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
Chapter 2 BPX Switch Physical Overview
BPX Switch Major Hardware Component Groups
• Service Interface Components
• Power Supply Components
Table 2-1 lists these groups and their components along with a brief description of each.
For a detailed description of these components, see:
Table 2-1 BPX Switch Plug-In Card Summary
Card Card Name Where
BPX-
Common Core Component Group
BPX-BCC-32 Broadband Controller Card, operates with versions of System Software Rel. 7.0
and above, and requires 32 Mbyte RAM for 8.1 and later software. For redundancy
configuration, installed as a pair of BCC-32s. (System operation equivalent to
BCC-3.)
Front
BPX-BCC-bc Back card (also known as LM-BCC) used only with the BCC-32. Back
BPX-BCC-3-64 Broadband Controller Card, enhanced BCC-3. Note: BCC-3-64or BCC-4 required
to support VSI and MPLS.
BPX-BCC-4 Broadband Controller Card, operates with 8.4 software and above. For redundancy
configuration, installed as a pair of BCC-4s. Provides 64 Mbyte of RAM and
above. Supports up to 19.2 Gbps performance of BXM cards. Note: BCC-3-64 or
BCC-4requiredtosupportVSIandMPLS
Front
BPX-BCC-3-bc Back card (also known as LM-BCC) used with BCC-4. Back
BPX-ASM Alarm/Status Monitor Card. Front
BPX-ASM-BC Line Module - Alarm/Status Monitor. Back
Network Interface Component Group
BPX-BXM-T3-8
BPX-BXM-E3-8
BP:X-BXM-T3-12
BPX-BXM-E3-12
T3/E3cardwith8or12ports.Cardisconfiguredforuseineithernetwork
interface or service access (UNI) mode and with either a T3 or E3 interface.
Front
BPX-T3/E3-BC Backcard for use with a BXM-T3/E3-8 or BXM-T3/E3-12 Back
BPX-BXM-155-4
BPX-BXM-155-8
BXM OC-3 cards with 4 or 8 OC-3/STM-1ports, respectively. Card is configured
for use in either network interface or service access (UNI) mode.
Front
BPX-MMF-155-4-B
C
BPX-SMF-155-4-BC
BPX-SMFLR-155-4-
BC
Backcards for BXM-155-4. Back
BPX-MMF-155-8-B
C
BPX-SMF-155-8-BC
BPX-SMFLR-155-8-
BC
Backcards for BXM-155-8. Back
BPX-BXM-622
BPX-BXM-622-2
OC-12 card with 1or 2 OC-12/STM-4ports. Card is configured for use in either
network interface or service access (UNI) mode.
Front
BPX-BME Used for multicast connections. Used with SMF-622-2 backcard with port 1
looped to port 2, transmit to receive, and receive to transmit.