Chapter 2
BPX Switch Physical Overview
Card Shelf Configuration
There are fifteen vertical slots in the front of the BPX switch enclosure to hold plug-in cards (see
Figure 2-5).
The middle two slots, slots number 7 and number 8, are used for the primary and secondary Broadband
Controller Cards (BCC).
The right-most slot, number 15, is used to hold the single Alarm/Status Monitor Card.
The other twelve slots, number 1 through number 6 and number 8 through number 14, can be used for
the Network Interface and Service Interface cards.
Figure 2-5
BPX Switch Major Hardware Component Groups
There are four major groups of hardware components in the BPX switch:
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BPX Switch Card Shelf Front View
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Cisco BPX 8600 Series Installation and Configuration
Card Shelf Configuration
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