Introducing Passport 15000 Or 20000 Hardware; Passport 15000 Overview - Nortel Passport 15000 Hardware Description

Chapter 1
Introducing Passport 15000 or 20000
hardware

Passport 15000 overview

This section provides the following information as an introduction to the
Passport 15000 or 20000:
• "Passport 15000 overview" (page 37)
• "Passport 20000 overview" (page 42)
• "Passport 15000 and 20000 switch architecture" (page 44)
• "Frame assembly overview" (page 46)
• "Breaker interface panel overview" (page 46)
• "Shelf assembly overview" (page 46)
• "Control and function processors overview" (page 47)
• "Cables and cable management overview" (page 48)
• "Peripheral interworking equipment" (page 48)
• "Passport 15000 or 20000 equipment status" (page 48)
• "Hardware parts that can be replaced or upgraded" (page 49)
Where appropriate, each of the topics listed above provides a cross-reference
to the section or sections where more detailed information is located.
The Passport 15000 is a high-capacity ATM node which can act as a
backbone or edge node to an ATM network.
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