Hotwire DSL System Description
MCC Card
The DSLAM and GranDSLAM chassis require one MCC card, which is a processor card that administers and provides management connectivity to the DSL cards. It acts as a
Use this MCC Card . . .
In this Hotwire Chassis. . .
MCC, MCC Plus
8600, 8800, or 8810 DSLAM
MCP
8610 DSLAM or 8820 GranDSLAM
For more information, see the Hotwire Management Communications Controller (MCC) Card User’s Guide.
NOTE:
All references to MCC cards in this document refer to the MCC, MCC Plus and MCP cards, unless specifically noted otherwise.
RADSL Cards
In addition to an MCC card, the chassis requires at least one DSL card, such as an 8540 or 8546 RADSL card. These circuit cards contain RADSL ports, an Ethernet interface to the Internet Service Provider (ISP), and a processor/packet forwarder. The processor/packet forwarder controls the endpoints and forwards the packet traffic via the Ethernet and RADSL interfaces.
When this card . . . | Fully populates this | Total number of DSL |
Hotwire chassis . . . | ports supported is . . . | |
|
|
|
8540 or 8546 (4 ports) | 8600/8610 with 5 expansion | 68 |
| chassis |
|
|
|
|
| 8800/8810 | 72 |
|
|
|
8546 (4 ports) | 8820 | 68 |
|
|
|
H8540/8546 RADSL Cards – Contains four ports. RADSL cards are targeted primarily for commercial environments and offer
April 2000 |