The 7318 Model P10 Ethernet Attached Async figure provides a more complete overview of the 7318 Model P10.
Ethernet cabling provides flexible wiring options including unshielded twisted pair and two types of coax. Distances can be extended using up to four repeaters for a maximum of five segments.
Attachment to the system requires an Ethernet interface. For many systems, this will not require a system adapter card slot.
Up to four 7318s may be daisy-chained using only one Ethernet connection (node).
Ethernet wiring can be used for purposes other than attaching 7318s. The 7318 Model P10 utilizes Novell's SPX/IPX protocols, which are interoperable with other Ethernet protocols.
The 7318 supports 10 Mbps Ethernet, 10BaseT, 10Base2, and 10Base5.
Up to 16 EIA 422 devices are supported with limitations. The 16 serial ports support data rates up to 115.2 Kbps with certain limitations. All 16 ports are EIA 232D and RS-423 compatible. The maximum cable distance supported for an EIA 232D device is 200 ft, while the maximum cable distance supported for an RS-423 or EIA 422 device is 2300 ft at 9600bps. Two PC-compatible parallel ports are also provided for faster printing with burst data rates up to 100 Kbps.
Systems can be configured to share 7318s, 7318 ports and devices, or terminal users attached to the 7318 can login to multiple systems simultaneously using multiple sessions.
The 7318 can be attached to a standby network for availability purposes. When properly configured, the 7318 will detect a network failure and switch to its standby Ethernet interface.
