Transition Networks FBRM1XXX-1XX User manual

FBRM1xxx-1xx & BFFG1xxx-1xx
Remotely Managed Bridging
Media Converters
Manual
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Table of contents
Section I: ..................................................................................................................................................................1
Product Description ................................................................................................................................................1
General description.......................................................................................................................................2
Product features supported ...........................................................................................................................3
Management methods...................................................................................................................................4
Hardware description....................................................................................................................................5
FBRM/BFFG13xx-1xx fiber-to-fiber gigabit models ...................................................................................9
Section II: ...............................................................................................................................................................11
Hardware Installation ...........................................................................................................................................11
Installing CFBRM/CBFFG cards into point system chassis ......................................................................12
Installing SFBRM/SBFFG standalone models ............................................................................................13
Installing fiber and copper cables ..............................................................................................................14
Connecting power (standalone models) ...................................................................................................15
Section III: ..............................................................................................................................................................17
USB Driver Installation & COM Port Setup........................................................................................................17
Installing USB driver....................................................................................................................................18
Configuring COM port................................................................................................................................22
Sections lV: ............................................................................................................................................................25
Initial Device Setup...............................................................................................................................................25
Accessing USB CLI ......................................................................................................................................26
Initial device setup via USB CLI.................................................................................................................27
Initial device setup via telnet (directly to device) ....................................................................................30
Initial device setup via chassis agent MMU web-based ..........................................................................33
Initial device setup IP web-based (directly to device).............................................................................36
Sections V: .............................................................................................................................................................39
Device Management.............................................................................................................................................39
SNMP IP-based management.....................................................................................................................40
Device management via chassis agent (MMU) web-based.....................................................................43
Device management via IP web-base (directly to device)......................................................................46
Section VI:..............................................................................................................................................................49
Software Features ..................................................................................................................................................49
Software feature descriptions .....................................................................................................................50
Software security feature descriptions .......................................................................................................59
Section VIl:.............................................................................................................................................................61
Operations .............................................................................................................................................................61
Status LEDs...................................................................................................................................................62
OAM device management configuration options ....................................................................................64
Firmware upgrades......................................................................................................................................65
Section Vlll: ...........................................................................................................................................................71
Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................................................................71
Troubleshooting problem and corrective action table.............................................................................72
Section lX:..............................................................................................................................................................77
Copper Cable & Fiber Optic Specifications .......................................................................................................77
Copper cables ..............................................................................................................................................78
Fiber optic cable and connector specifications........................................................................................79
Section X:...............................................................................................................................................................89
Contact Us, Warranty, & Conformity Information.............................................................................................89
Contact us.....................................................................................................................................................90
Conformity declaration ...............................................................................................................................91
Warranty.......................................................................................................................................................93
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Compliance information.............................................................................................................................95
Appendix A:...........................................................................................................................................................97
FBRM/BFFG Part Numbers...................................................................................................................................97
FBRM copper-to-fiber part numbers..........................................................................................................97
FBRM fiber-to-fiber part numbers ............................................................................................................100
BFFG fiber-to-fiber part numbers .............................................................................................................103
Appendix B:.........................................................................................................................................................107
FBRM/BFFG Technical Specification ................................................................................................................107
Specifications, notices, and warnings......................................................................................................107
Appendix C:.........................................................................................................................................................109
Device Commands & Definitions......................................................................................................................109
Appendix D: ........................................................................................................................................................115
IP-Based and Chassis Management Parameters...............................................................................................115
Appendix E: .........................................................................................................................................................127
Request for Comment (RFC) Compliance.........................................................................................................127
Index.....................................................................................................................................................................129
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Section I:
Product Description
In this section These are the topics:
Topic See Page
General description 2
Product features supported 3
Management methods 4
Hardware Description 5
FBRM/BFFG1xxx-1xx fiber-to-fiber gigabit models 9
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General description
Design and
configuration The FBRM and BFFG devices are designed as a standalone model and a slide-in
card for the Point System chassis. These devices can be managed through SNMP via
the Focal Point software (free), Web-based management, Local SNMP, and USB
interfaces.
The CFBRM and CBFFG (chassis devices), and SFBRM and SBFFG (standalone
devices) are designed to manage devices remotely through the copper and fiber ports.
The FBRM or BFFG devices installed on a network should be configured one as the
local peer and the other as a remote peer for management.
Remote management is accomplished using OAM (Operation Administration and
Management) per the IEEE 802.3ah, 2004 standard. Standalone devices can also be
managed via IP (Web-based) or Telnet.
