12ABOUT THIS GUIDE

CoreBuilder 7000 Family ATM Switches Management Guide

This guide explains how to configure the CoreBuilder 7000 family ATM switch.

CoreBuilder 7000 Family ATM Switches Operations Guide

This guide contains a detailed explanation of the CoreBuilder 7000 family ATM Switch theory of operation.

Release Notes (on separate CD-ROM)

The release notes contain information about the latest software release.

The complete documentation for the CoreBuilder 7000 family is shown in

Table 4.

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Table 4 CoreBuilder 7000 Documentation

Document

3Com Part Number

 

 

CoreBuilder 7000 Family ATM Switches

DMA3700-0AAA01

Management Guide

 

CoreBuilder 7000 Family ATM Switches Operations

DOA3700-0AAA01

Guide

 

CoreBuilder 7000 Family ATM Switches Installation

DUA3700-0BAA05

and Startup Guide

 

CoreBuilder 7000HD Switch Release Notes

 

 

 

Related Documents Documentation related to the CoreBuilder 7000 family ATM switch is presented in Table 5.

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Table 5 Related Documentation

Document

3Com Part Number

 

 

CoreBuilder 7200 Ethernet/ATM Interface Card

DUA7200-0BAA01

Installation and Administration Guide

 

CoreBuilder 7200 Ethernet/ATM Interface Card

DUA7200-0AAA01

Operation Guide

 

CoreBuilder 7400 Ethernet/ATM Interface Card User

DUA7400-0AAA01

Guide

 

CoreBuilder 7600 Fast Ethernet Interface Card User

DUA7600-0AAA01

Guide

 

8-Port Board ATM Interface Card User Guide

DUA3708-0AAA01

622 Mbps ATM Interface Module User Guide

DUA3762-1AAA01

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7000 specifications

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