Connectivity
SecureStack C2 Installation Guide 1-5
High-Speed Stack Connections
Theswitcheshaverear‐panelconnectorsforhigh‐speedconnectionsinastack
configuration.Thehigh‐speedstackingcablesusedfortheconnectionsareoptionalitems
andmustbeorderedseparately.Stackingcablesareavailableinthreelengths:1foot,1
meterand5meters.See“ConnectingHigh‐SpeedStacking
Cables”onpage 3‐11for
detailsonthesecables.
Redundant Power Supply Capability
Theswitchhaspowersupplyredundancycapabilitywhenconnectedtoanoptional
externalredundantpowersupply(RPS).Iftheinternalpowersupplyfails, theRPS
assumestheentireloadoftheswitchwithoutinterruptingnetworktraffic.Theinternal
powersupplyandRPSeachhavetheirownACpowerconnection,whichenables
the
connectionofeachpowersupplytoadifferentACpowercircuitforadditionalACpower
sourceredundancy.
Connectivity
TheswitchconnectstoEthernetnetworksorworkstationsviathefixedfrontpanelRJ45
connectorsandfouruplinkportsthat supportoptionalMini‐GBICs.
Atthetimeofthisprinting,thesixMini‐GBICsthatareavailablefromEnterasysare
describedinTable 1‐1onpage 1‐5.TheseMini‐GBICsmeet
orexceedthe IEEE802.3z‐1998
standard.
Table 1-1 Description of Mini-GBICs
Mini-GBIC Specification
MGBIC-LC01 Provides one 1000BASE-SX compliant LC fiber-optic multimode port and a
standard LC connector. For optical and operating range specifications, refer to
“MGBIC-LC01 / MGBIC-MT01 Specifications (1000BASE-SX)” on page A-5.
MGBIC-LC03 Provides one 1000BASE-SX compliant LC fiber-optic multimode port with a
standard LC duplex connector. For optical and operating range specifications,
refer to “MGBIC-LC03 Specifications (1000BASE-SX)” on page A-5.
MGBIC-LC09 Provides one 1000BASE-LX compliant LC fiber-optic single-mode port with a
standard LC connector. For optical and operating range specifications, refer to
“MGBIC-LC09 Specifications (1000BASE-LX)” on page A-6.
MGBIC-MT01 Provides one 1000BASE-SX compliant LC fiber-optic multimode port with a
standard MT-RJ connector. For optical and operating range specifications,
refer to “MGBIC-LC01 / MGBIC-MT01 Specifications (1000BASE-SX)” on
page A-5.