Chapter 2 Expansion cards for the OA58XX
The OA58XX is a modular router that offers the possibility to increase its interfaces and features through different
types of expansion cards. There is a more detailed description to be found on the OA58XX and on its installation in
manual
“ALU-Dm693-I OA58XX Installation”
. These cards can be divided into three categories depending on the in-
terface being used to connect to the device motherboard.
• AIC: these cards interconnect with the device’s motherboard through the PCI (Peripherical Component Intercon-
nect) bus.
• xDSL cards with an OA58XX native connector: these cards use an interconnection bus whose specifications are
native to the OA58XX .
• APCPoE card: optional expansion module that adds the POE (Power Over Ethernet) feature to the ATLAS 60
8-port Switch.
The router has a limited number of slots to install each of the types of cards. The following table rounds up the num-
ber of available slots and a brief description on the feature that you obtain depending on the type of card.
Slots available depending on the type of expansion card
Type of card
Available slots
Features
AIC
2
E&M, PRI, BRI, ISDN, FXS/FXO,
MODEM ANALOG., SFPs, SERIAL,
E1/T1, etc.
xDSL
1
ADSL2+/VDSL, G.SHDSL
APCPOE
1
PoE (Power Over Ethernet)
2.1 Expansion slots for the OA58XX xDSL cards
This section details the numeration and the location of the device elements that simplify the installation of native ex-
pansion cards.
The following figure shows the rear panel.
Fig. 1: Rear Panel
The rear panel elements are as follows:
Elements expansion table for the rear panel
Item
Description
A
SLOT 2. Expansion slot for AIC cards.
B
SLOT 3. Expansion slot for xDSL cards.
The following figure shows the top panel.
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
2 Expansion cards for the OA58XX
XDSL Expansion Card for OA58XX
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