M827!9!6-Ge-L 6-Gep-L A4 e Screen
M827!9!6-Ge-L 6-Gep-L A4 e Screen
M827!9!6-Ge-L 6-Gep-L A4 e Screen
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Contents
1. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 5
1.1 General............................................................................................... 5
1.2 Manual References ............................................................................. 5
4. ABBREVIATIONS ...................................................................................................... 18
List of figures
Figure 1 Front Panel In Aggregation Node .................................................................................... 6
Figure 2 Front Panel In Core Node: Interface Adapter Kit Required ............................................. 6
Figure 3 RJ45 Ethernet port........................................................................................................... 8
Figure 4 General Example ............................................................................................................. 9
Figure 5 Detailed Example............................................................................................................. 9
Figure 6 Ethernet Service Overview on L2/L3 IFM ...................................................................... 10
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List of Tables
Table 1 Manual References ........................................................................................................... 5
Table 2 LED Indications In Boot Operation ................................................................................... 7
Table 3 LED Indications in Normal Operation ............................................................................... 7
Table 4 RJ45 Ethernet port: Pin Assignments ............................................................................... 8
Table 5 Other Specifications........................................................................................................ 18
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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 General
This document is valid as of XTran Release 4.7.0.
This document describes the 6-GE-L and 6-GEP-L interface module (=IFM) which provides
Layer2 functionality. The 6-GEP-L supports PoE whereas the 6-GE-L does not. This IFM is also
referred to as a ‘L2 IFM’ that has 6 electrical LAN (= Local Area Network) ports on the front
panel: 6*1Gbps RJ45 ports. Each individual port can be configured via TXCare (=XTran Man-
agement System). On the 6-GEP-L IFM, these RJ45 ports can deliver PoE (=Power Over
Ethernet) as well. 6-GE-L/6-GEP-L refers to ‘6 ports – Gigabit Ethernet – LAN’, ‘P’ refers to
PoE. Verify the 'XTran Bandwidth Overview' manual (Ref. [100] in Table 1) to see in which
node and IFM slot this IFM can be used. This IFM requires an interface adapter kit in core
nodes which is not needed in aggregation nodes (see §2.1, Nodes: see Ref. [3], [3b] in Ta-
ble 1). Main supported features:
• Gigabit Ethernet LAN Ports: 6 x RJ45: 10/100/1000BASE-T copper;
• on 6-GEP-L: PoE IEEE 802.3at;
• 4 back end ports, each 1Gbps, to the CSM;
• Layer2 Switch:
• L2 VLAN handling;
• QoS;
• MSTP (=Multiple Spanning Tree);
• LAG (=Link Aggregation) + LACP (=Link Aggregation Control Protocol);
• IGMP Snooping (IGMP=Internet Group Management Protocol).
• Port Mirroring;
• Storm Control;
• RGERP (=Redundant Gigabit Ethernet Ring Protocol) Support;
• MRP (=Media Redundancy Protocol) Support.
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2. MODULE DESCRIPTION
2.1 Front Panel
6-GE-L 6-GEP-L
Handle
Fastening
screw
Ports [1..4]:
RJ-45 1 Gbps Ethernet
Ports, with PoE
Pin1
RJ-45 Port
LEDs
Pin8
LED S (=Speed)
Socket Head
Cap Screw
IFM in
Core
Node
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2.1.2 LEDs
a. IFM LEDs
The meaning of the LEDs depends on the mode of operation (= boot or normal) in which this
L2 IFM currently is running. After plugging in the module or rebooting it, the module turns
into the boot operation, see Table 2. After the module has gone through all the cycles in the
table below (=rebooted successfully), the module turns into the normal operation, see LEDs
in Table 3.
Table 2 LED Indications In Boot Operation
2 ✓ --- ✓ ✓
3 ✓ --- --- ---
✓ : LED is lit / --- : LED is not lit. The sub cycle times may vary. The entire boot cycle time [1→3] takes less than 1 minute.
2.1.3 Connectors
This module has following ports:
• Port1…6 = RJ45 Ethernet port: 10/100/1000Base-T Gigabit Ethernet copper port. Use
CAT5E shielded cables for 10/100Base-T and CAT6 shielded cables for 1000Base-T to
connect these ports.
