Cisco Systems 11500 Series manual Cabling the CSS

Chapter 2 Cabling the CSS

Cabling the CSS 11501

Cabling the CSS 11501

A CSS 11501 is a fully integrated platform, delivering transport and application (layers 4-7) services for Internet and Intranet data centers. The CSS 11501 is a single-rack-unit, with 6-Gbps aggregate throughput. The integrated components in the CSS 11501 contribute to the overall processing and memory needs for flow set up and flow forwarding.

The fully integrated CSS 11501 is responsible for the following functions:

•System powerup and boot control

•Centralized routing table management

•System-wide connection management

•An interface to an external Network Management Station

•Disk management

•An external RS-232 interface

The CSS 11501 configuration supports:

•288 MB RAM memory (256 MB of usable memory)

•Two PCMCIA slots for a hard or flash disk drive for the system software, and logging and off-line system files. A cover is preinstalled over the slots.

•RJ-45 RS-232 Console port

•RJ-45 10-Mbps half-duplex Ethernet management connector

•RJ-45 RS-232 Diag connector (reserved for field service diagnostic use only).

•Eight auto-sensing 10/100-Mbps Ethernet (10BASE-T/100BASE-TX) interfaces

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