Cisco Systems RJ-45-to-AUX manual Catalyst Crescendo Architecture, Axis Bus, Phoenix Asic, Iii

Table of Contents
Chapter 3: WAN Switching
BPX 8600 Series Wide−Area Switches	58
MGX 8800 Series Wide−Area Edge Switches	59
WAN Switch Hardware Overview	59
Cisco WAN Switch Network Topologies	60
Network Management	61
The CLI	61
WAN Manager	61
Accessing and Setting Up IGX and BPX Switches	62
Adding New Users	62
Displaying a User’s Password	62
Changing a User’s Password	62
Using the History Command	63
Displaying a Summary of All Card Modules	63
Displaying Detailed Information for a Card Module	63
Displaying the Power and Temperature of a Switch	63
Displaying the ASM Statistics for BPX	63
Configuring the ASM Setting for BPX	63
Logging Out	63
Resetting the Switch	63
Displaying Other Switches	64
Setting the Switch Name	64
Setting the Time Zone	64
Configuring the Time and Date	64
Configuring the Control and Auxiliary Ports	64
Modifying the Functions of the Control and Auxiliary Ports	64
Configuring the Printing Function	64
Configuring the LAN Interface	64
Accessing the MGX 8850 and 8220	65
Adding New Users	65
Changing Passwords	65
Assigning a Switch Hostname	65
Displaying a Summary of All Modules	66
Displaying Detailed Information for the Current Card	66
Changing the Time and Date	66
Displaying the Configuration of the Maintenance and Control Ports	66
Displaying the IP Address	66
Configuring the IP Interface	67
Displaying the Alarm Level of the Switch	67
Chapter 4: LAN Switch Architectures	68
In Depth	68
The Catalyst Crescendo Architecture	68
BUS	68
ASICs	69
The Crescendo Processors	71
Crescendo Logic Units	71
Other Cisco Switch Processors, Buses, ASICs, and Logic Units	72
CAM	72
AXIS Bus	72
CEF ASIC	73
Phoenix ASIC	75

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