FRM220 Chassis Quick Installation Guide
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FRM220-CH20 Twenty Slot 19" 2RU Managed Chassis
Introduction
Thank you for choosing the
FRM220
Platform Fiber Media Converter Rack. If you would like to skip
right to the installation of the Converter Chassis, proceed to Chapters 2.
This manual is used to explain the hardware installation procedures for the
FRM220
, and present
its capabilities and specifications. This manual is divided into 2 Sections, the Introduction and Installation,
plus the Appendix. The Appendix includes further information on options for placing the device in service.
Installers should carefully read the Chapter 2, Installation and the Cabling Specification Appendix.
The companion document, the
FRM220 NMC Configuration Manual
, is available in electronic format
only. The divisions in that manual are intended for use by personnel to answer questions in general
areas. Planners and potential purchasers may read the Introduction to determine the suitability of the
product to its intended use; Operating Personnel would use the Operations and Web Based
Management Chapters and Appendices to become familiar with the line cards and settings. Network
Administrators should read the chapters on Operation, Web Based Management and Trouble Shooting
to become familiar with the diagnostic capabilities, network settings and management strategies for the
SNMP managed chassis.
Functional Description
The
FRM220-CH20
is a 2U high 19" Rack, 20 slot modular media converter center. The
FRM220
provides an economic solution for high density Fiber Converter installations in enterprises or central
offices. All critical components, Power, fans, management module and interface cards are hot
swappable allowing online field replacement. An additional feature allows the
FRM220
to detect the
working or failing status either of power module or any fan assembly in the unit and activate relays that
can be used to control external alarm devices.
There are 19 slots available for installation of FRM220 Converter Cards in the
FRM220
compact
rack. An SNMP Card is installed in the far-left hand, or first slot, for local and remote management
purposes. Each
FRM
Card is an independent fiber to copper converter. When linked to a compatible
FRM stand-alone or "I" series FMC (Fiber Media Converter) stand-alone converter, complete in-band
management is supported. All settings of the line card and remote connected stand-alone device may
be managed through any of the available management interfaces. A variety of cards are or will be
available that support multi-mode or single-mode fiber types and connections to SC, ST, FC or even the
latest bi-directional single fiber WDM (Wave Division Multiplexing) in ranges from 2Km to 120Km.
Converter cards will include Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Serial (RS-485, RS-232 and RS-422), ITU-
T G.703 E1 and T1, Synchronous and Asynchronous Datacom (V.35, RS-530, X.21, RS-449, and RS-
232), 155.52M STM-1 repeater, FXO/FXS over fiber and more as the product matures.
The
FRM220
optionally incorporates redundant power modules. The supply, depending on the
model, derives its power from either an AC power source (100 ~ 240VAC) and/or DC power source (36-
60VDC). When two modules are installed, they provide for power redundancy and are hot swappable
even during the FRM220 Line Cards' transmissions. The
FRM220
provides all copper interface
connections on the face of each FRM220 Line Card. The fiber interface connectors are also located on
the individual FRM220 Line Card's face, along with status indicator LEDs. The status LED indicators
provide for quick indications of both copper and fiber link statuses and fault detection.
Chassis Front Description
The front of the
FRM220
contains the line card slots. They are numbered 1 through 20, from left to
right as viewed from the front. The typical configuration is with one NMC (
Network Management
Controller
) card in slot number 1 and in-band manageable line cards in any other slot numbered 2
through 20.
Figure. Chassis Front View
FRM220 Series In-Band Managed
Media Converter Cards
NMC
Console Port (DB9F RS-232 Async)
115,200, 8, N, 1-DCE
10/100Base-TX Ethernet