Specifications

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Cisco BPX 8600 Series Installation and Configuration
Release 9.3.0, Part Number 78-10674-01 Rev. D0, July 2001
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BNI (Trunk) Cards
This chapter describes the Broadband Network Interface (BNI) card and associated backcards:
• BPX Switch Network Interface Group
• Broadband Network Interface Cards (BNI-T3 and BNI-E3)
• T3 and E3 Line Modules (LM-3T3 and LM-3E3)
• OC-3, Line Modules (SMF, SMFLR, & MMF)
• Y-Cabling of BNI Backcard, SMF-2-BC
BPX Switch Network Interface Group
The BPX switch network interface group of cards provides the interface between the BPX switch and
the ATM network (see Figure 4-1).