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Figure 38: SRX5K-MPC
Modular Port Concentrator (SRX5K-MPC) Specifications
The SRX5K-MPC (see
Figure 39 on page
93) is an interface card with two slots that accept MICs.
These MICs add Ethernet ports to your firewall. An MPC with MICs installed functions in the same way
as a regular IOC but allows you to add different types of Ethernet ports to your firewall. MPCs and MICs
are similar in form and function to Flex IOCs and port modules. However, the two use different form-
factors, so you cannot install port modules in an MPC, nor can you install MICs in a Flex IOC.
You must install at least one interface card in the firewall. The interface card can be of any of the
available IOC, Flex IOC, or MPC types. You can add just one MIC; or you can add two MICs of the same
or different types.
You can install MPCs in any of the slots that are not reserved for Switch Control Boards (SCBs).