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1–2 DEChub 900 MultiSwitch Owner’s Manual
DEChub 900 MultiSwitch Hub Features
The DEChub 900 MultiSwitch (see Figure 1–1) has many advanced hub capabili-
ties. The following list describes the DEChub 900 MultiSwitch hub features:
DEChub 900 MultiSwitch Hub Features
• Supports all the DEChub 90 series network modules
• Has no slot restrictions for any network module
• Allows for ”hot swap” of power supply and network modules
• Uses Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
• Provides a built-in hub management agent that includes:
– Configuration and control of the hub and modules that are in the hub
– Hub setup port
– Hub out-of-band management (OBM) port
– Hub Status Display
– Chassis Management Information Base (MIB)
• Provides an auto-ranging redundant power system with support for external
input of 48-volt backup power
• Provides a power management interface to each network module
• Provides a MultiSwitch backplane with flexible channel bandwidth allocation
that includes:
– Supports Token Ring, FDDI, and Ethernet technologies
– Supports future technologies, such as ATM
– A total bandwidth in excess of 3 gigabits per second
– Dynamic reconfiguration of network modules