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Cisco Catalyst 8500 Manager User Guide
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Concepts
The Cisco Catalyst 8500 router is a Layer 3–enhanced ATM switch that seamlessly integrates Layer 3
and ATM switching into a single chassis. Additionally, the Cisco Catalyst 8500 switch provides an
integrated ATM and Gigabit Ethernet network solution.
The C8500MGR application supports three of the Cisco Catalyst 8500 routers:
•Cisco Catalyst 8510 multiservice ATM switch router (MSR)
•Cisco Catalyst 8540 MSR
•Cisco LightStream 1010 (LS1010)
The following figure shows a typical CiscoCatalyst 8500 router deployment.
Figure 1-1 Typical Cisco Catalyst 8500 Router Deployment
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