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Cisco MGX 8800/8900 Series Hardware Installation Guide
Releases 2 - 5.2, Part Number OL-4545-01, Rev. H0, May 2006
Chapter1 Product Overviews
Cisco MGX 8830 or MGX 8830/B Switch
Open rack configuration—Individual components are shipped ready for installation in a
customer-supplied open rack or a third-party vendor cabinet.
Fits in a 19-inch or a 23-inch rack
Supports the following modules:
ATM User-to-Network Interface (UNI) service module (AUSM)—Single-height front card
Circuit emulation service module (CESM)—Single-height fro nt card
Frame Relay service module (FRSM)—Single-height front card
Processor switching module (PXM1E)—Double-height front card
Service resource module (SRM)—Single-height front card
Route processing module (RPM)—Double-height front card
Voice interworking service module (VISM)—Single-height front card
Note Although the card slots in a MGX 8830 switch are horizontal, this guide refers to the card slots and
modules as single-height and double-height.
Figure 1-31 is an illustration of the MGX 8830 switch with its door attached. Light pipes in the door
display the status of the PXM1E cards. The MGX 8830/B has a redesigned door with a slightly different
appearance than the MGX 8830 door, but they are function ally equivalent.
For the MGX 8830 switch, the door is not required to meet electromagnetic interference (EMI)
requirements. Either installed blank faceplates or installed cards help meet tha t requirement.
Figure1-31 MGX 8830 Switch with Door Attached
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