Installing Two SCP Cards in the Same DSLAM

Two SCP cards may be installed in one DSLAM to provide redundancy or load sharing. There are three basic configurations for paired SCP cards:

￿Y-Cable– The OC3 ports of the two SCP cards are connected to the same uplink device. If the active SCP card fails, the backup SCP card automatically becomes the uplink. See Equipment List on page 15 for available Y-cables.

￿Dual Link – Automatic switching occurs in the event of failure, but the SCP cards are connected to different uplink devices.

￿Load Sharing – Both SCP cards are active, and connected to different uplink devices. In the event of the failure of one of the cards, Dual Link redundancy must be manually enabled.

If you use two SCP cards configured for redundancy, and intend to manage the chassis through the active card’s Ethernet port, each card must have its own connection to your hub (through the connector marked LAN Slot A or B). The cable cannot be switched after the backup SCP card becomes the active card. Also, since the two SCP cards share the same MAC address, they cannot both be connected to switch ports on your Ethernet switch.

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Paradyne 8417-A1-000, 8412-A1-000, 8414-A1-000, 8416-A1-000, 8415-A1-000 Installing Two SCP Cards in the Same Dslam

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