Figure 13-7 Y-Cable Connection; Figure 13-8 Y-Cables On Multiple Ports - Cisco BPX-BXM-155-8DX Installation And Configuration Manual

Chapter 13 Installing the BPX Switch Cards

Figure 13-7 Y-Cable Connection

equipment
Terminating connections is possible at only a primary slot and not at a secondary slot. See the addcon
description.
On multiport card sets, each primary port is connected by a Y-cable to a secondary (redundant) port.
Port 1 of the primary card set must be paired to port 1 of the secondary card set, and so on. Figure 13-8
illustrates the cabling for a multiport card set.

Figure 13-8 Y-Cables on Multiple Ports

ort 1
ort 2
ort 3
ort 4
If the secondary card set becomes active, the primary card set goes into the standby state. For the
primary card set to serve as a backup, it must be a complete set and not have failed status.
Release 9.3.0, Part Number 78-10674-01 Rev. D0, July 2001
User
Y cable
(data)
SDI SDI
Active cards
Back Front
card card
Back Front
card card
Standby cards
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Specifying Card Redundancy
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