User guide

Introducing the BitStorm™ Server software and system applications 1-7
Software Release 3.00 StormTracker-Site Manager and Administration User Guide 08-01148-01-200
BitStorm™ Server EtherLoop system components
The major function of the BitStorm™ Server’s StormTracker-Site Manager
software group is to provision and manage EtherLoop™ systems, whether the
EtherLoop is part of a YesWare-VBN providing billable internet service, or
strictly for managing modem performance using the StormTracker-Site
Manager.
The EtherLoop system can contain the following components:
• StormPort™ customer premise equipment (CPE) modems
• BitStorm™ 1900 Access Multiplexer Shelf and components, including
BitStorm™ DSL Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) modems
• MicroBurst 4212T mini-IP DSLAM
The following sections briefly describe each of these EtherLoop system
components.
EtherLoop CPE modems
EtherLoop CPE modems are the connection points for the end-users to the
EtherLoop system. Each EtherLoop CPE modem contains an RJ-45 port that
accepts a connection from an Ethernet 10Base-T network interface card (NIC)
on the end-user’s PC. Each CPE modem also contains standard RJ-11
interfaces to connect to the telephone and jack from the existing voice
facility phone line.
StormPort™ 400/600 Modems
The StormPort™ 400 and StormPort 600 are standalone units that support data
rates of 4 Mbps and 6 Mbps, respectively.
Figure 1-5: StormPort 400/600 CPE modem