiation and auto switching, whilst the Fibre port
supports both 1000BaseX and 100BaseFX SFP modules. Allocation of User and
Network ports is configurable, leading to the FCM9002 supporting the following
modes of operation:
Copper to Copper
Copper to Fibre ( + Copper )
Fibre to Copper ( + Copper )
The FCM9002 uses a flow based architecture with flows being supported with
either single tag push/pop operation for either tagged (QinQ) or untagged user
traffic streams. Both IEEE 802.1q VLAN C-Tags and IEEE 802.1ad Service
Tags are supported with a fully programmable S-Tag for maximum compatibility.
Extensive operational diagnostic information is available through the use of OAM,
both IEEE802.3 clause 57 Link OAM, and IEEE 802.1ag / Y.1731 Connectivity
and Fault Management OAM (CFM). Y.1731 also offers in service verification of
Service Level Agreements through the measurement of packet delays with sub
microsecond accuracy.
To assist Service Providers in provisioning customer circuits the FCM9002
includes a highly featured packet generator and packet monitor allowing for
RFC2544 and Y.1564 testing. The FCM9002 also includes a loopback facility
with MAC DA/SA swapping capability.
The FCM9002 offers a “Zero Touch Configuration” facility whereby a unit will
listen for a beacon and then automatically determine the management
connection and load a configuration file from a central server.