What is OAM? These devices implement the IEEE 802.3ah standard or OAM in the Ethernet first
mile. OAM is a group of network management functions that provide network fault
indications, performance information, data, and diagnosis. These devices implement
remote management via Organization Specific OAM as per the IEEE 802.3ah
standard.
In-band
management These devices implement complete Real-Time Multi-Threaded Operating System
(RTOS) with a TCP/IP stack for in-band management.
USB interface The USB (Universal Serial Bus) type “B” serial port is used mainly to configure
device-basic setup before installation and operation on a network.
Point System
mgmt interface Implements the current Point System management I2C interface. This allows
managing the device via SNMP, using the existing Point System method.
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Product features supported
Supported
features The following is a list of the major FBRM and BFFG device supported features:
•Remote Management via OAM (IEEE 802.3ah) and IP-based management
•AutoCross
•Transparent Link pass-through with automatic link restoration
•Far end fault detection on fiber ports
•OAM 802.3ah
•Auto-Negotiation (enable/disable)
•Force 10 Mbs or 100 Mbs speed (non-gigabit models only)
•Force half or full duplex
•Pause capability
•Automatic firmware upgrade via OAM
•Forwards all IEEE multicast frames including STP/LACP/LAMP
•Enable/disable USB port access
•Enable/disable SNMP queries
•Enable/disable system-level IP management or on a per port basis
•802.1q VLAN (virtual local area network)
•Management VLAN for all management frames
•802.1x port-based network access control
•Radius authentication for management
•Remote and local firmware upgrades via TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) or
Xmodem
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Management methods
Management The FBRM and BFFG devices support the following management methods:
•USB CLI (Command Line Interface)
•Telnet
•MMU (Management Module Unit) chassis web-based
•IP-based (web-based directly to the device)
USB USB management requires a direct connection to the device via a computer. This
method is use to initially set up the device or troubleshoot devices in the field.
Telnet Telnet management requires that the device be connected to a network. Then from
the CPU command line type Telnet and the device IP as shown as follows:
Telnet nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn (represents device IP address).
MMU The MMU (management module unit) is the heart of the Point System chassis’
management capability. It has the ability to monitor and manage all its installed
modules. The MMU communicates through the CLI presented at the serial port, or
through SNMP, Telnet CLI, and Web interface available via the Ethernet port.
IP-based (web-
based) The switch provides complete management through IP via an SNMP interface, web-
browser, or Telnet. The device provides an embedded web server for web-based
management. It also offers advanced management features and enables device
management from anywhere on the network through a standard browser, such as
Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape.
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Hardware description
Front panel
CFBRM The front panel of the CFBRM10xx-1xx devices has the following ports and LEDs:
Ports Front Panel LEDs
•Power (one)
One RJ-45 auto-sensing of 10Base or 10/100Base-TX UTP
connections •RJ-45 port (two)
One 100Base-FX/LX/BX fiber either SC or ST connectors •LACT (one)
•DPX (one)
One USB •USB (one)
See Figure 1.
Figure 1: Chassis CFBRM10xx-1xx Converter Front Panel
Note: The LEDs are the same on the standalone models.
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Front panel
CFBRM Gbit The front panel of the CFBRM13xx-1xx converters has the following ports and
LEDs:
Ports Front Panel LEDs
•Power (one)
Two 1000Base-FX/LX/BX fiber either SC or ST connectors •Fiber-Port Link (two)
One USB •USB (one)
See Figure 2.
Figure 2: Chassis CFBRM/CBFFG13xx-1xx Converter Front Panel
Note: The LEDs are the same on the standalone models.
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Front panel
CBFFG Gbit The front panel of the CBFFG13xx-1xx converters has the following ports and
LEDs:
Ports Front Panel LEDs
•Power (one)
Two 1000Base-FX/LX/BX fiber either SC or ST connectors •Fiber-Port Link (two)
•Duplex (one)
One USB •USB (one)
See Figure 3.
Figure 3: Chassis CBFFG13xx-1xx Converter Front Panel
Note: The LEDs are the same on the standalone models.
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Rear panel
(standalone) On the standalone SFBRM and SBFFG converters only, the rear panel consists of a
power-barrel connector for connecting power via a power adaptor. See Figure 4.
Figure 4: SFBRM/BFFG 1xxx-1xx Converter Real Panel (Standalone Only)
Note: The Point System chassis powers the CFBRM and CBFFG chassis cards.
