Specifications

SynOptics Series 5000 Hub
Introduction
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SynOptics Series 5000
Management Module Guide
SynOptics Series 5000 Hub
This section provides an overview of the SynOptics Series 5000 hardware
including the hub chassis and boards that can be installed in the chassis.
Chassis
The SynOptics Series 5000 hub is a 14-slot chassis that has Ethernet, Token
Ring, and FDDI backplanes. The chassis supports the following network
configurations:
• Up to 12 Ethernet Segments accessible from any slot. Ethernet backplane
segments are grouped into two banks of six segments. Board attachment
points can be configured through switches, local management, or network
management stations to access any of the six segments in the bank.
• Up to five Token Ring networks accessible from any slot. Four of the five
Token Ring segments can be split into two rings. This configuration
provides two groups of four rings and one common ring for a total of nine
rings.
• Up to five FDDI networks accessible from any slot. Each FDDI network
contains three paths; primary, secondary, and local.
Figure 1-1 shows examples of the chassis backplanes.