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Appendix C Ports and LEDs 
Ports 
Console port 
Every 5500 EI or 5500 SI switch has one console port on the front panel. 
Table 8 Console port specifications 
Item S
Connector type
 
RJ-45 
Compliant standard
 
EIA/TIA-232 
Transmission baud rate  9600 bps (default) to 115200 bps 
Service 
•  Provides connection to an ASCII terminal. 
•  Provides connection to the serial port of a local or remote (through a 
pair of modems) PC running terminal emulation program. 
 
10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet port 
Table 9 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet port specifications 
Item S
Connector type
 
RJ-45 
Interface standard 
•  10 Mbps, half/full duplex 
•  100 Mbps, half/full duplex 
•  1000 Mbps, full duplex 
•  MDI/MDI-X, auto-sensing 
Max transmission distance
 
100 m (328.08 ft) 
Transmission medium
 
Category-5 (or above) twisted pair cable 
Standards
 
IEEE 802.3i, 802.3u, 802.3ab 
 
SFP port 
All 5500 EI and 5500 SI switches have SFP ports.  
•  For the SFP transceiver modules available for the 5500 EI switches, see "GE SFP transceiver 
modules" and "FE SFP transceiver modules."  
•  F
or the SFP transceiver modules available for the 5500 SI switches, see "GE SFP transceiver 
modules."