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OVERVIEW

This chapter provides an overview of the CoreBuilder® 9000 ATM Enterprise Switch. The following topics are covered:

CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterprise Switch Characteristics

￿Software Release 3.0 Key Features Standards and Protocols Supported

CoreBuilder 9000

ATM Enterprise

Switch

Characteristics

The CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterprise Switch has two components:

￿The ATM Switch Fabric Module The ATM Interface Module

For information about the ATM Interface Module, see the ATM Interface Module User Guide and the ATM Interface Module Getting Started Guide.

The ATM Switch The ATM Switch Fabric Module has a switching capacity of 15 Gbps. The Fabric Module high-performance, line-rate, non-blocking ATM Switch Fabric Module

features highly integrated ASICs that account for its scalable, leading-edge performance and functionality. The module incorporates on-board ATM control hardware for scaling the performance of Switched Virtual Channel Connections (SVCs) and Switched Virtual Paths (SVPs).

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3Com manual CoreBuilder ATM Enterprise Switch Characteristics, CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterprise Switch has two components