User's Manual

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BCM 4.0 Installation Checklist and Quick Start Guide
Chapter 2
System overview
The BCM system includes the following primary hardware components and configuration tools:
• “Main units” on page 13
• “BCM expansion unit (BCM400 only)” on page 14
• “Element Manager” on page 15
• “Startup Profile” on page 15
A BCM 4.0 system requires BCM 4.0 software operating on BCM200 or BCM400 hardware.
Refer to the chapter “Introducing the BCM hardware” in the BCM200/400 4.0 Installation and
Maintenance Guide for more detailed information.
Main units
The central hardware component in the BCM system is the main unit. The BCM system contains
one main unit and an optional expansion unit (BCM400 only). The types of main units are:
• BCM200 (see Figure 1)
• BCM400 (see Figure 2)
Note: The BCM400 main unit is available in either standard or redundant feature option (RFO)
configurations.
Figure 1 BCM200 main unit ports and connectors
Media services card
(MSC)
Ethernet
port 2
Ethernet
port 1
Modem port
(North America only)
COM port
(serial port)
USB ports
WAN card (optional -
North America only)
Note: Your system may not have all the cards indicated.
RJ-48C WAN T1
DB26 connector
(female) WAN
Auxiliary
ringer
Page
relay
Page
output
Music on hold
input
MBM bays