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Smart DeskStream Technical Presentation 20
nStacking Module and Cable
nInstalled into stacking slot on rear of each
DeskStream in a stack
lmodule has two mini SCSI connectors
nSupplied with short, mini-SCSI cable
nTop port connects to DeskStream above
nBottom port connects to DeskStream
below
nUnused ports do not need to be terminated
n8 DeskStreams can be stacked
nStacking bus has 640Mbps data
throughput
Connectivity
Stacking Module
The stacking bus is not configurable in any way
It uses a cell-based communications technology (similar to ATM)
The cells are 53 bytes long including an 8-byte header and 45 bytes
of payload
The bus has 640Mbps of bandwidth available and each DeskStream
can access up to 350Mbps.