Features

Features and Specifications

A.2 FEATURES

A.2.1 Switch Module

￿Full class-of-service support (CBR, VBR, ABR, UBR) combined with multiple priorities ensures optimal traffic-class separation

￿PVC connections standard

￿SVC connections (with optional ZX-SW-SVC firmware image installed)

￿Up to 8 K point-to-point connections

￿Up to 4 K point-to-multipoint connections

A.2.2 CPU Module

￿On-board Segmentation and Reassembly (SAR) ASIC

￿Field-upgradeable DRAM and Flash memory mounted in SIMM sockets

￿Serial and Ethernet ports for local and remote management

A.2.3 I/O Modules

￿Up to fifteen 155 Mbps ATM ports per system

￿Software-selectable SONET or SDH framing

A.2.4 Signaling and Routing

￿UNI 3.0 or 3.1 configurable per port

￿ILMI auto-discovery, combined with port auto-configuration, ensures plug-and-play operation with ATM devices, including adapters and switches

￿IISP and PNNI Phase 0 routing

￿Auto-configuration of IISP and PNNI trunks in a SmartCell switch network

￿User-defined route weights enable customized load balancing between multiple trunk routes

A.2.5 Intelligent Call Admission Control

￿User selectable, per port, per traffic class call admission policies: liberal, moderate, or conservative

Appendix A-6 SmartCell 6A000 User Guide

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