Data Sheet

GE
Intelligent Platforms
NETernity
™
RM982RC
VME 12- or 24-Port Rear I/O Managed Layer-2 Gigabit Ethernet Switch with
OpenWare
™
Lite Switch Management Environment
Features
• 6UVMEformfactor
• 12or24-portGigabitEthernetswitch
• ManagedLayer-2solution
• Controlandmonitoringcapabilitiesvialocal
or remote access
• On-boardmanagementprocessor
• L-2switchingatwire-speed
• OpenWare
™
Lite Switch
management environment
• 12or24copperrearI/Oportsor22
copperrearI/Oportsplustwofiberports
routedtothefront.Frontportscanbe
10/100/1000BaseT, 1000BaseLX, or
1000BaseSX
• Autoaddresslearning
• Autoaddressaging
• AutoMDI/MDIXsupport
• 10/100/1000BaseTauto-negotiating,
supportsfull-orhalf-duplex
• SupportforJumboFrames
• FrontpanelLinkandActivitystatusLEDs
• Polyurethaneoracrylicconformal
coating optional
• RoHScompliant
• 12,
22 and 24-port rear transition
modulesavailable
NETernity
™
RM982RC is a Managed Layer-2
Ethernet embedded switch offering 12 or 24
portsandfullL2wirespeedswitchingand
routing.Switchconfigurationandmanagement
areprovidedbytheexclusiveOpenWare
™
Lite
switchmanagementenvironment.
Designedtomeettheneedsofawiderange
ofapplicationssuchascommercial,industrial
andgovernmentsystems,the6UVMEform
factorRM982RCfacilitatescommunications
withinachassisaswellassupportingthe
networkoutsidethechassis.
The RM982RC has 12 or 24 10/100/1000BaseT
portsroutedtorearI/O.Versionsoftheswitch
are also available with 22 10/100/1000BaseT
portsroutedtotherearandtwoGigabit
Ethernetportsroutedthroughthefront
panel.Frontportscanbe10/100/1000BaseT,
1000BaseSXor1000BaseLX.Polyurethaneor
acrylicconformalcoatingisoptional.
Switch Fabric Features
•
SupportsLayer2(L2)packetswitching.
PacketsarecategorizedbytheMACaddress.
• VirtualLANs(VLANs)(IEEE802.1Q)definesa
forwarding(switching)domain;supportsup
to4094VLANs.
• MultipleSpanningTreeProtocol(MSTP)
(IEEE802.1D-2004)enablesautomaticand
rapid determination of an optimal loop-
freetopologyfromanarbitrarynetwork
ofenabledswitcheswithduplicateand
redundantconnections;supportsrapid
reconfigurationifalinkorswitchfails;back-
wardcompatiblewithRSTPandSTP.
• Portmirroringeasesdebugandpacket
patternstudy.Thisisamethodtoobserve
on one port traffic that is flowing on
anotherport.
• Trunkingormanuallinkaggregation
• SNMPsupport
OpenWare Lite
Switch Management Environment
OpenWareLiteisavailableexclusivelyon
selected NETernity Managed Layer-2 Ethernet
switches.Configurationandmonitoringfunc-
tions are accessible from a serial console or
viaanetwork.Supportedaccessmethods
includeTelnet,SSHandSNMP.
OpenWareLitefeatures:
• Easydeployment
• Linux
®
based software allows faster imple-
mentationandeasyupdatestofirmware.
• AfamiliarLinuxcommandlineinterface
andremoteTelnetuserinterfacesupport
allowsuserstoselecthowtheyinteract
withtheswitch.
• Portabilityacrossswitchfabricsand
processorenvironments.
Why choose GE Intelligent Platforms
NETernity Ethernet Switches?
GEhasawealthofexpertiseinMilitary,Commer-
cialandTelecommunicationsmarkets.This
makesusuniqueintheembeddedcomputing
industry–weunderstandapplicationrequire-
mentsandweknowcommunicationprotocols.
OurlineofNETernityEthernetSwitchesis
unmatched.Notonlyisourproductselection
extensive,buttheswitchesthemselvesprovide
maximumflexibility,performance,anddensity.
Key Specifications
• IEEE802.3-2005
• IEEE802.1Q(VLANtagging)
• IEEE802.1D(SpanningTreeProtocol)
• MDI/MDIXcontrol
• RoHS2002/95/ECcompliant