Chapter 6 Cabling the Line Ports and Completing the Installation
Connecting the line ports to the network
Cisco SCE 2000 4/8xFE Installation and Configuration Guide
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In the single link inline topology, either the first FE link (FE-1 SUB/NET) of the
SCE 2000
or the
second FE link (FE-2 SUB/NET) can be used, as illustrated in the diagram above. The remaining
ports are unused.
The port labeled "SUB" is used for connecting to the network element that is deployed on the
subscriber side of the
SCE 2000
, while port labeled "NET" is used for connecting to the network
element that is deployed on the network side of the
SCE 2000
.
Single Link: Receive-only Topology
In this topology, an external switch resides physically on the FE link that the
SCE 2000
should
monitor. The traffic passes through the external switch, which splits traffic to the
SCE 2000
.
The external switch should be configured with two-port replication configurations, one for
upstream and one for downstream traffic on the FE link. The replicated ports should then be
connected to the appropriate
SCE 2000
ports.
Note
When implementing receive-only topologies with a switch, the switch must support SPAN functionality
that includes separation between ingress and egress traffic and multiple SPAN-ports destinations.
Figure
6-2: Cabling Diagram for Single SCE Platform Single Link Receive-only Topology
The single link receive-only topology cabling is similar to that for single link inline, in that either
the first FE link (FE-1 SUB/NET) of the
SCE 2000
or the second FE link (FE-2 SUB/NET) can
be used, as illustrated in the diagram above. However, in the receive-only topology, the
SCE 2000
is connected to the external switch rather than being directly connected to the FE link.
The port labeled "SUB" is used for connecting to the network element that is deployed on the
subscriber side of the
SCE 2000
while port labeled "NET" is used for connecting to the network
element that is deployed on the network side of the
SCE 2000
. The remaining ports are unused.
Note
Ports FE-3 and FE-4 currently have no software support.