Specifications

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SPECTRUM and the SynOptics Distributed 5000 Series
SPECTRUM and the SynOptics Distributed 5000
Series
The SynOptics Distributed 5000 (D5000) cascading chassis has some
significant differences with the 5000 series. Other than the differences noted
in this chapter, the D5000 contains the same functionality as the 5000. The
D5000 series supports Ethernet only.
In SPECTRUM, the SynOptics Distributed 5000 hub is represented by the
model type name is HubSyn5DNxxx.
Chassis Types
The Distributed 5000 Series supports two types of chassis:
• 5DN003 which contains 3 host module slots and 1 NMM slot
• 5DN002 which contains 2 host module slots.
Up to 8 Chassis can be cascaded together, providing up to 27 segments. Each
of the 8 chassis can accomodate 3 local segments (24 segments) and 3 cascaded
segments to which any attachment can be made.
Figure 1-2 shows an example of the chassis’ backplane.