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FBRM/BFFG13xx-1xx fiber-to-fiber gigabit models
Gigabit (Gbit)
models The FBRM100Base-Fx-to-1000Base-X and the BFFG 1000Base-X-to-1000Base-X
are the Gbit versions of the FBRM series 802.3ah managed converter. The BFFG
models link Gbit fiber connections; the FBRM models convert 100Base-Fx 100
Mbit/s to Gbit. These converters function generally in the same manner as copper-to-
fiber FBRMs—the difference is in the way the ports are configured. See Tables 1
and 2.
Table 1: FBRM13xx-1xx 100Base-FX-to-1000Base-X Converter
Port Configuration
Port 1: 100Base-FX •Default setting: 100Mbs and full duplex.
•FEFI (Far-end fault indication) is configurable.
Port 2: 1000Base-X Default:
•Auto-Negotiation enabled.
•OAM enabled and in Active mode if chassis card (passive if
standalone).
Table 2: BFFG13xx-1xx 1000Base-X-to-1000Base-X Converter
Port Configuration
Port 1: 1000Base-X Default: Auto-Negotiation enabled.
Port 2: 1000Base-X Default:
•Auto-Negotiation enabled.
•OAM is enabled and in Active mode if chassis card
(passive if standalone).
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Connectivity The different versions of the FBRM and BFFG can be connected and set up to
completely manage a remote peer. In a mixed setup with other FBRMs or BFFGs
converters, consider the connectivity scenarios in Figure 5, and the explanation that
follows:
Figure 5: Connectivity Scenarios
Connection
scenario
explanation
In Figure 5, P2 of the active local peer in both scenarios is “OAM enabled” and
“Active” by default. To manage the remote passive peer via OAM, configure P1 of
the active local peer as follows:
•Enable OAM
•Select Active mode
If the connection to the passive remote peer is made thru P2 of the active local peer,
OAM occurs without human intervention.
Note: Automatic firmware upgrades will not occur with different types of FBRM
or BFFG converter configurations.
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Section II:
Hardware Installation
Introduction This section describes how to install the CFBRM and CBFFG converters into a Point
System chassis with a remotely managed SFBRM or GFBRM standalone converter.
Also, describes how to install two SFBRM converters or two SBFFG standalone
converters on a network, one as a local device and the other as a remotely managed
device.
Caution When handling chassis cards observe electrostatic discharge precautions.
This requires proper grounding; i.e., wear a wrist strap.
In this section These are the topics:
Topic See Page
Installing CFBRM/CBFFG cards into a point system chassis 12
Installing SFBRM/SBFFG standalone models 13
Installing copper and fiber cables 14
Connecting power (standalone models) 15
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Installing CFBRM/CBFFG cards into point system chassis
Caution CAUTION: Wear a grounding strap and observe electrostatic discharge
precautions when installing the CFBRM/CBFFG converter into the Point
System chassis. Failure to observe this caution could result in damage to
the media converter.
Chassis card
installation To install the slide-in module into the Point System chassis, do the following:
Step Action
1. Locate an empty slot in the Point System chassis.
2. Grasp the edges of the card by its front panel.
3. Align the module with the slot guides and carefully insert the card into the
slot.
4. Firmly seat the card against the chassis back panel.
5. Push IN and ROTATE clockwise the panel-fastener screw to secure the
card. See Figure 6.
Figure 6: CFBRM/CBFFG Media Converter Chassis Installation
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Installing SFBRM/SBFFG standalone models
Standalone
installation Figure 7 shows a typical installation involving two (2) SFBRM/SBFFG standalone
media converters on a network.
Figure 7: Installation with Two SFBRM/SBFFG Standalone Media Converters
Note: With the local active standalone device connected to a remote standalone
passive device and with “Mode Control” set to “Auto,” the local (active)
device will manage the remote (passive) device. This relationship is
established automatically.
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Installing fiber and copper cables
Fiber cable To install the fiber cable, do the following:
Step Action
1. Locate a 100Base-FX/SXLX compliant fiber cable with male, two-
stranded connectors installed at both ends. See Figure 8.
2. Connect the fiber cables to the FBRM or BFFG media converters as
shown in Figure 8.
Figure 8: Fiber Cable Installation
Copper cable To install the copper cable, do the following:
Step Action
1. Locate or build a 10/100Base-T compliant copper cable with male, RJ-
45 connectors installed at both ends.
2. Connect the RJ-45 connector at one end of the cable to the media
converter’s 10/100Base-T RJ-45 port.
3. Connect the RJ-45 connector at the other end of the cable to the 10/100
Base-T RJ-45 port on the other device (switch, workstation, etc.). See
Figure 9.
Figure 9: Copper Cable Installation
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