Lucent Technologies 9077 16S, 9077 04S, 9076 manual What is the RS/6000 SP Switch Router ?

Introduction to the SP Switch Router Adapter card

What is the RS/6000 SP Switch Router ?

What is the RS/6000 SP Switch Router ?

The RS/6000 SP Switch Router is a high-performance switched IP router designed for high-volume, large-scale public and private backbone applications.

It has these main features:

•Performs Layer-3 switching across 4-16 adapter slots, depending upon router model

•Supports large suite of dynamic routing protocols

•Accommodates multiple types of media, including HSSI, 10/100Base-T (fast Ethernet), ATM OC-3c, ATM OC-12c, SONET OC-3c, HIPPI, and FDDI

•Provides basic filtering, OSPF multicast, SNMP v1

•Manages 150K-entry route table, batch updating with 20 routes per second

As shown in Figure 1-1,the SP Switch Router attaches to the SP Switch through the SP Switch Router Adapter media card:

SP control workstation

Administrative network =

Ethernet hub or bridge

SP Switch Router	control
	board

Switch		Processor		Processor	Primary node
	SP Switch		• • •
		node		node	for SP Switch
• • •	Router Adapter
	media card

SP Switch

to/from other networks and hosts

Figure 1-1. Connections between the SP Switch Router and an SP system

Configured with an IBM SP system, the SP Switch Router provides multiple media LAN and WAN connectivity for the SP. The SP Switch Router Adapter card connects directly to the SP Switch. Other components communicate across the administrative Ethernet network.

(While using a hub or a bridge to interconnect the administrative Ethernet segments is common, other network components can be used to provide connectivity between the segments.)

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