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Cisco MGX 8230 Edge Concentrator Installation and Configuration
Release 1.1.31, Part Number 78-11215-03 Rev. B0, May 2001
C O N T E N T S
Preface
xxi
Audience
xxi
Organization
xxi
Related Documentation
xxii
MGX 8230 Edge Concentrator, Release 1.0 Related Documentation
xxii
Cisco WAN Manager, Release 10, Related Documentation
xxiii
Cisco WAN Switching Software, Release 9.3 Related Documentation
xxiii
Conventions
xxiv
Obtaining Documentation
xxv
World Wide Web
xxv
Documentation CD-ROM
xxv
Ordering Documentation
xxv
Documentation Feedback
xxvi
Obtaining Technical Assistance
xxvi
Cisco.com
xxvi
Technical Assistance Center
xxvii
Contacting TAC by Using the Cisco TAC Website
xxvii
Contacting TAC by Telephone
xxvii
C H A P T E R
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Introducing the MGX 8230
1-1
MGX 8230 System Overview
1-2
The Applications of the MGX 8230
1-3
As a feeder
1-3
As a Stand-Alone Switch
1-3
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
1-3
Consolidation of Cisco CPE Traffic
1-3
Multiservice Stand-alone Concentrator
1-3
Universal Edge Architecture
1-3
Standards-Based Conversion to ATM
1-4
MGX 8230 Enclosure and Power
1-4
Slot Numbering and Placement
1-4
Single Height and Double Height Slots
1-5
MGX 8230 Power System
1-6
Optional AC Power Supply
1-6