Figure 2 IPEC configuration—exploded view
IPE module components
An IPE module (NT8D37) is a single shelf. A maximum of four IPE modules
can be stacked into one IPE column. Each IPE shelf can contain the following
components:
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one power supply card (PEPS, NT6D40)
one controller card (NT7D07) provisioned between card slots 07 and 08
up to 16 line cards. The IPE supports any mix of the following types of
cards in slots 00 through 15.
— Digital Line Card (DLC), NT8D02
— Analog Message Waiting Line Card (MLC), NT8D09
— Analog Line Card (ALC), NT8D03
Top cap
Card cage
Blowers
Pedestal Base
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Cable
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