MicroBlade Network Modules User’s Manual
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LED Indicators
LED indicators for the MBM-GEM-001 Gigabit Ethernet switch module are listed and
described in Table A-1 of Appendix A.
Ports
The MBM-GEM-001 Gigabit Ethernet switch module contains several front-mounted
ports as described below in Table 4-3.
Table 4-2. MBM-GEM-001 Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module Features
Feature Description
Chipset Intel FM5224
Internal/External Ports
Internal: Fifty-six (56) 2.5-Gbps downlink ports / External: Eight 10-Gbps
RJ45 uplink ports
Bandwidth 442-Gbps non-blocking
Trunking Link aggregation support
Jumbo Frame Support Up to 9kb
Remote Management Browser-based management
Protocols Spanning Tree, Rapid Spanning Tree, Multiple Spanning Tree (802.1d.1w)
Power Consumption ~100W
Operating System Firmware (see Intel CLI document for details)
Table 4-3. MBM-GEM-001 Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module Ports
Port Description
RS-232 Compatible Serial Port
This port accepts an connector cable for uplink using RS-232
connection to a console.
RJ45 Ethernet Ports
These two ports accept a RJ45 connector for 1-Gbps uplink
communications.