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Preliminary cvMAX-100 Hardware Installation Guide
Introduction to the cvMAX-100
cvMAX-100 slot cards
cvMAX-100 slot cards
The cvMAX-100 accommodates two WAN slot cards, two PC cards, and one DRAM card.
The figures in this section help you to identify your slot cards. For information about
configuring the slot cards, see the cvMAX Network Configuration Guide.
OC3-ATM card
The cvMAX-100 OC3-ATM card (Figure 1-5) is a 155.52 Mbps or 51.84 Mbps
communications circuit that can be used to route IP traffic over ATM.
The following list summarizes the capabilities of the OC3-ATM card:
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One unchannelized OC3 port
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Fiber SC-1 interface or copper RJ-45 physical interface, single mode, are available for
interfacing with either of these media.
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Layer 2 PVC switching between ATM and Frame Relay networks
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Support for RFC 1483 (Multiprotocol Encapsulation over ATM Adaptation Layer 5)
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Support for RFC 2364 (PPP over ATM AAL5)
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Protocol conversion between ATM (RFC 1483) and Frame Relay (RFC 2427) data
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ATM Forum UNI 3.1 support
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Frame Relay Forum FRF.8 PVC mapping between ATM and Frame Relay networks
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Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) F4/F5 support
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No interim link management interface (ILMI) support
The OC3-ATM card with the fiber interface is illustrated in Figure 1-5.
Figure 1-5. OC3-ATM card with fiber interface
The OC3-ATM card with the copper interface is illustrated in
Figure 1-6.
