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PA-MC-T3-EC Port Adapter Installation and Configuration
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Overview
This chapter describes the Cisco PA-MC-T3-EC port adapter and contains the following sections:
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Port Adapter Overview, page 1-1
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Channelized T3 Overview, page 1-2
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Unchannelized T3 Overview, page 1-3
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T3 Specifications, page 1-3
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LEDs, page 1-4
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Port Adapter Slot Locations, page 1-4
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Identifying Interface Addresses, page 1-6
Port Adapter Overview
The PA-MC-2T3-EC is a single-width port adapter that provides two T3 interface connections using
BNC connectors. (See
Figure 1-2
.) The PA-MC-T3-EC provides one T3 interface connection using BNC
connectors. (See
Figure 1-1
.) Hereafter, both versions of this port adapter will be referred to as the
PA-MC-TE-EC. A channelized T3 provides 28 T1 lines multiplexed into the T3.
The PA-MC-T3-EC supports the following hardware accelerated features.
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Multilink PPP (MLPPP)
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Multilink Frame Relay (FRF.16)
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Frame Relay Fragmentation (FRF.12)
For more information on the features, and restrictions, see
Chapter 5, “Configuring the Channelized
Mode.”
Figure 1-1
PA-MC-T3-EC—Front Panel
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PA-MC-T3-EC
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