Catalyst 2900 Series XL ATM Modules Install and Configure Guide
Overview

Table Of Contents

Overview

Key Features

Physical Description

ATM 155 MM Fiber Module

LED Description

SC Connector and Fiber-Optic Cabling Requirements

ATM 155 SM Fiber Modules

LED Description

SC Connector Description and Fiber-Optic Cabling Requirements

ATM 155 UTP Module

LED Description

RJ-45 Connector and Category 5 UTP Cabling Requirements


Overview


This chapter describes the Catalyst 2900 series XL ATM module, its key features, and its installation and configuration requirements.


Note   Throughout this manual, the Catalyst 2900 series XL ATM module is referred to as the ATM module. The Catalyst 2900 series XL switch is referred to as the Catalyst 2900 series switch.


The Catalyst 2900 series switches support four types of ATM modules.

ATM 155 multimode (MM) Fiber module

ATM 155 single-mode (SM) medium-reach (MR) Fiber module

ATM 155 single-mode (SM) long-reach (LR) Fiber module

ATM 155 unshielded twisted-pair (UTP)

Each module provides a physical-layer interface between the ATM module and an ATM switch. You can use the ATM module to connect workstations, hubs, and other switches to the following ATM devices:

ATM switch, such as the LightStream 1010

Multilayer LAN switch (such as the Catalyst 5000) with an installed ATM module

Router with an ATM interface, such as the Cisco 7000

shows a typical ATM-to-LAN topology. Two Catalyst 2900 series switches are connected to other ATM-supported devices through the ATM modules. The link between the LightStream 1010 ATM switch and the other devices provides 155 Mbps of bandwidth over a 2-kilometer MM fiber-optic cable, 15-kilometer medium-reach SM fiber-optic cable, 40-kilometer long-reach SM fiber-optic cable, or 100-meter UTP cable.

Figure 1-1 ATM-to-LAN Topology

Key Features

Each ATM module includes the following features:

Management through an SNMP management station, the Cisco IOS command-line interface (CLI), or the web-based Cisco Visual Switch Manager (CVSM)

Full-duplex operation

155.52-Mbps data-transfer rate

Store-and-forward packet relay

LAN emulation client (LEC) for emulated LANs (ELANs)

ATM Adaptation Layer 5 (AAL5) for LAN emulation (LANE) data transfer

Multiple ELANs support for LANE (Catalyst 2900 series Cisco IOS Release 11.2(8)SA5 or later or with IOS Release 12.0 or later)

Multiple virtual LAN (VLAN) mappings for Request For Comments (RFC) 1483 (Catalyst 2900 series IOS Release 11.2(8)SA5 or later or with IOS Release 12.0 or later)

User-Network Interface (UNI) versions 3.0 and 3.1 for switched virtual connections (SVCs) and permanent virtual connections (PVCs)

Support for Catalyst 2900 series IOS Release 11.2(8)SA5 or later

Supports up to 64 VLANs or ELANs


Each ATM module supports the following ATM management features:

Integrated Local Management Interface (ILMI) for ATM UNI versions 3.0 and 3.1 Management Information Bases (MIBs)

Operation, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) cell implementation


Each ATM module complies with the following standards:

LANE 1.0 for LANE client only

Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) and Synchronous Transport Signal level 3, concatenated (STS-3c) physical layer

Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) STM-1

Physical Description

This section describes the physical characteristics of the ATM modules. LED descriptions and connector and cable requirements for all models are included.

ATM 155 MM Fiber Module

The ATM 155 MM Fiber module (shown in ) is a multimode ATM module that has one LED and one SC fiber-optic connector.

Figure 1-2 ATM 155 MM Fiber Module

LED Description

The indicator on the front panel of the MM Fiber module illuminates in two-colors to indicate the operating status of the module. The LED is described in .

Table 1-1 ATM 155 MM Fiber Module LED Description

Color
Operating Status

Green

The module port is connected to an operational ATM switch at the remote end; it is steady when there is no activity.

Flashing green

The module is transmitting or receiving data. The LED flashes rapidly when the traffic level is high.

Amber

The module is disabled because it did one of the following:

Responded to an administrative action

Encountered a secure address violation

Failed the power-on self-test (POST)

Off

The module is not connected to the ATM network of the Catalyst 2900 series switches or another ATM device.


SC Connector and Fiber-Optic Cabling Requirements

The ATM 155 MM Fiber module requires an SC connector and fiber-optic cable as shown in . The maximum distance for multimode fiber-optic network connections is 2 kilometers.

Figure 1-3 SC Connector and Fiber-Optic Cable

The module transmits data through the transmit (Tx) fiber-optic port and receives data from the receive (Rx) fiber-optic port. The fiber-optic port transmits on a 1300-nanometer wavelength.

ATM 155 SM Fiber Modules

The ATM 155 SM Fiber modules (shown in and ) consist of two single-mode ATM modules: a medium-reach version (SM-MR) and a long-reach version (SM-LR). Like the ATM 155 MM Fiber module, the ATM 155 SM Fiber modules have one LED and one SC fiber-optic connector.

Figure 1-4 ATM 155 SM-MR Fiber Module

Figure 1-5 ATM 155 SM-LR Fiber Module

LED Description

The indicator on the front panels of the SM-MR and SM-LR Fiber modules illuminates in two-colors to indicate the operating status of the modules. The LED is described in .

Table 1-2 ATM SM Fiber Modules LED Description

Color
Operating Status

Green

The module port is connected to an operational ATM switch at the remote end; it is steady when there is no activity.

Flashing green

The module is transmitting or receiving data. The LED flashes rapidly when the traffic level is high.

Amber

The module is disabled because it did one of the following:

Responded to an administrative action

Encountered a secure address violation

Failed the power-on self-test (POST)

Off

The module is not connected to the ATM network of the Catalyst 2900 series switches or another ATM device.


SC Connector Description and Fiber-Optic Cabling Requirements

The ATM 155 SM-MR and SM-LR Fiber modules require an SC connector and fiber-optic cable as shown in . The maximum distance for single-mode fiber-optic network connections is 15 kilometers for medium reach and 40 kilometers for long reach.

Figure 1-6 SC Connector and Fiber-Optic Cable

The module transmits data through the transmit (Tx) fiber-optic port and receives data from the receive (Rx) fiber-optic port. The fiber-optic port transmits on a 1300-nanometer wavelength.

ATM 155 UTP Module

The ATM 155 UTP module (shown in ) has one LED indicator and one RJ-45 connector.

Figure 1-7 ATM 155 UTP Module

LED Description

The indicator on the front panel of the ATM 155 UTP module illuminates in two colors to indicate the operating status of the module. The LED is described in .

Table 1-3 ATM 155 UTP Module LED Description 

Color
Operating Status

Green

The module port is connected to an operational ATM switch at the remote end; it is steady when there is no activity.

Flashing green

The module is transmitting or receiving data. The LED flashes rapidly when the traffic level is high.

Amber

The module is disabled because it did one of the following:

Responded to an administrative action

Encountered a secure address violation

Failed the power-on self-test (POST)

Off

The module is not connected to the ATM network of the Catalyst 2900 series switches or another ATM device.


RJ-45 Connector and Category 5 UTP Cabling Requirements

The ATM 155 UTP module requires an RJ-45 connector and Category 5 UTP straight-through cable as shown in . The maximum distance for UTP network connections is 328 feet (100 meters).

Figure 1-8 RJ-45 Connector and Category 5 UTP Cable

The RJ-45 connector shown in is on the ATM 155 UTP module front panel. The figure also lists the pin assignments.

Figure 1-9 RJ-45 Pin Assignments and Connector