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The Ribbon Edge 8300 device supports 10 Ethernet interfaces and 4 PRI interfaces on the front panel. 

  • 2 x 10Gbps  SFP+  Ethernet interfaces
  • 8 x   1Gbps  RJ-45  Ethernet interfaces
  • 4 x   T1/E1   RJ-48  PRI interfaces

The following diagram shows the Edge 8300 front panel:

Edge 8300 Front Panel

Config Button

The Config button on the front panel is a recessed, pinhole button used to reset the CLI password or reset the entire router configuration (including the CLI password) to its original Factory settings. Press and hold the button for 3 seconds to reset the CLI password. Press and hold the button for 10 seconds to reset the entire router configuration.

Caution

Resetting the router configuration causes a service outage. In addition, all customized settings must be reconfigured after the reset.

USB Ports

The Edge 8300 device contains 2 x USB 2.0 ports located on the front panel on the combined USB + serial console connector. The USB 3.0 port is located as a stand-alone port with a blue internal tab. The transfer rates offered by USB 2.0 is 480 Mbps and that offered by USB 3.0 is 4.8 Gbps. The USB 3.0 port supports USB 2.0 but at the lower data rate.

Serial Console Port

The RJ-45 port is configured as an RS232 serial console output port, configured at 115200 Baud rate, 8 data bit, 1 stop bit, no parity, and no hardware flow control. It is denoted as 115200 8N1.

RJ-45 Console Pin Assignment

10G Ethernet SFP+ Ports

The Edge 8000 device offers 2 x 10Gbps SFP+ interfaces, allowing different connections such as:

    • Copper module
    • Single mode Fiber (SMF) module
    • Multi-mode Fiber (MMF) module
Note

The SFP+ interface is not compatible with SFP modules.

1G Ethernet Ports

The device has 8 x 1Gbps Gigabit Ethernet (GE) ports for copper connections. Each port has a unique MAC address.

PRI Ports

The 8300 system supports 4 x T1/E1 PRI ports. The ports are connected to the public network using 4-wire shielded 26 AWG or larger twisted pair telecommunication line cords with RJ-48C connector type.

T1/E1 Connector Pinouts

Pin Number

Description

1

Receive Ring

2

Receive Tip

3

no connection

4

Transmit Ring

5

Transmit Tip

6

no connection

7

no connection

8

no connection

Reset Button

The Reset button on the front panel is a recessed, pinhole button used to restart the system. It has the same effect as operating the Power Switch on the back panel. It does not alter the system configuration. Press the button quickly to restart the system.

Caution

Restarting the system causes a service outage.

LEDs

When lit, the Power LED indicates power is supplied to the system.

The LAN Status LEDs change to indicate the current state of the connection.

LAN Port LED

10/100/1000 Ethernet

Ports LEDs

ACT/LINK LED


Off

The device is not powered, no cable connected, or no powered device connected to the associated port.


Solid Green

Powered device connected to the associated port


Flickering Green

Activity is seen from the device associated with the port (traffic in the inbound or outbound direction on the associated port).
Note: The flickering of the light should be synchronized to actual data traffic.

Speed LED

OffThe device is not powered, no cable connected, or the port speed is set to 10 Mbps.

Solid Green

A powered device is connected, and the port speed is set to 100 Mbps. 


Solid Amber

A powered device is connected, and the port speed is set to 1000 Mbps. 


The following table describes the function, Activity LED color and behavior of the LEDs:

LED Indications

FunctionActivity LED colorLED Color and Behaviour

Power LED

Solid Green

Green color LED when system powered

SATA device access LED

Red blinking

Red color LED blinking when read/write access SATA devices; off when no data accessing activity.

SFP+ 10G Giber port LED

Blue blinking

Blue color LED, blinking when port is at data transmitting/receiving activity; lights up when port is linked.

T1/E1 port LED

Solid Green

Indicates that the T1/E1 link is in the up, green state and has achieved T1 frame synchronization.

T1/E1 port LED

Solid amber

Indicates that the T1/E1 is in the down, yellow alarm state.  The remote end is not able to synchronize to the T1 link.

T1/E1 port LED

Solid Red

Indicates that the T1/E1 is in the down, red alarm state.  It is not receiving framing from the remote end.