Datasheet

Backplane Connections and Installation Rules
3-8 Installation
3. Locate the release tab under the front end of the Mini-GBIC. For the type of
Mini-GBIC shown in Figure 3-3, push in on the release tab as far as it will go to release
the Mini-GBIC from the port slot. For the type of Mini-GBIC shown in Figure 3-4, pull
out on the release tab to release the Mini-GBIC from the port slot.
4. Grasp the sides of the Mini-GBIC and pull it straight out of the port slot.
If storing or shipping the Mini-GBIC, reinsert the Mini-GBIC dust cover to protect the end
of the fiber-optic strands.
Backplane Connections and Installation Rules
The following sections describe
• the FTM1 and FTM2 backplane connections,
• the hardware configuration rules when installing first (6x1xx), second (6x2xx), and
third (6x3xx) generation modules, and DFE-Platinum modules (7xxxxx) into the same
Matrix E7 chassis, and
• the installation of the 7H4382-25 into an SS6000 chassis.
FTM1 and FTM2 Connectivity
The Matrix E7 (7C105) chassis has backplanes referred to as FTM1 and FTM2. The 7xxxxx
DFE-Platinum modules use FTM2 for high speed communication to each other and
operate as one switching unit with a single IP address. The traffic through these modules
does not connect to FTM1 except through an FTM bridging module such as the
DFE-Platinum module 7H4382-25, 7H4382-49, or 7H4383-49.
The 7H4382-25 has a connection to both FTM1 and FTM2 backplanes, which enables the
7H4382-25 to switch frames between the two backplanes and all modules in the 6C107
chassis. However, the older first (6x1xx), second (6x2xx), and third (6x3xx) generation
modules are still managed using their own Local Management and are not subject to
management by the DFE-Platinum module management entity.
The Matrix N3 (7C103) and Matrix N7 (7C107) chassis have only FTM2 connections and
support only DFE-Platinum modules.
The SS6000 (6C105) chassis has only FTM1 connections and supports the 7H4382-25 as a
standalone device in respect to management. Each 7H4382-25 installed in the SS6000
chassis is managed seperately with its own IP address.
Note: The 7H4382-25 is the only DFE-Platinum module that supported in an SS6000
chassis.