Riverstone Networks RS Switch Router User Guide Release 8.0 3-9
CLI and RS Basics Naming RS Ports
3.7.1 Port Type
Table 3 -2 describes the port type and associated line cards.
3.7.2 Slot Number
Slot number is determined by the RS model and the physical slot in which the line card is installed. On the RS 1000
and RS3000 the slot number is printed on the outside side of each slot. On the RS 8000, RS 8600, RS 32000, and RS
38000 the slot number is printed on the top of the front fan cover.
3.7.3 Port Number
Port number is the number assigned to the physical connector on the line card. The range and assignment of port
numbers varies by chassis and the type of line card. Assignment of port numbers by line card is shown in Table 3-3 :
Table 3-2 Port type designations
Type Line Card
at Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)
cm Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS)
e1 Channelized E1
e3 Clear Channel E3
et 10 Base-X/100 Base-X Ethernet
gi 1000 Base-X Gigabit Ethernet
hs Dual HSSI WAN
se Serial WAN
so Packet-over-SONET (POS)
t1 Channelized T1
t3 Channelized T3 or Clear Channel T3