Overview of APX 1000 System and Features
APX 1000 system overview
APX 1000™ Getting Started Guide
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Table 1-1 describes the combinations of ingress, egress, and DSP slot cards that make up the
four primary configurations of the APX 1000. For additional details about these cards, see
Appendix B, “Slot Card Specifications.”
Note:
Although it is physically possible to place slot cards from other members of the APX
product line in the APX 1000, they are not supported for use in the APX 1000. Only slot cards
sold with the APX 1000 as part of the following configurations are supported.
APX 1000 shelf
The APX 1000 chassis is referred to as a shelf. It unifies all components into an operational
unit. The APX 1000 shelf contains one slot for the shelf controller, five slots for slot cards, and
two power supply bays. The backplane contains multiple buses that interconnect all slots.
APX 1000 slot cards for primary configurations
Table 1-2 lists the slot cards supporting the primary configurations of an APX 1000 unit and
identifies the port speed and port capacity for each card type. For detailed slot card
descriptions, see Appendix B, “Slot Card Specifications.”
Table 1-1. APX 1000 primary configurations and slot cards
Configuration
Ingress slot
card(s)
Egress slot
card
DSP slot cards
T3
Channelized T3
card
2-port
Ethernet card
Two 288-port MultiDSP cards
One 96-port MultiDSP card
Total DSPs: 672
Multi-T1
(24 ports)
24-port T1 card
2-port
Ethernet card
Two 288-port MultiDSP cards
Total DSPs: 576
Multi-E1
(24 ports)
24-port E1 card
2-port
Ethernet card
Three 240-port MultiDSP cards
Total DSPs: 720
Multi-E1
(16 ports)
Two 8-port E1
cards
2-port
Ethernet card
Two 240-port MultiDSP cards
Total DSPs: 480
Multi-T1
(8 ports)
8-port T1 card
2-port
Ethernet card
One 240-port MultiDSP card, or
one 288-port MultiDSP card
Total DSPs: dependent on card
selection.
Table 1-2. APX 1000 slot cards for primary configurations
Slot card
Port speed
Port capacity
Installation
location
24-port T1
1.544Mbps
24 channelized T1 ports
(576 DS0 channels).
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