Chapter 6 Configuring the Cisco NI-1 DLSAM Equipment Module

Supported Equipment

Subtended Network Configuration.

Allows up to seven Cisco 6100/6130 chassis to be linked to a single WAN trunk. Subtending is supported in both Direct Connect and DOH configurations.

Supported Equipment

The following summarizes the interface cards, line cards and CPEs supported by this Equipment Module:

Network interface cards:

Cisco 6100 DS3 NIM (6100NIM-1-DS3-2)

Cisco 6100 DS3 NIM (1xDS3 NI1)

Subtend Host Module DS3 (2xDS3 SHM) Line Cards:

6100 Quad DMT issue 2 ATU-C (ATU-4-DMT-DIR-1)

6100 Quad 2B1Q STU-C-direct connect (STUC-4-2B1Q)

Two port ADSL card with CAP modulation (2xCAP)

Two port ADSL card with DMT2 modulation (2xDMT2)

Four port SDSL (4xSDSL)

Four port ADSL card with DMT2 modulation (4xDMT2)

Four port ADSL card with DMT2 (with or without G. Lite) or CAP modulation (4xFLEX) CPEs (modems and routers at the customer site):

Serial SDSL Data Service Unit (Cisco 633)

SOHO/Telecommuter ADSL Router (Cisco 677)

SOHO/Telecommuter ADSL Router (Cisco 675e)

SOHO/Telecommuter ADSL Router (Cisco 675)

SOHO/Telecommuter ADSL Router (Cisco 673)

ATM-25 ADSL Modem (Cisco 627)

Personal PCI ADSL Modem (Cisco 605)

The Equipment Module is configured using an SNMP protocol based command interface as well as information contained in the MIB. The software requirements are outlined in Table 6-1:

Table 6-1 Software Requirements

Vendor

Product

Version(s)

 

 

 

Cisco

DSLAM Software

2.4.1

 

 

 

Cisco

DSLAM Software

3.0.0

 

 

 

Cisco Provisioning Center User’s Guide

6-2

78-11339-01

 

 

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Cisco Systems NI-1 manual Supported Equipment, Vendor Product Versions

NI-1 specifications

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