Operator`s manual
Table Of Contents
- RS 8000/8600 Getting Started Guide
- Notices
- Table of Contents
- 1 About This Guide
- 2 Introduction
- 3 Hardware Installation
- 3.1 Safety Considerations
- 3.2 Hardware Specifications
- 3.3 Installing the Hardware
- 3.3.1 Verifying Your Shipment
- 3.3.2 Installing the Chassis
- 3.3.3 Installing an AC Power Supply
- 3.3.4 Installing a DC Power Supply
- 3.3.5 Installing the Control Module
- 3.3.6 Installing the Switching Fabric Module (RS8600 only)
- 3.3.7 Installing Line Cards
- 3.3.8 Installing GBIC Modules into Line Cards
- 3.3.9 Installing ATM Physical Media Cards (PHYs)
- 3.3.10 Multi-rate WAN Line Card and WICs
- 3.3.11 SRP Line Cards and Bridge Mate Module
- 3.3.12 Installing SFP Transceivers
- 3.3.13 Attaching the Network Cables to Line Cards
- 4 Initial Configuration
- 4.1 Powering on the RS8000/8600
- 4.2 Starting the Command Line Interface
- 4.3 Configuration Changes and Saving the Configuration File
- 4.4 Setting the Basic System Information
- 4.5 Setting Up Passwords
- 4.6 Setting Up SNMP
- 4.7 Setting the DNS Domain Name and Address
- 4.8 Setting the SYSLOG Parameters
- 4.9 Using Redundant Control Modules
- 5 Managing Software
- Appendix A Troubleshooting
- Appendix B International SaFety Information
- Index

Riverstone Networks RS 8000/8600 Switch Router Getting Started Guide 2-57
Introduction Hardware Overview
Figure 2-42 Channelized T3 Line Card
The following table lists the specifications for the Channelized T3 line card.
The channelized T3 line card uses the following LEDs:
Table 2-57 Connector specifications for channelized T3 line card
Port type Specification
channelized T3
•
75-ohm coaxial BNC connectors
•
ANSI T1.102, T1.107, and T1.404a compliant
Table 2-58 LED description for channelized T3 line card
LED Description
Online When lit, this green LED indicates that the line card is online and is
ready to receive, process, and send packets if configured to do so.
Offline When lit, this amber LED indicates that the line card is offline (powered
off) and is ready for hot swap.
The Offline LED also is lit briefly during a reboot or reset of the RS and
goes out as soon as the Control Module discovers and properly
initializes the line card.
Per-port
Loopback/Ala
rm
Amber (solid) – the Remote Alarm Indicator (RAI), commonly called
the Yellow Alarm signal. It indicates that the failure is at the remote end.
Amber (intermittent) – AIS received.
Red - indicates that there is a loopback.
Per-port TX Green – indicates that the port’s transceiver is transmitting data.
Off – indicates a loss of signal or service disruption.
CHANNELIZED T3G8M-CT3BB-02
Hot
Offline
Online
Swap
DS3 Rx
Rx
Link/
Alarm
2
DS3 Tx
Tx
LPBK/
Alarm
DS3 Rx
Rx
Link/
Alarm
1
DS3 Tx
Tx
LPBK/
Alarm