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Integrated Ethernet Switches
The two integrated Ethernet switches, ISS and IXS, serve different purposes and contain
different types of connections. You must have at least two switches in each engine for the system
to operate.
ISS Module
The connections on the ISS module are used for the following:
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Management connection — used to configure the Avid ISIS 7500 | 7000 engine hardware
during installation. This information is used by Avid representatives to originally configure
your system before turning it over to you.
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1-Gb (RJ-45 cable) — direct connect for clients and the System Directors.
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High speed engine interconnect (CX-4 cable) — proprietary Avid bus that connects switch
blades between engines allowing subnets to connect between the engines.
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10-Gb XFP or SFP+ MSA form factor transceiver (for Optical cable) — used for a 10-Gb
connection to a switch or 10-Gb Ethernet clients.
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Only an Avid recommended SFP+ transceiver should be used in the 10-Gb XFP
connection, and only Avid trained representatives should remove and replace the XFP
transceiver. Currently supported XFP are the Picolight XFP and Foundry
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XFP.
IXS Module
The IXS is needed only if you are connecting three or more engines. When connecting three or
more engines, two IXS modules are installed in one engine. The IXS offers the following
connections:
•
Management connection — used to configure the switch during installation and monitor
switch functions.
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High speed engine interconnect (Hi-Gig) — proprietary Avid interconnection that stacks the
switches to create one large virtual switch.
High speed engine
interconnect (Hi-Gig)
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