Specifications

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Chapter 1
Introduction
What Is in This Chapter
This chapter describes the SPECTRUM Management Module for the ATX
Advanced Technology Backbone LAN Switch. It also provides the model type
name assigned to the ATX Advanced Technology Backbone LAN Switch in
SPECTRUM.
ATX LAN Switch Management Modules
The ATX Advanced Technology Backbone LAN Switch (herein referred to as
the ATX Switch) offers full multiprotocol support for Ethernet, Token Ring,
FDDI and Fast Ethernet. Local routing for major protocols is supported.
Translational switching capabilities exist at the (bridging) link layer and
(routing) network layer between Ethernet and Token Ring. This allows
switching between network technologies for non-routable protocols. The
switching layers can be mixed and matched on a port-by-port basis.
Additionally, ATX offers a redundant load-sharing power supply, hot-
swappable modules, and a dual RISC-based Packet Processing Engine for full
wire speed performance.
The ATX Switch Management Module includes a software emulation of the
actual device attributes and functionality. The ATX Switch Management
Module Guide provides all the information necessary to manage the ATX
Switch using SPECTRUM.
The ATX Switch Management Module supports one model type, CSI_ATX,
used to represent the physical ATX Switch, the supported applications, and
the interfaces. The following chapters provide a description of the model and
relationship to the views in SPECTRUM.