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
Planning for Card and Line Redundancy
• The redundant back cards must be joined together with the APS mini-backplane.
• The switches at both ends of the APS lines must be configured for APS, and the role of each line
(working or protection) must be the same at both ends of the line.
• The working line must be defined on the primary card.
• The protection line can be defined on the same back card or on a different back card. Using a
different back card provides greater fault tolerance.
Configuration Worksheets
Table 1-2 lists general switch parameters you will need to configure in each new switch.
Table 1-2 General Switch Configuration Parameters
Feature Parameter Information Value to Configure
PXM45 runtime software
version number
Text
Node name Text
Time zone Enter a zone
Time zone offset Hours to offset
PNNI controller Controller ID 2
Controller type 2 (PNNI)
Controller name
MPLS controller Controller ID 3
Controller type 3 (LSC)
Controller name
PNNI level and lowest peer
group ID
Refer to the Cisco
MGX and SES PNNI
Network Planning
Guide.
PNNI node address Refer to the Cisco
MGX and SES PNNI
Network Planning
Guide.
SPVC prefix Refer to the Cisco
MGX and SES PNNI
Network Planning
Guide.