Nortel Media Dependent Adapters 302403-G User manual

Part No. 302403-G
July 2001
4401 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, CA 95054
*302403-G*
Installing Media
Dependent Adapters
(MDAs)

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EMI Compliance
Meets requirements of:
FCC Part 15, Subparts A and B, Class A
EN55022: 1998/CISPR22:1997), Class A
General License VDE 0871, Class B
(AmtsblVfg No. 243/1991, Vfg 46/1992) VCCI Class A ITE
EN55024:1998/CISPR24:1997
Caution: Use of controls or adjustments, or performance
of procedures other than those specified herein may
result in hazardous radiation exposure.

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Product Safety
Meets requirements of:
CSA 22.2 No. 950-M95/UL1950, 3rd ed.
EN60950: 1992 /A1:1993 /A2:1993 /A3:1995 /A4:
199721CFR, Chapter I
EN60825-1:1994 /A11:1996
Caution: Only qualified technicians should install this
equipment.
Place all printed circuit boards on an antistatic mat until
you are ready to install them. If you do not have an
antistatic mat, wear a discharge leash to free yourself of
static before touching any of the printed circuit boards, or
free yourself of static by touching a grounded metal
object before handling a printed circuit board.
Warning: Fiber optic equipment can emit laser or
infrared light that can injure your eyes. Never look into
an optical fiber or connector port. Always assume that
fiber optic cables are connected to a light source.
Warning: Vorsicht: Glasfaserkomponenten können
Laserlicht bzw. Infrarotlicht abstrahlen, wodurch Ihre
Augen geschädigt werden können. Schauen Sie
niemals in einen Glasfaser-LWL oder ein Anschlußteil.
Gehen Sie stets davon aus, daß das Glasfaserkabel an
eine Lichtquelle angeschlossen ist.

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Warning: Avertissement: L’équipement àfibre
optique peut émettre des rayons laser ou infrarouges
qui risquent d’entraîner des lésions oculaires. Ne
jamais regarder dans le port d’un connecteur ou d’un
câble àfibre optique. Toujours supposer que les câbles
àfibre optique sont raccordés àune source lumineuse.
Warning: Advertencia: Los equipos de fibra óptica
pueden emitir radiaciones de láser o infrarrojas que
pueden dañar los ojos. No mire nunca en el interior de
una fibra óptica ni de un puerto de conexión. Suponga
siempre que los cables de fibra óptica están conectados
a una fuente luminosa.
Warning: Avvertenza: Le apparecchiature a fibre
ottiche emettono raggi laser o infrarossi che possono
risultare dannosi per gli occhi. Non guardare mai
direttamente le fibre ottiche o le porte di collegamento.
Tenere in considerazione il fatto che i cavi a fibre
ottiche sono collegati a una sorgente luminosa.

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Introduction
This guide describes and provides installation instructions for
Nortel Networks* media dependent adapters (MDAs). It contains
the following topics:
•“Supported interfaces and products,”next
•“MDA descriptions”on page 4
•“Installing an MDA”on page 24
•“Replacing an installed MDA”on page 27
•“Installing a GBIC in an MDA”on page 28
•“Removing an Installed GBIC from an MDA”on page 29
•“1000BASE-LX Multimode Applications”on page 30
Caution: MDAs are not hot-swappable. To avoid
damage to the switch or MDA, power down the switch or
unplug the switch module from the switch backplane
before installing or removing an MDA.

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Supported interfaces and products
Table 1 shows the interface types used with the MDAs described
in this guide.
MDA descriptions
This section describes the following MDAs:
•“10BASE-T/100BASE-TX MDAs”on page 5
•“100BASE-FX MDAs”on page 9
•“1000BASE-X MDAs”on page 16
Table 1 MDAs and interface types
MDA Interface Type See page
•400-4TXMDA
• 8100-4TX MDA
• BPS2000-4TX MDA
10BASE-T/100BASE-TX (UTP) 5
•400-2FXMDA
• 8100-2FX MDA
• BPS2000-2FX MDA
•400-4FXMDA
• 8100-4FX MDA
• BPS2000-4FX MDA
100BASE-FX (Fiber) 9
• 450-1SR MDA
• 450-1SX MDA 1000BASE-SX
(Shortwave gigabit fiber) 16
•450-1LRMDA
•450-1LXMDA 1000BASE-LX
(Longwave gigabit fiber) 19
• 450-1GBIC MDA Gigabit Interface Converter (GBIC) 22

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•“GBIC MDA”on page 22
10BASE-T/100BASE-TX MDAs
The 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX MDAs use four RJ-45 (8-pin
modular) connectors, configured as media dependent interface-
crossover (MDI-X) connectors. These ports connect over straight
cables to the network interface controller (NIC) card in a node or
server, similar to a conventional Ethernet repeater hub.
If you connect to another Ethernet hub or Ethernet switch, you
need a crossover cable unless an MDI connection exists on the
associated port of the attached device.
The following are the 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX MDAs.
•400-4TX MDA, page 6
•8100-4TX MDA, page 6
•BPS2000-4TX MDA, page 8
For a complete list of MDAs, see Table 1 on page 4. For
installation instructions, see “Installing an MDA”on page 24.
Figure 1 shows the front panels of the 400-4TX MDA and the
8100-4TX MDA.

