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Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM1E/PXM45), Cisco MGX 8950, Cisco MGX 8830, and Cisco MGX 8880 Configuration Guide
Release 5.0.10, OL-3845-01 Rev. B0, August 16, 2004
About This Guide
This preface describes the objectives, audience, organization, and conventions of the
Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM1E/PXM45), Cisco MGX 8950, Cisco MGX 8830, and Cisco MGX 8880
Configuration Guide.
Objectives
This guide describes how to configure the Cisco MGX 8830, Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM1E/PXM45), and
Cisco MGX 8950 switches and the Cisco MGX 8880 Media Gateway. This guide also describes how to
perform some operating procedures after the switch begins operation.
Audience
The Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM1E/PXM45), Cisco MGX 8950, Cisco MGX 8830, and Cisco MGX 8880
Configuration Guide provides network operators and administrators with configuration procedures for
setting up Cisco MGX 8830, Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM1E/PXM45), and Cisco MGX 8950 switches and
the Cisco MGX 8880 Media Gateway.
Organization
The major sections of this document are as follows:
• Chapter 1, “Preparing for Configuration,” describes information you will need during configuration
and provides planning guidelines for configuration.
• Chapter 2, “Configuring General Switch Features,” describes how to configure features that apply
to the entire switch, rather than to a single card, line, or trunk.
• Chapter 3, “Provisioning PXM1E Communication Links,” describes how to configure PXM1E lines
and provision connections on those lines.
• Chapter 4, “Preparing Service Modules for Communication,” describes how to initialize service
modules in preparation for provisioning.
• Chapter 5, “Preparing SRM Cards for Communications,” describes how to configure the PXM to use
the bulk distribution feature provided by SRM cards.
• Chapter 6, “Preparing RPM Cards for Operation,” describes how to initialize RPM-PR and RPM-XF
cards in the switch, determine the software versions in use, and configure 1:N card redundancy.