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System Management Bus
There are two management channels within the MMAC-Plus system: the SMB-1
and the SMB-10. These buses provide out-of-band management and inter-module
management communication. The 9F206-02 uses only the SMB-1 bus.
The SMB-1 is a 1 Mbps management bus located within the MMAC-Plus. This bus
is utilized by all diagnostic controllers in the system including connectivity
modules, power supply modules and the environmental module. The SMB-1
transports inter-chassis information between system components, such as power
and environmental information, as well as diagnostic messages.
System Diagnostic Controller
This diagnostic controller is composed of a Z-80 microprocessor and its
supporting logic. The diagnostic controller is designed to control the power-up
sequencing of modules, monitor the 9F206-02 input and output parameters, as
well as monitor the temperature, and control the SMB LANVIEW LED. The
diagnostic controller on the 9F206-02 is also responsible for reporting the FNB and
front panel connectivity status to network management. The information
gathered by the diagnostic controller is available to the network manager via
local/remote management and the LCD located on the Environmental Module.
The 9F206-02 has been designed so that in the event of a diagnostic controller
fault, the 9F206-02 will continue to function.
DC/DC Converter
The DC/DC converter converts the 48 VDC on the system power bus to the
necessary operating voltages for its host network services module. The diagnostic
controller controls the operation of the DC/DC converter.
FNB Interface
MMAC-Plus modules are designed with one of two attachment policies. One
allows a module to dual attach to either FNB-1 or FNB-2; the second allows dual
attachment to both FNB-1 and FNB-2. The 9F206-02 has dual attachment to the
FNB backplane, connecting to both FNB-1 and FNB-2. These flexible
configuration options make the MMAC-Plus ideal for networks designed to
Bridge/Route multiple lower speed LANs to FDDI and/or networks designed
using an FDDI collapsed backbone.