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Figure 34: Typical MPC Supported on the MX Series Router
MPC (empty)
Figure 35: MPC Installed Horizontally in the MX480 Router
MPC
SC B
SC B
MPC Components
Each MPC consists of the following components:
MPC card carrier, which includes two MIC slots (excludes the fixed configuration MPC).
Fabric interfaces.
Two Gigabit Ethernet interfaces that allow control information, route information, and
statistics to be sent between the Routing Engine and the CPU on the MPCs.
Two interfaces from the SCBs that enable the MPCs to be powered on and controlled.
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