Chapter1 Product Overview
Communication Channels
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Cisco Metro 1500 Series Hardware Installation Guide
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Each WCM has fiber-opticcables attached to its front panel. The remote lines of
each WCM are connected to the MUX and DMX of the chassis. The common
input and output connections of MUXs and DMXs (M1 to M4/D1 to D4) are
connected to the BSM (M1 to M4/D1 to D4) in extension chassis A. For more
information on the MUX/DMX modules, see the “Multiplexerand Demultiplexer
Modules” section on page 1-22. The common input or output of the BSM
(MUX/DMX) can be connected to the RSM receiveror transmitter (MUX/DMX)
connector.The signals of the remote link are then present at the line A and line B
connectors of the RSM.
16-Channel WCM System
A 16 channel WCM system consists of two chassis. Chassis 1 includes the NEMI
module and chassis 2 holds the DEMI module. Both NEMI and DEMI have to be
interconnected using an external bus cable to allow management and
configuration control information to pass between the two chassis. The NEMI is
configurable by the customer. For more details, refer to theCisco Metro 1500
Series Software Configuration Guide.
32-Channel WCM System
NEMIs exchange their data overa connection and the two originally independent
16 channel WCM systems appear to the outside as a single 32-channel WCM
system. When two 16-channel units are connected in this manner, the NEMI in
chassis 1 is configured to be a NEMI-master and the NEMI in chassis 3 is
configuredto be a NEMI-slave. Both NEMIs are connected through their Ethernet
ports to the Ethernet hub. For more details, refer to the Cisco Metro 1500 Series
Software Configuration Guide.
128-Channel ESCON System
The firstNEMI, installed in chassis 1, is configured to be a NEMI-master and the
other three NEMIs are all configured as NEMI-slaves. All four NEMIs are
connected through their Ethernet ports to the Ethernet hub. Provided that the
frames are connected and configured as described, the complete system of eight