Cisco Systems MGX 8230 MGX 8230 System Overview

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Cisco MGX 8230 Edge Concentrator Installation and Configuration
Release 1.1.31, Part Number 78-11215-03 Rev. B0, May 2001
Chapter1 Introducing the MGX 8230
MGX 8230 System Overview
MGX 8230 System Overview
The Cisco MGX™ 8230 Edge Concentrator is a small footprint Multiservice Gateway specifically
designed for Service Providers with space and power constraints. The Cisco MGX 8230 offers cost
effective narrowband, voice, and IP services; and ac ts as a feeder shelf to Cisco BPX 8600 se ries, MGX
8850, and Cisco IGX 8400 series Multiservice Switches. The MGX supports the following services:
•IP VPNs using Cisco IOS softwar e-b as ed M PLS / lab el sw it ch in g.
•The full suite of voic e- ove r- IP, voice-ove r-ATM, and ca pabilities with full interworking.
•Frame Relay services.
•High-density Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) for Internet access and aggregation.
•Narrowband ATM for managed data, voice, and video services.
•Circuit Emulation (CE) for private line r ep la cem ent.
Figure1-1 i s an illustration of a MGX 8230 with its door attache d. Note that there are light p ipes in the
door that display the status of the processor models (PXM1s).
Figure1-1 MGX 8230 with Door Attached
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