Cabletron Systems 42, STHI-44, 24, STH-22 User Manual

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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NOTICE

FCC Notice

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference,
and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.

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.

WARNING: Changes or modifications made to this device which are not
expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the
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DOC Notice

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise
emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations
of the Canadian Department of Communications.

Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant
les limites applicables aux appareils numériques de la class A prescrites dans
le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par le ministère des
Communications du Canada.

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Software clause at 252.227-7013. Cabletron Systems, Inc., 35 Industrial Way.
Rochester, New Hampshire 03866

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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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CONTENTS

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

3.2.7 Connecting 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

Ring Hub User’s Guide

intelligent 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.

. The STH (Stackable Token Ring Hub) is a non-

STH-22/-24/-42/-44 Stackable Token

1.1 Using 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,
briefly describes STH features, and concludes with a list of related
manuals.

Chapter 2,
installation requirements, network guidelines, and STH operating
specifications.

INTRODUCTION

REQUIREMENTS & SPECIFICATIONS

, outlines the contents of this manual,

, describes

Chapter 3,

Chapter 4,
LEDs to troubleshoot network problems.

INSTALLATION

TROUBLESHOOTING

, contains instructions for installing the STH.

, describes how to use the LANVIEW

1.2 STH 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

STH-24

TOKEN RING HUB with LANVIEW

SUPPORTING 100 OHM UTP CABLE

TOKEN RING HUB with LANVIEW

RESERVED

STACK

®

24X 23X 22X 21X 20X 19X

PWR

4M 16M

16Mb/s

STACK

SPEED

®

SN

12X 11X 10X 9X 8X 7X

18X 17X 16X 15X 14X 13X

6X 5X 4X 3X 2X 1X

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

1.2.1 LANVIEW 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 visual status monitoring system.

1.2.2 TCU 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

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,

Workgroups

.

LANVIEW LED Signals

STH

-22 12 - Unshielded RJ45 ports

STH

-24 24 - Unshielded RJ45 ports

STH

-42 12 - Shielded RJ45 ports

STH

-44 24 - Shielded RJ45 ports

for more information on the

Support for Passive MAU

STH

Models

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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