Cabletron Systems CSX1200 Switch User Manual


 
USER’S GUIDE
28 CyberSWITCH
UNIQUE SYSTEM FEATURES
The CyberSWITCH combines unique features that improve cost-effectiveness, reliability, and
performance for wide area network connections to remote devices. These features include:
Authentication Servers
Provide a central database for networks with more than one CyberSWITCH. The central
database consists of manageable, informational data (referred to as the Device List or Device
Table). This data is accessed and used for authentication when a new connection is established
to the system.
Bandwidth Agility
The system dynamically controls the bandwidth in use between itself and other PPP devices.
This is accomplished by establishing and disconnecting calls. The number of calls is limited
only by the types and number of lines available. The system monitors the connections for
utilization and will add and remove the connections based on user-configurable throughput
parameters. As network bandwidth requirements increase or decrease, the system will
ISDN
Host
File Server
Remote ISDN Bridge
Workstation
Workstation
PC
(with BRI ISDN TA)
BRI
BRI
Workstation
BRI
BRI
Workstation
Workstation
CSX5500
CSX1200
B25B27
B26B28
WORKGROUP REMOTE ACCESS SWITCH
B29
E1 ONLYB-CHANNELS
LAN
10BASE-TRXTXSERVICE
B31
B30L1
B21B23
B22B24
B17B19
B18B20
B13B15
B14B16
E1
D
T1
D
B9B11
B10B12
B5B7
B6B8
B1B3
B2B4
POWER