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INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the SmartSwitch 6500 Setup and Installation Manual. The SmartSwitch 6500 is a high-performance ATM
switch that supports 10 Gbps non-blocking capacity, massive buffering capabilities, superior traffic management and
shaping, a wide variety of port interfaces, and redundancy for fault tolerance in backbone environments.
The SmartSwitch 6500 fits into the SmartSwitch 6C110 chassis, and is based on a multi-module architecture consisting
of the following three main modules
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Cell Storage module (CSM), contains the cell memory (512k cells)
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Translation and Scheduling module (TSM), supports the physical ports and hardware for traffic
management and shaping
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CPU module (daughter card on TSM), contains the hardware for running the SmartSwitch 6500
system software
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Input/Output modules (IOM), provides the physical ATM ports (daughter cards on TSM)
Collectively, by communicating with each other over the chassis’ high-speed backplane, these modules make up the
SmartSwitch 6500, an integrated, high performance, ATM backbone switch. Furthermore, SmartSwitch 6500 modules
can coexist within the SmartSwitch 6C110 chassis with other Cabletron networking devices. For example, the slots of
the 6C110 chassis can be populated by a mix of SmartSwitch 6500 modules and SmartSwitch 6000 Ethernet switches.
Both the CSM and TSM are hot swappable. This means that you can install and remove TSMs and CSMs from the
6C110 chassis without turning of chassis power. However, removing either the active CSM or TSM/CPU does not
trigger automatic switch-over to the redundant modules. For switch-over to occur the SmartSwitch 6500 must be
rebooted.
This manual provides instructions for installing and setting up the SmartSwitch 6500 ATM switch modules.
This manual provides information about
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Unpacking and inspecting your switch modules and chassis
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Installing your 6C110 chassis
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Installing the switch module into the SmartSwitch 6C110 chassis
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Configuring your switch to be functional on your network
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Using the command line console
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Using the SmartSwitch ATM Administrator graphical network management software
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Obtaining customer support
This manual also provides detailed mechanical, electrical, and performance specifications for the SmartSwitch 6500
ATM switch.
Note
Before continuing, read the following section. It’s provided to quickly give you a
better, more detailed understanding of the function and operation of each of the
SmartSwitch 6500’s modules.
Summary of Contents for SmartSwitch 6500
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