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Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM45) and MGX 8950 Software Configuration Guide
Release 3, Part Number 78-14788-01 Rev. C0, January 2004
CONTENTS
About This Guide xxi
Objectives xxi
Audience xxi
Organization xxi
Related Documentation xxii
Cisco WAN Manager Release 11 xxii
Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM45) Multiservice Switch Release 3 xxiii
Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM1E) Multiservice Switch Release 3 xxiv
Cisco MGX 8950 Multiservice Service Release 3 xxvi
SES PNNI Release 3 xxvi
Cisco MGX 8830 Multiservice Switch Release 3 xxvii
Cisco WAN Switching Software Release 9.3 xxviii
MGX 8850 Multiservice Switch Release 1.1.40 xxix
MGX 8250 Edge Concentrator Release 1.1.40 xxx
MGX 8230 Multiservice Gateway Release 1.1.40 xxxi
Conventions xxxii
Obtaining Documentation xxxiii
World Wide Web xxxiii
Documentation CD-ROM xxxiii
Ordering Documentation xxxiii
Documentation Feedback xxxiii
Obtaining Technical Assistance xxxiv
Cisco.com xxxiv
Technical Assistance Center xxxiv
Cisco TAC Web Site xxxv
Cisco TAC Escalation Center xxxv
CHAPTER 1 Preparing for Configuration 1-1
Cisco MGX 8850 and Cisco MGX 8950 Switches 1-1
Typical Topologies 1-3
Core Switch 1-3
Multiservice Edge Aggregation 1-4
DSL Aggregation 1-5
Routing Technologies 1-6