3Com 5017C Switch User Manual


 
1 - 2 ONline 17-Slot System Concentrator Installation and Operation Guide
Figure 1-1 shows a model system that includes each of these cable types. In
this diagram, an ONline Ethernet Repeater Module is connected to a
10BASE5 segment via an AUI cable and a transceiver. Also shown is the
physical connection between an ONline Ethernet Fiber Module and a
10BASE2 segment, via a fiber cable, fiber media access unit, and IEEE
repeater. Unshielded and shielded twisted pair connections to-the-desk are
also included in this sample configuration.
Figure 1-1. Multiple 17-Slot Concentrator Environment
Network segments attach to the concentrator through media modules you
install into the chassis. The ONline Controller Module, which provides
re-timing and re-transmission of received signals, must be installed in one of
the concentrator's seventeen slots. The remaining sixteen slots can be
configured with any combination of media modules.