Overview; Corebuilder 9000 Atm Enterprise Switch; Atm Switch Fabric Module - 3Com CoreBuilder 9000 User Manual

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CoreBuilder 9000
ATM Enterprise
Switch
ATM Switch Fabric
Module
O
VERVIEW
This chapter provides an overview of the CoreBuilder
Enterprise Switch. The following topics are covered:


ATM Switch Fabric Module characteristics


Interfaces


Processors


Device Management


Traffic Management


ATM Networks


Features


Standards and Protocols
The CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterprise Switch has two components:


The ATM Switch Fabric Module


The ATM Interface Module
For information about the ATM Interface Module, see the ATM Interface
Module User Guide and the ATM Interface Module Getting Started
Guide.
The ATM Switch Fabric Module has a switching capacity of 15 Gbps. The
high-performance, line-rate, non-blocking ATM Switch Fabric Module
features highly integrated ASICs that account for its scalable,
leading-edge performance and functionality. The module incorporates
on-board ATM control hardware for scaling the performance of Switched
Virtual Channel Connections (SVCs) and Switched Virtual Paths (SVPs).
® 9000 ATM