Rules for Inline Bypass on TAP-HC0-G100C0 and TAP-HC1-G10040

The TAP-HC0-G100C0 module on the GigaVUE‑HC2 features 12 pairs of relay-protected copper ports. The TAP-HC1-G10040 module on the GigaVUE‑HC1 features 4 pairs of relay-protected copper ports.

The protected port pairs on these modules can operate either as a copper TAP or as an inline network. Because the port pairs can have a dual role, the following rules apply:

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If a given pair of protected copper ports on the TAP-HC0-G100C0 or TAP-HC1-G10040 is not used for TAP-type arrangements (there is no port-pair configured between the protected ports and there are no out-of-band maps), the ports of such a pair are available for assigning the port type inline-network and for configuring an inline network. This inline network will behave the same as any fiber-based protected inline networks offered by bypass combo modules on GigaVUE‑HC2.

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If a given pair of protected copper ports on the TAP-HC0-G100C0 or TAP-HC1-G10040 is used for TAP-type arrangements (there is a port-pair configured between the protected ports and, optionally, there are out-of-band maps), the ports of such a pair are blocked from assigning the port type inline-network and from configuring an inline-network.

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If a given pair of protected copper ports on the TAP-HC0-G100C0 or TAP-HC1-G10040 is used for protected inline bypass arrangements (the ports are assigned the port type inline-network), the ports are blocked from configuring a port-pair.

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Assigning a port type (either network or inline-network) to ports of a protected copper pair always affects both ports of the pair.

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Configuring an inline network using ports on the TAP-HC0-G100C0 or TAP-HC1-G10040 must enforce proper pairing of the net-a and net-b attributes of the inline network. This means that the ports selected as net-a and net-b must belong to the same pair of copper TAP ports.