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Pin1
RJ-45 Port
LEDs
Pin8
LED S (=Speed)
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LSR
6-GE-L
Module
router LER LER router
XTran MPLS-TP
Network
LSR LSR
Switch Switch
ETH→ ETH→
MPLS-TP MPLS-TP
LAN2 LAN3
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2 mixed services, 1 per back end port! 1 VFI per mixed service 2 Services
IN
L2/L3 IFM CSM
VLAN Based: IN
XTran
VLAN A,B F A
Multi VLAN r Q a
B
VLAN X (A,B) VLAN Y (C,D)
VLAN B o B
in c VFI X VLAN X (A,B)
via QinQ n
VLAN C,D t C Q
k
VFI Y VLAN Y (C,D)
D
OUT OUT
LAN WAN
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f. Configuration
See Ref. [2Eth] in Table 1 for more configuration information in TXCare.
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MSTP1
MSTP2
10 12 15
L2/L3 ETH L2/L3 ETH L2/L3 ETH
MSTP1
Region2
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LAG is configured in TXCare. See Ref. [2Eth] in Table 1 for more configuration information in
TXCare and an overview of all the IFMs/ports that can be combined in the LAG.
IGMP snooping allows the XTran node to only forward multicast traffic to the ports that have
solicited them. IGMP snooping is not a protocol but a layer 2 optimization for the layer 3
IGMP protocol. IGMP Snooping takes place internally on IFMs that support it.
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IGMP
MC1..7
L3 ETH IGMP L2/L3 ETH Host
IGMP
Q 14
Snooping
Receiver
RP
PIM
IGMP
BSR
Q 15
IGMP
Snooping
MC1..6
L3 ETH L3 ETH L2/L3 ETH Host
Receiver
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Before the power is delivered to a connected device, a protocol measures whether that
device is a PoE device and how much power it needs (power classification). If required, the
necessary power will be delivered by the PSE with a maximum of 32 Watts per port.
PoE is supported on ports[1..4] of the 6-GEP-L module. These ports can deliver power
according to the 802.3af (PoE) and 802.3at (PoE+) standard.
Via TXCare it is possible to enable/disable PoE per port and to verify which ports in each
node are PoE enabled;
Power management is supported, i.e. the XTran node decides in an intelligent way which
PoE ports will get power and which ones will not. There are a lot of possible scenarios in
which power management must tune its delivered power on each port. Some
configuration/status parameters in TXCare used by power management are:
• External PoE PSU power;
• Available power budget;
• Power Priority / Port Priority;
• Power Class (class 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 configured and detected);
• Power management also offers PoE diagnostics in TXCare.
PoE
56 VDC
PoE OFF
56 VDC
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degrade the network performance and must be avoided whenever possible. The storm
control feature:
• is an extra protection against these traffic storms;
• can be configured on the IFM ports;
• limits the amount of unlearned received data (Unicast, Broadcast, Multicast) on the LAN
port ingress or input side;
• limits the amount of transmitted data (all data) on the LAN port egress or output side;
• Data that exceeds the configured limitations will be dropped. As a result, a possible data
storm cannot overload the node processor or the node will limit outgoing data.
See Ref. [2Eth] in Table 1 for more configuration information in TXCare.
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RGERP
Entry Node +
Ring port
MRP
Entry Node +
Ring port
Access switches
running MRP
MRM interrupting the loop
by blocking the port
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2.2.16 Straps
No user relevant straps on the IFM.
3. MODULE SPECIFICATIONS
3.1 General Specifications
For general specifications like temperature, humidity, EMI... see Ref.[8] in Table 1.
Description Value
Weight 6-GE-L: 0.220 kg / 0.49 lb
6-GEP-L: 0.256 kg / 0.56 lb
MTBF 6-GE-L: 128 years at 25°C/77°F
6-GEP-L: pending
Power Consumption 6-GE-L: 7.5 W (measured at 25°C/77°F, with data transport)
6-GEP-L: 7.5 W (measured at 25°C/77°F, with data transport)
Module Size width: 20.32 mm / 0.8 inches
height: 126 mm / 4.96 inches
depth: 195 mm / 7.68 inches
4. ABBREVIATIONS
BE Back End Port
BPDU Bridge Protocol Data Unit
CE Conformité Européenne
CSM Central Switching Module
EMI Electromagnetic Interference
ETS Industrial Ethernet Switch
FLT Fault
FP Front Port
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission
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