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Cisco BPX 8600 Series Installation and Configuration
Release 9.3.30, Part Number 78-12907-01 Rev. E0, May 2005
Chapter 2 BPX Switch Physical Overview
BPX Switch Major Hardware Component Groups
BPX Switch Major Hardware Component Groups
The following are the four major groups of hardware components in the BPX switch:
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Common Core Components
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Network Interface Components
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Service Interface Components
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Power Supply Components
Table 2-1 lists these groups and their components along with a brief description of each.
Table 2-1
BPX Switch Plug-In Card Summary
Card
Card Name
Location
Common Core Component Group
BPX-
BPX-BCC-32
Broadband Controller Card, operates with versions of System Software
Release 7.0 and above, and requires 32 Mbyte RAM for 8.1 and later software. For
redundancy configuration, installed as a pair of BCC-32s. (System operation
equivalent to BCC-3.)
Front
BPX-BCC-bc
Back card (also known as LM-BCC) used only with the BCC-32.
Back
BPX-BCC-3-64
Broadband Controller Card, enhanced BCC-3.
Note
BCC-3-64 or BCC-4 is required to support VSI and MPLS.
BPX-BCC-4
Broadband Controller Card, operates with 8.4 software and above. For redundancy
configuration, installed as a pair of BCC-4s. Provides 64 Mbyte of RAM and
above. Supports up to 19.2 Gbps performance of BXM cards.
Note
BCC-3-64 or BCC-4 is required to support VSI and MPLS
Front
BPX-BCC-3-bc
Back card (also known as LM-BCC) used with BCC-4.
Back
BPX-ASM
Alarm/Status Monitor Card.
Front
BPX-ASM-BC
Line Module - Alarm/Status Monitor.
Back
Network Interface Component Group
BPX-BXM-T3-8
BPX-BXM-E3-8
BP:X-BXM-T3-12
BPX-BXM-E3-12
T3/E3 card with 8 or 12 ports. Card is configured for use in either network
interface or service access (UNI) mode and with either a T3 or E3 interface.
Front
BPX-T3/E3-BC
Back card for use with a BXM-T3/E3-8 or BXM-T3/E3-12
Back
BPX-BXM-155-4
BPX-BXM-155-8
BXM OC-3 cards with 4 or 8 OC-3/STM-1ports, respectively. Card is configured
for use in either network interface or service access (UNI) mode.
Front
BPX-MMF-155-4-BC
BPX-SMF-155-4-BC
BPX-SMFLR-155-4-BC
Back cards for BXM-155-4.
Back
BPX-MMF-155-8-BC
BPX-SMF-155-8-BC
BPX-SMFLR-155-8-BC
Back cards for BXM-155-8.
Back
Summary of Contents for BPX 8650
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