Installation guide

ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
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HAPTER 1: HARDWARE OVERVIEW
■ Dual Management modules: The Cuda 12000 supports
up to two Management modules to ensure
uninterrupted system management.
■ Redundant Management Buses: The backplane consists
of a 100-Mbps management BUS with redundant
channels, over which the Management modules and
system application modules communicate.
Distributed
Processing Power
Application modules consist of a network processor with
dedicated Synchronous Burst SRAM. Unlike other
systems that use a central system processor, processing
power and memory scale with every application module
that you install in the chassis.
CableOnce
TM
Network
Connections
The system supports a CableOnce design that allows you
to cable directly to the appropriate connector fixed to
the rear of the chassis, or slot backplate. Cabling directly
to these stationary connectors, instead of to the
modules themselves, allows module replacement
without recabling. You remove a module and then insert
a new one while the cables remain attached to the
system. This blind-mate design also lets you pre-cable
chassis slots to prepare them in advance for module
installation at a later time.
Hot-swappable
Modules
All system modules can be replaced while the system is
running without interruption to other interconnected
networks. Both application modules and Management
modules are hot-swappable.
Feature Description