Configure Inline Bypass on TAP-HC0-G100C0 and TAP-HC1-G10040

Starting in software version 4.3, network ports on the copper TAP module, TAP-HC0-G100C0 on GigaVUE‑HC2, can be configured through software to be inline network ports. This allows the TAP-HC0-G100C0 to act as a copper bypass module, providing protected inline networks for copper ports. The functionality is similar to that offered on bypass combo modules for fiber ports, which is described in Configure Inline Bypass Solutions.

Starting in software version 4.8, the TAP-HC1-G10040 on the GigaVUE‑HC1 is a copper bypass module, providing protected inline networks for copper ports.

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.