Specifications

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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
Chapter 1 Preparing for Configuration
Cisco MGX 8850 and Cisco MGX 8950 Switches
PNNI Routing Yes Yes
Feeder to BPX 8600 Yes
Feeder to Cisco MGX 8850
PXM-45
Yes Yes
Feeder to IGX Yes
Automatic Protection
Switching (APS 1+1)
Yes Yes
Switching Capacity 45 Gbps 240 Gbps
Trunk/Port Interfaces
T1/E1 16/AXSM-E card
32/AXSM-32--E card
16/AXSM-E card
32/AXSM-32-E card
T3/E3 16/card; AXSM, AXSM/B, or
AXSM-E
12/FRSM
16/AXSM/B card
OC-3c/STM-1 8/AXSM-E card
16/AXSM or AXSM/B card
16/AXSM/B card
OC-12c/STM-4 2/AXSM-E card
4/AXSM or AXSM/B card
4/AXSM/B card
OC-48c/STM-16 1/AXSM or AXSM/B card 1/AXSM/B card
Front Cards
PXM45 Yes
Supports up to 99 interfaces.
No
PXM45/B Yes
Supports up to 192 interfaces.
Up to 99 of these interfaces can
be used for NNI trunks. The
remaining interfaces are used for
UNI trunks.
Yes
Supports up to 192 interfaces.
Up to 99 of these interfaces can
be used for NNI trunks. The
remaining interfaces are used for
UNI trunks.
AXSM/A
Note In this document, the
first release of the
AXSM card is referred
to as the AXSM/A.
Yes No
AXSM/B Yes Yes
AXSM-E Yes No
AXSM-32-E Yes No
FRSM-12 Yes No
RPM-PR Yes Yes
XM-60 No Yes
Table 1-1 Cisco MGX 8850 vs. Cisco MGX 8950 Capabilities (continued)
Feature Cisco MGX 8850 Cisco MGX 8950