Specifications

BPX 8600 Series Wide Area Switch
Cisco Site Preparation Guide
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Services
The BPX 8400 series supports the following services:
• Internet/intranet
The BPX 8600 series switch aggregates Internet and intranet traffic, supports a full range of
access options, and scales services to accommodate from hundreds to thousands of subscribers
on a single node. Advanced traffic management capabilities provide the highest throughput and
trunk use without risk of cell loss.
• ATM
The BPX 8600 series switch supports a wide range of interfaces for data traffic including ATM,
Frame Relay, SMDS, LAN, SNA, X.25, Internet, and broadband video. Traffic is switched at
speeds up to 622 Mbps.
• Switched interworking
The BPX 8600 series switch provides a reliable platform for delivering transparent or high-speed
LAN-to-LAN solutions for Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Token Ring, and FDDI traffic across a
metropolitan or global backbone.
• Frame Relay
The BPX 8600 series switch provides a smooth migration path to ATM and broadband services
with complete service interworking.
• Voice
The BPX 8600 series switch provides the advanced traffic management features and
class-of-service (CoS) guarantees required for delivering real-time, high-quality voice
applications.
• Video
The BPX 8600 series switch delivers the required quality of service (QoS) for video over ATM
applications including video-on-demand, videoconferencing, and video telephony.
Optional redundancy All components are optionally redundant to 100 percent system redundancy,
including the control processor, crosspoint switch, network interfaces, service
interfaces, critical backplane signals, power supplies, power modules, and
cooling fans
Network management Interfacing to network management is provided by SNMP connection via:
1 802.3 AUI interface for local connection to StrataView Plus
2 asynchronous control/printer ports
Alarms, indicators, and controls Major node alarm, minor node alarm, alarm cut-off, and history indicators
Visual and audible (major and minor) relay closures provided for connection
to central office alarm system, including power supply status indicators and
LAN activity indicator
Each interface module has a minimum of three visual indicators: Active
(green), Standby (yellow), and Fail (red)
Node synchronization Stratum 3 clock per ATT PUB 62411
Software programmable source: internal clock, transmission line, auxiliary
port to an external clock source
Table 3-29 BPX 8600 Series Switch Physical Specifications (Continued)
Characteristic Description