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Figure 1 400-4TX and 8100-4TX MDA front panels
The 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX MDA ports can operate at either
10 Mb/s or 100 Mb/s. The port speed is determined through
autonegotiation with its connecting device.
BS45042B
400-4TX MDA
Activity
100
10
F Dx
1
45 3
2
400-4TX MDA
8100-4TX MDA
Activity
100
10
F Dx
1
45 3
2
8100-4TX MDA

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Table 2 describes the 400-4TX and 8100-4TX MDA front-panel.
Table 2 400-4TX and 8100-4TX MDA front panel
Item Label Description
1 100 100BASE-TX port status LEDs (green):
On: The corresponding port is set to operate at
100 Mb/s.
Off: The link connection is bad or there is no
connection to this port.
Blinking: The corresponding port is management
disabled.
2 10 10BASE-T port status LEDs (green):
On: The corresponding port is set to operate at
10 Mb/s.
Off: The link connection is bad or there is no
connection to this port.
Blinking: The corresponding port is management
disabled.
3 F Dx Full-duplex port status LEDs (green):
On:Thecorrespondingportisin full-duplexmode.
Off: The corresponding port is in half-duplex
mode.
4 Activity Port activity LEDs (green):
Blinking:Indicates thenetworkactivitylevelforthe
correspondingport.Ahighlevelof network activity
can cause LEDs to appear to be on continuously.
5 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX RJ-45 (8-pin modular) port
connectors.

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Figure 2 shows the front panel of the BPS2000-4TX MDA.
Figure 2 BPS2000-4TX MDA front panel
Table 3 describes the BPS2000-4TX MDA front-panel
components.
Table 3 BPS2000-4TX MDA description
Item Label Description
1 10/100 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX port status LEDs:
On (green): The corresponding port is set to
operate at 100 Mb/s.
On (yellow): The corresponding port is set to
operate at 10 Mb/s.
Off: The link connection is bad or there is no
connection to this port.
2 Activity Port activity LEDs (green):
Blinking (green): Indicates the network activity
level for the corresponding port. A high level of
networkactivitycancauseLEDstoappearto be
on continuously.
BPS2000-4TX MDA
9792EA
3
1
2

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100BASE-FX MDAs
The 100BASE-FX MDAs conform to the IEEE 802.3u
100BASE-FX standard and can attach fiber-based 100 Mb/s
connections to Fast Ethernet devices. The 100BASE-FX MDAs
do not support single-mode fiber cable. The following are the
100BASE-FX MDAs.
•400-2FX MDA (dual-port), page 10
•400-4FX MDA (quad-port), page 13
•8100-2FX MDA (dual-port), page 10
•8100-4FX MDA (quad-port), page 13
•BPS2000-2FX MDA (dual-port), page 12
•BPS2000-4FX MDA (quad-port), page 15
For a complete list of MDAs, see Table 1 on page 4. For
installation instructions, see “Installing an MDA”on page 24.
Dual-port 100BASE-FX MDAs
The dual-port 100BASE-FX MDAs use two longwave 1300 nm
SC connectors to attach devices over 62.5/125 micron multimode
fiber optic cable.
Off: No traffic to this port.
3 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX RJ-45
(8-pin modular) port connectors.
Table 3 BPS2000-4TX MDA description (continued)
Item Label Description

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Figure 3 shows the front panels of the 400-2FX MDA and the
8100-2FX MDA.
Figure 3 400-2FX and 8100-2FX MDA front panels
BS45071A
RXTX
100BASE-FX
RXTX
100BASE-FX
Activity
Link
F Dx
8100-2FX MDA
3
4
21
8100-2FX MDA
RXTX
100BASE-FX
RXTX
100BASE-FX
Activity
Link
F Dx
400-2FX MDA
3
4
21
400-2FX MDA

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Table 4 describes the dual-port 400-2FX MDA and the 8100-
2FX MDA front-panel components.
Figure 4 shows the front panel of the dual-port BPS2000-2FX
MDA.
Table 4 400-2FX MDA and 8100-2FX MDA description
Item Label Description
1 Link Communications link LEDs (green):
On: Valid communications link.
Off: Invalid communications link or no
connection to this port.
Blinking: The corresponding port is
management disabled.
2 F Dx Full-duplex port status LEDs (green):
On: The corresponding port is in full-duplex
mode.
Off: The corresponding port is in half-duplex
mode.
3 Activity Port activity LEDs (green):
Blinking: Indicates the network activity level for
the corresponding port. A high level of network
activity can cause LEDs to appear to be on
continuously.
4 100BASE-FX port connectors:
Models 400-2FX and 8100-2FX use SC connectors.

