Cisco Systems 8500 manual Concepts

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Concepts

The Cisco Catalyst 8500 router is a Layer 3–enhanced ATM switch that seamlessly integrates Layer 3 and ATM switching into a single chassis. Additionally, the Cisco Catalyst 8500 switch provides an integrated ATM and Gigabit Ethernet network solution.

The C8500MGR application supports three of the Cisco Catalyst 8500 routers:

•Cisco Catalyst 8510 multiservice ATM switch router (MSR)

•Cisco Catalyst 8540 MSR

•Cisco LightStream 1010 (LS1010)

The following figure shows a typical Cisco Catalyst 8500 router deployment.

Figure 1-1 Typical Cisco Catalyst 8500 Router Deployment

PSTN

IP

Router

PBX

Video Catalyst 8540

with ARM

Internet

Private

line

Router

PBX

Branch

ATM core

Catalyst 8540	Servers	80629
with ARM

Headquarters	Backup Data
	Center

Cisco Catalyst 8500 Manager User Guide

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