2-20 Riverstone Networks RS 3000/3100/3200 Switch Router Getting Started Guide
Hardware Features Introduction
The 1000BASE-LX line card uses the following LEDs.
Table 2-12 1000BASE-LX line card specifications
Port type Specification
1000Base-LX
• 802.3z standard (also uses 802.3x for flow control)
• SC-style Media Interface Connector (MIC)
• 62.5 micron or 50 micron multi-mode fiber-optic cable
• 10 micron single-mode fiber-optic cable
• For 62.5 micron fiber-optic cable at a modal bandwidth
of 500 Mhz/km, the maximum segment length is 550
meters (1804 feet)
a
• For 50 micron fiber-optic cable at a modal bandwidth of
500 Mhz/km, the maximum segment length is 550 meters
(1804 feet)
a
• For 50 micron fiber-optic cable at a modal bandwidth of
400 Mhz/km, the maximum segment length is 550 meters
(1804) feet
• Maximum 5 kilometer (229,659 feet) segment length for
the 10 micron SMF fiber-optic cable
a. A mode-conditioning patch cord is required, one at each end of the connection.
Table 2-13 1000BASE-LX line card LEDs
LED Description
Per-port Link Green – Indicates that the port hardware detects a cable and a good link is
established.
Red (intermittent) – Indicates that the port received an error during
operation.
Red (solid) – Indicates that the port hardware detects a cable, however, a bad
link is established.
Off – Indicates that no link from exists with the port.
Per-port Rx Green – Indicates when the port’s transceiver receives packets.
Orange – Indicates when the port’s transceiver receives flow-control packets.