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BPX Switch Operation

Tiered Network Implementation

The following requirements apply to BPX routing hubs and their associated interface shelves:

The definitions for the tier network are listed in Table 1-1.

Cisco BPX 8600 Series Installation and Configuration

Tiered Network with BPX Routing Hubs

MGX 8220 Release 4 level or above is required on all MGX 8220 interface shelves.

Only one feeder trunk is supported between a routing hub and interface shelf.

No direct trunking between interface shelves is supported.

No routing trunk is supported between the routing network and interface shelves.

The feeder trunks between BPX hubs and IGX interface shelves may be T3, E3, or OC-3 (since

Release 9.2.30).

The feeder trunks between BPX hubs and MGX 8200 series or MGX 8200 series interface shelves

are T3, E3, or OC-3-C/STM-1.

Frame Relay and ATM connection management to a MGX 8200 series or MGX 8200 series interface

shelf is provided by Cisco WAN Manager

Telnet is supported to an interface shelf; the vt command is not.

Remote printing by the interface shelf through a print command from the routing network is not

CISCO WAN MANAGER

(network management)

Routing network

Release 9.3.30, Part Number 78-12907-01 Rev. E0, May 2005

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