3Com E3 Network Card User Manual


 
E3 Port Cabling Options
3-5
Cascading Multiple NIC’s in a Different Chassis
Callout Description
1 ATM switch
2 Chassis 1
3 Chassis 1’s ATM NIC 1
4 Chassis 1’s ATM NIC 2
5 Connection from switch’s TX to Span A’s RX of Chassis 1’s NIC 1
6 Connection from switch’s RX to Span A’s TX of Chassis 1’s NIC 1
7 Connection from Span B’s TX of Chassis 1’s NIC 1 to SPAN A’s RX of
Chassis 1’s NIC 2
8 Connection from Span B’s RX of Chassis 1’s NIC 1 to SPAN A’s TX of
Chassis 1’s NIC 2
9 Connection from Span B’s TX of Chassis 1’s NIC 2 to SPAN A’s RX of
Chassis 2’s NIC 1
10 Connection from Span B’s RX of Chassis 1’s NIC 2 to SPAN A’s TX
Chassis 2’s NIC 1
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