Vanguard Managed Solutions 7300 Series installation manual Carrier Expansion Card

	Vanguard 7300 Cards
Carrier Expansion Card
Introduction
	Vanguard 7300 Series products support a variety of interfaces using optional PCI
	Mezzanine Cards (PMCs). Carrier Expansion Card PMCs install on top of the card.
	The Carrier Expansion Card offers two slots to support two dual-port Ethernet PMCs

as shown in Figure 2-13.For configuration port numbers, see the “Vanguard 7300 Port Configuration” section in Chapter 4.

Ethernet

PMC

Serial No.

Locations

PMC Slot1 PMC Slot2

Serial No.

Location

Figure 2-13. Carrier Expansion Card with Two PMCs

The Carrier Expansion Card connects to the Compact PCI midplane in the Vanguard 7300. The Carrier Expansion Card serves as a host for PMCs; it has no ports of its own.

Note

The Carrier Expansion Card is also referred to as “Carrier Card” throughout this document.

Front Panel	Front panel connectors of the Ethernet PMCs are accessible through two PMC slot
	openings on the Carrier Expansion Card front panel, as shown in Figure 2-14.

Slot 1 Slot 2

Figure 2-14. Carrier Expansion Card, Front Panel with PMCs

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