Cabletron Systems Expansion module 9H532-17 - Manual (Page 11)

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Chapter 1
Introduction
The 9H531-17 and 9H532-17, shown in Figure 1-1, are SmartSwitch ® Modules for
the SmartSwitch 9000.
The 9H531-17 and 9H532-17 are seventeen port switch modules, with sixteen
10BASE-T/100BASE-TX or 100BASE-FX ports and one VHSIM (Very High Speed
Interface Module), on the front panel. The VHSIM port accepts either HSIM or
VHSIM, multi-technology interface modules. This provides support for Gigabit
Ethernet, ATM, Fast Ethernet, FDDI and WAN.
This module connects to the SmartSwitch 9000 INB-A and -B backplane
interfaces.
Features
Connectivity
The 9H531-17 and 9H532-17 modules have one interface to each INB backplane
and seventeen front panel interfaces.
The 9H531-17 has:
• 16 MT-RJ 100 Mbps multimode fiber Ethernet ports
• 1 Very High Speed Interface Module (VHSIM)
The 9H532-18 has:
• 16 RJ45 10/100 Mbps Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) Ethernet ports
• 1 Very High Speed Interface Module (VHSIM)