Specifications

Hardware Reference 21
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Expansion Options
The following expansion options are available for Rapier switches:
■ Uplink Modules
■ Network Service Modules
■ Port Interface Cards (PICs)
■ PCI Accelerator Cards (PACs)
Uplink Modules
Uplink modules increase switching capacity by providing a maximum of two
extra ports and by allowing switches to be linked together in stacks. For the
Rapier series, uplink modules with gigabit capacity are available.
The following uplink modules are supported on Rapier switches:
■ AT-A35-SX/SC, 1 x 1000BASE-SX port (SC connector)
■ AT-A35-LX/SC, 1 x 1000BASE-LX port (SC connector)
■ AT-A39-T/RJ-45, 1 x 1000BASE-T port (RJ-45 copper connector)
■ AT-A40/SC, 1 x 100BASE-FX Multimode Fibre port (SC connector)
■ AT-A40/MT, 1 x 100BASE-FX Multimode Fibre port (MT-RJ connector)
■ AT-A41/SC, 1 x 100BASE-FX Singlemode Fibre port (SC connector)
■ AT-A41/MT, 1 x 100BASE-FX Singlemode Fibre port (MT-RJ connector)
■ AT-A42/GBIC, 1 x 1000BASE-X GBIC port
For more information about installing uplink modules, see the Uplink Module
Installation and Safety Guide, which is included with every uplink module or can
be downloaded from www.alliedtelesis.com/support/software.
For more information about the hardware features of uplink modules, and
which modules are supported by different models of Rapier switch, see the
Uplink Module Hardware Reference, which can be downloaded from
www.alliedtelesis.com/support/software.
Network Service Modules
Network Service Modules (NSMs) provide additional WAN interface types,
either directly or via Port Interface Card (PIC) expansion bays.
The following NSMs are available:
■ AT-AR040 and AT-AR040-B, four Port Interface Card (PIC) expansion bays
■ AT-AR041, eight ISDN Basic Rate S/T interfaces
■ AT-AR042, four ISDN Basic Rate S/T interfaces
■ AT-AR048 and AT-AR048-B, one unchannelised DS3 interface
Table 14 on page 22 shows which NSMs are appropriate for different models of
Rapier switch.