IPE architecture 2-1
Meridian SuperNode MSL-100 Intelligent Peripheral Equipment (IPE) Reference Manual MSL14
2 IPE architecture
This chapter describes the hardware requirements for an Intelligent Peripheral
Equipment Column (IPEC). This section also describes the Extended System
Monitor (XSM) located in the IPEC pedestal and includes configuration
dependencies and switch settings information.
Each IPEC consists of the following components:
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up to four Universal Equipment Modules (UEMs) to house IPEs
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up to four IPEs, each with the following components:
— Peripheral Equipment Power Supply (PEPS), dc version
— controller card
— up to 16 line cards (analog, digital, or both)
— for analog line cards only, a dc ringing generator
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pedestal base (which contains the XSM, listed below)
— Power Distribution Unit (PDU)
— blower unit
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expansion kit (used when two columns are configured side-by-side)
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two module side cover panels per IPE module when not using the
expansion kit (maximum of eight)
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two front/rear cover panels per IPE module (maximum of eight)
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one top cap
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cable harnesses
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trim panels and labels
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XSM card (contained in the pedestal)
Minimum and maximum IPEs in one IPEC
The smallest single-column configuration for an IPEC contains only one
UEM, which contains the housing framework for one IPE module. The largest
single-column configuration for an IPEC contains four UEMs.
The following figure shows the minimum and maximum modules allowed in
an IPEC.
