Dual Port and Quad Port NIUs
The Acme Packet 6350 supports Dual 10 GbE and Quad 10 GbE Network Interface Units
(NIU). The Dual NIU contains two 10G interfaces, while the Quad NIU contains four 10G
interfaces to provide greater session scaling capacity and Packet Processing Module (PPM)
support. The Quad NIU also includes an internal Ethernet switch to allow for more flexible
traffic loading to the multi-core processor.
The system supports using either the Dual NIU or the Quad NIU, but not at the same time. If
you want to replace the Dual NIU with the Quad NIU, do the following
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Acme Packet 6350 owners using the Dual 10GbE NIU, can replace the Dual NIU with the
Quad NIU.
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Acme Packet 6300 owners must purchase the Acme Packet 6350 and specify the Quad
10 GbE NIU.
If you own the Acme Packet 6350 and you replace the Dual 10 GbE NIU with the Quad 10
GbE NIU, you must re-set the port numbers in your PHY Interfaces, if you configured them by
slot and port. The order of the port numbers for the Quad 10 GbE NIU differs from the Dual
10 GbE NIU, as follows.
Appendix A
Acme Packet 6300/6350 Physical Interfaces
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