Cisco Systems MGX 8220 manual Preface

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Cisco MGX 8220 Installation and Configuration
Release 5.0, Part Number 78-6430-03 Rev. D0, November 2003
Preface
Welcome to the reference manual for th e C isco MGX 8220 edge concen trato r R elease 5.0.
This section discusses
•Objectives
•Audience
•Cisco WAN Switching Product Name Change
•Related Documentation
•Conventions
Objectives
This publication describes the features, functions, construction and operation of the Cisco MGX 8220
edge concentrator Rele ase 5 .0. Refer to the C is co MGX 8 220 Co mman d Re fer e n ce, Re leas e 5 fo r d etail s
on the MGX 8220 command lin e i nterface and the formats of all th e co m man d s .
Audience
This publication is designed for the perso n in stall i ng th e MGX 8220 she lf , who sh oul d be fa mil iar wi th
electronic circuitry and wiring p r act ice s an d h ave exp er ien ce as an electronic or electromechanic al
technician. It is also intended for the network administrator who will configure the MGX 8220 shelf.
The installers and network administrators should also be familiar with Cisco switches, Frame Relay
connections, and Cisco wide area networks. During the initial installation of an MGX 8220 shelf, it is
also helpful to have a system administrator on-hand who is familiar with your network and UNIX
servers.
Cisco WAN Switching Product Name Change
The Cisco WAN Switching prod u cts have n ew names. The BPX switc h is now c a lle d the Cisco
BPX 8620 wide-area switch. The A X IS she lf is now called the Cisco MGX 82 2 0 ed ge co nc en tr at or.
Any switch in the IGX swi tch f am i ly ( IG X 8 , I G X 1 6, and IGX 32 wide-area swit ches) is now called
the Cisco IGX 8400 series-wide area switch. The IGX 8 switch is now called the Cisco IGX 8410