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Product Overview

Product Overview

This chapter provides an introduction to the LightStream 1010 ATM switch and Catalyst 8510 MSR, and includes the following sections:

Note In this document the LightStream 1010 ATM switch and Catalyst 8510 MSR are called the ATM switch.

ATM Switch Overview

The ATM switch uses a five-slot, modular chassis featuring the option of dual, fault-tolerant, load-sharing AC or DC power supplies. A single, field-replaceable processor module supports both the 5-Gbps shared memory and the fully nonblocking switch fabric. The processor also supports the feature card and high performance Reduced Instruction Set (RISC) processor (CPU) that provides the central intelligence for the device. The remaining slots support up to four hot-swapable carrier modules. Each carrier module can hold up to two hot-swapable port adapters for a maximum of eight port adapters per switch, supporting a wide variety of desktop, backbone, and wide-area interfaces.

The ATM switch provides switched ATM connections to individual workstations, servers, LAN segments, or other ATM switches and routers using fiber-optic, unshielded twisted-pair (UTP), and coaxial cable.

Note The ATM switch processor and port adapters can be installed in the Catalyst  5500 switch chassis. In the Catalyst 5500 switch chassis the processor must be installed in slot number 13 and the port adapters in slot numbers 9 though 12. The examples in this guide assume that the ATM switch is in its own chassis, with the processor in slot number 2 and the port adapters in slot numbers 0, 1, 3, and 4.

Processor and Feature Card Models

The LightStream 1010 ATM switch is equipped with one of the following combinations of processor (CPU) and feature card:

The Catalyst 8510 MSR is equipped with the MSRP.

ASP-B with FC-PCQ and ASP-C with FC-PCQ are functionally equivalent, offering the same features and performance, while FC-PFQ provides an enhanced feature set, including advanced traffic management. Equipped with FC-PFQ, ASP-B and ASP-C also provide identical functionality with respect to ATM applications. ASP-C with FC-PFQ, however, provides the additional capability for supporting on the same platform both ATM and Layer 3 switching in the future. ASP-C with FC-PFQ and the MSRP are identical.

For additional information, see the Processor Installation Guide.

Available Physical Interfaces

The ATM switch supports the following port adapters:

Summary of Software Features

The following sections provide a brief overview of the software features of the ATM switch.

ATM Addressing and Plug-and-Play Operation

The ATM switch provides the following self-configuring features:

Connections

The ATM switch supports connections with the following characteristics:

Traffic Management

Resource management provides support for the following:

Signalling and Routing

The following signalling and routing features are supported:

ATM Internetworking Services

The following internetworking services are provided:

Network Clocking

Any interface on the ATM switch can be synchronized to an internal source (system clock) or to an external source, such as another network. Synchronous, synchronous residual time stamp (SRTS), and adaptive clocking modes are supported for CES.

Management and Monitoring

The following features provide support for managing the ATM switch.

Available Network Management Applications

The CiscoWorks2000 family of network management software provides tools for managing your ATM switch. CiscoWorks 2000 includes the following packages:

The functionality provided by the CWSI Campus suite of applications includes the following:


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