STH-22/-24/-42/-44
STACKABLE TOKEN RING HUB
USER’S GUIDE
CABLETRON SYSTEMS, P. O. Box 5005, Rochester, NH 03866-5005
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NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment uses, generates, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed in accordance with the operator’s manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
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CONTENTS
CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Using This Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
1.2 STH Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 1.2.1 LANVIEW LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 1.2.2 TCU Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 1.2.3 Automatic Beacon Recovery Process . . . . . . . . 1-4 1.2.4 Support for Passive MAU Workgroups . . . . . . 1-4
1.3 Related Manuals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
1.4 Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
CHAPTER 2 REQUIREMENTS & SPECIFICATIONS
2.1 General Considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2.2 Cable Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
2.3 UTP Cabling Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
2.3.1 UTP Cable Categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
2.3.2 UTP Lobe Lengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
2.4 STP Cabling Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
2.4.1 STP Cable Categories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
2.4.2 STP Lobe Lengths. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
2.5 TCU Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
2.6 Operating Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
2.6.1 Ring Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
2.6.2 Ring Sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
2.6.3 Power Supply Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
2.6.4 Environmental Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
2.6.5 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
2.6.6 Physical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
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CHAPTER 3 INSTALLATION
3.1 Unpacking the STH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3.2 Installing the STH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3.2.1 Rack Mount or Wall Mount Hardware. . . . . . . 3-1
3.2.2 Adding the STH to a Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
3.2.3 Attaching the Strain Relief Bracket . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
3.2.4 Rack-Mounting the STH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
3.2.5 Wall-Mounting the STH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
3.2.6 Free-Standing Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
3.2.7Connecting the STH to the Power Source . . . . 3-7
3.2.8 Attaching Network Cabling to TCU Ports . . . . 3-7 3.3 Finishing the Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
CHAPTER 4 TROUBLESHOOTING
4.1 LANVIEW LED Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
4.2 Trouble Resolution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the Cabletron Systems STH-22/-24/-42/-44 Stackable Token Ring Hub User’s Guide. The STH (Stackable Token Ring Hub) is a nonintelligent hub designed to provide expanded connectivity for Cabletron Systems’ STHi intelligent hubs and Cabletron Systems MicroMMAC intelligent hubs. This manual provides installation instructions and reference information for STH models 22, 24, 42, and 44.
Note: The term STH is used throughout this manual when describing features and functions that are common to the above listed STH models.
1.1Using This Manual
Read through this manual completely to familiarize yourself with its content and to gain an understanding of the features and capabilities of the STH. A general working knowledge of IEEE 802.5 Token Ring data communications networks and their physical layer components will be helpful when installing the STH.
Chapter 1, INTRODUCTION, outlines the contents of this manual, briefly describes STH features, and concludes with a list of related manuals.
Chapter 2, REQUIREMENTS & SPECIFICATIONS, describes installation requirements, network guidelines, and STH operating specifications.
Chapter 3, INSTALLATION, contains instructions for installing the STH.
Chapter 4, TROUBLESHOOTING, describes how to use the LANVIEW LEDs to troubleshoot network problems.
1.2STH Overview
The STH is a non-intelligent hub which provides expanded connectivity for Cabletron Systems’ STHi intelligent hubs and Cabletron Systems MicroMMAC intelligent hubs. Each STH added to an intelligent hub‘s managed stack increases the LAN’s connectivity by 12 or 24 Trunk
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STH Overview
Connector Ports (TCUs) for connections to stations and other network devices.
HubSTACK
STH-24
TOKEN RING HUB with LANVIEW®
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STH-24 TOKEN RING HUB with LANVIEW®
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Figure 1-1. Front and Back Views of the STH-24
Up to four STH hubs can be linked to the same intelligent hub, bringing the total direct connectivity potential to 120 managed TCU ports in the stack. Intelligent hubs serve as the logical “top” of the stack and provide full frame and error statistics for the collective stack, for each individual device, and for each port. Hubs can be added to and removed from the stack without powering-down any of the devices involved.
Cabletron’s HubSTACK Interconnect cables, Part Number 9380141, are needed when stacking hubs.
The STH fully conforms to IEEE 802.5Token Ring specifications for connectivity to Token Ring equipment. STH hubs offer:
•support for Cabletron Systems’ Automatic Beacon Recovery Process (ABRP),
•Multiple Ring Out connectivity for Passive MAU workgroups,
•automatic speed fault protection,
•active filtering, re-timing, and repeating circuitry on all ports,
•and LANVIEW LEDs for “at-a-glance” diagnostic monitoring.
The STH does not have management capability and is not intended to be used as a stand-alone device. Management must be provided by a Cabletron Systems intelligent hub, either the STHi Stackable Token Ring Hub with Intelligence or the MicroMMAC intelligent hub.
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LANVIEW LEDs
1.2.1LANVIEW LEDs
Cabletron Systems’ LANVIEW Status Monitoring and Diagnostics System is a troubleshooting tool. Conveniently located on the front panel, LANVIEW LEDs help the user to quickly identify power failures, beaconing conditions, cable faults, and link problems.
Refer to Section 4.1, LANVIEW LED Signals for more information on the LANVIEW LED visual status monitoring system.
1.2.2TCU Ports
Each STH, depending on the STH model (see Table 1-1. ), is equipped with 12 or 24 TCU ports, each fitted with a female RJ45 modular connector jack to support the attachment of either STP (shielded twisted pair) or UTP (unshielded twisted pair) cabling with RJ45 connector plugs. Models that support STP cabling use RJ45 connectors that provide a grounded connection for the cabling shield.
Table 1-1. Port and Media List for STH Models
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Lobe Port and Multiple Ring Out Port Configurations
Each TCU port on the STH is internally defaulted to operate as a lobe interface to support the insertion of a Token Ring station into a ring. However, each TCU port may also be reconfigured, via the intelligent hub’s Local Management (LM) application, to function as a Ring Out port to support the connection of non-intelligent, passive MAU (Multi-Station Access Unit) workgroups. See Section 1.2.4, Support for Passive MAU Workgroups.
Ring Speed Fault Protection
STH hubs also provide Ring Speed Fault Protection on each TCU port to protect against beaconing conditions caused by stations inserted at the
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