Datatek AIX V5.3 (32/64 bit kernel) - Manual (Page 4)

I P - C o m m K i t I n s t a l l a t i o n a n d A d m i n i s t r a t i o n G u i d e
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1 I N T R O D U C T I O N
1.1 W HAT IS IP-C OMM K IT
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IP-CommKit is a new twist on the CommKit Host Interface for BNS-2000 and BNS-2000 VCS
(a.k.a. Datakit
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II VCS). Where the CommKit Host Interface uses a fiber optic cable to connect
the host computer to the BNS node, IP-CommKit uses a 10Base-T LAN. Instead of a fiber
interface card in the host computer, IP-CommKit uses the host’s standard LAN interface card. In
the BNS node, use of IP-CommKit requires replacement of the CPM Module with a Universal
Trunk Module (UTM).
All of these changes are invisible to the host applications and the BNS network. Host
applications and CommKit features behave identically. There is no need to recompile your
applications.
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IP-CommKit is a trademark of Lucent Technologies, Inc., licensed to Datatek Applications, Inc., a
company independent of Lucent Technologies, Inc.
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Datakit is a registered trademark of Lucent Technologies, Inc., licensed to Datatek Applications, Inc., a
company independent of Lucent Technologies, Inc.
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H o s t a n d N o d e In te rfa c e s
IP -C o m m K it
H o s t In t er fa c e
A F TE R .. . A FT E R...
S T AN D AR D
L AN
M O D U LE
O S H o s t
C om pu te r
B NS - 2 0 0 0
o r
B NS - 2 0 0 0 V CS
F IBE R
M O D U LE
C P M -
H S
F IBE R O P T IC CA B LE
B E FO R E . .. B E FO RE ...
C o m m K i t
H o s t In t er fa c e
L IMIT E D DIS T A NC E
S E P A R AT IO N
O S H o s t
C om pu te r
1 0 /1 0 0 Ba s e T
IP
1 0 /1 0 0 Ba s e T
A NY W HE R E
U T M
B NS - 2 0 0 0
o r
B NS - 2 0 0 0 V CS