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Figure 4 BPS2000-2FX MDA front panel
Table 5 describes the dual-port BPS2000-2FX MDA front-panel
components.
Table 5 BPS2000-2FX MDA description
Item Label Description
1 Link Link status LEDs (green):
On (green): Valid 100 Mb/s communications
link.
Off: No link activity.
2 Activity Port activity LEDs (green):
On: Indicates the network activity level for the
corresponding port. A high level of network
activity can cause LEDs to appear to be on
continuously.
Off: No activity.
3 100BASE-FX port connectors:
The BPS2000-2FX MDA uses SC connectors.
BPS2000-2FX MDA
BPS20001A
3
1
2
BPS2000-2FX MDA

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Quad-port 100BASE-FX MDAs
The quad-port 100BASE-FX MDAs use four longwave 1300 nm
MT-RJ connectors to attach devices over 62.5/125 micron
multimode fiber optic cable.
Figure 5 shows the front panels of the 400-4FX MDA and the
8100-4FX MDA.
Figure 5 400-4FX and 8100-4FX MDA front panels
BS45072A
Activity
Link
F Dx
400-4FX MDA
3
4
2
1
400-4FX MDA
Activity
Link
F Dx
8100-4FX MDA
3
4
2
1
8100-4FX MDA

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Table 6 describes the 400-4FX MDA and the 8100-4FX MDA
front-panel components.
Figure 6 shows the front panel of the BPS2000-4FX MDA.
Table 6 400-4FX MDA / 8100-4FX MDA description
Item Label Description
1 Link Communications link LEDs (green):
On: Valid communications link.
Off: Invalid communications link or no connection
to this port.
Blinking: The corresponding port is management
disabled.
2 F Dx Full-duplex port status LEDs (green):
On:Thecorrespondingportis in full-duplexmode.
Off: The corresponding port is in half-duplex
mode.
3 Activity Port activity LEDs (green):
Blinking:Indicates thenetworkactivitylevelforthe
correspondingport.Ahighlevelof network activity
can cause LEDs to appear to be on continuously.
4 100BASE-FX port connectors:
Models 400-4FX and 8100-4FX use MT-RJ connectors.

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Figure 6 BPS2000-4FX MDA front panel
Table 7 describes the BPS2000-4FX MDA front-panel
components.
Table 7 BPS2000-4FX MDA description
Item Label Description
1 Link Link status LEDs (green):
On (green): Valid 100 Mb/s communications link.
Off: No link activity.
2 Activity Port activity LEDs (green):
On: Indicates the network activity level for
the corresponding port. A high level of
network activity can cause LEDs to appear
to be on continuously.
Off: No activity.
3 100BASE-FX port connectors:
The BPS2000-4FX MDA uses MT-RJ connectors.
BPS20002A
BPS2000-4FX MDA
BPS2000-4FX MDA
3
1
2

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1000BASE-X MDAs
The following are the 1000BASE-FX MDAs.
For a complete list of MDAs, see Table 1 on page 4. For
installation instructions, see “Installing an MDA”on page 24.
Shortwave Gigabit MDAs
The following 1000BASE-SX MDAs conform to the IEEE
802.3z 1000BASE-SX standard and use shortwave 850 nm fiber
optic connectors to connect devicesover multimode (550 m/1805
ft.) fiber optic cable.
•450-1SR MDA -- single MAC MDA with a separate
redundant Phy (backup Phy port). Only one Phy port can be
active at any time. If the active Phy port fails, the redundant
Phy port automatically becomes the active port.
•450-1SX MDA -- single PHY MDA.
Figure 7 shows the 450-1SR MDA and the 450-1SX MDA front
panels.
Table 8 1000BASE-FX MDAs
Shortwave gigabit •450-1SR MDA, page 17
•450-1SX MDA, page 17
Longwave gigabit •450-1LR MDA, page 20
•450-1LX MDA, page 20

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Figure 7 450-1SR and 450-1SX MDA front panels
1000BASE-SX
TX RX
Phy
Link
Activity
450-1SX MDA
TXRX
1000BASE-SX
RX
1000BASE-SX
TX
Activity
Link
Phy Select
450-1SR MDA
3
BS45044A
4
3
4
450-1SR MDA
(1-port redundant)
450-1SX MDA
(single port)
21
21

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Table 9 describes the 450-1SR MDA and the 450-1SX MDA
front panel components.
Table 9 450-1SR / 450-1SX MDA description
Item Label Description
1 Link Communication link LEDs (green):
On: Valid communications link.
Off: The communications link connection is
bad or there is no connection to this port.
Blinking: The corresponding port is
management disabled.
2Phy
(or)
Phy Select
Phy status LEDs (green):
On: The corresponding Phy port is active.
Off: The corresponding Phyport isin backup
mode or there is no connection to this port.
3 Activity Port activity LEDs (green):
Blinking: Indicates network activity level for
the corresponding port. A high level of
networkactivitycancauseLEDstoappearto
be on continuously.
4 1000BASE-X SC port connectors.