Preliminary Information
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Preliminary Information
Construction of a Forum Gateway 560
A gateway of the Forum Gateway 560 type is designed to be used in 19" rack
systems. A Forum Gateway 560 comprises the following:
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A 19" mounting frame for the modules. In a fully configured system, the
following modules will have been installed (and all slots will be occupied):
2 power supply units, 1 control module, 12 interface cards. The interface
cards provide the system ports. The 19" frame of a Forum Gateway 560 is
also referred to as the 1-12 frame (signifying the number of slots for
interface cards).
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A backplane. The backplane provides the sockets for the control module
and the interface cards; it supplies the modules/cards with the required
power and system signals.
A Forum Gateway 560 comes fully assembled. By contrast with other
systems, you will not need to assemble the frame and backplane yourself.
A power supply unit and the central control module are built into the frame
before delivery. Interface cards must be installed separately.
Please note:
Interface cards may be installed by qualified personnel only!
For further information on installing modules/cards, please refer to
